Why Do We Study Organizational Behavior
Why Do We Study Organizational Behavior
Why Do We Study Organizational Behavior
Organization Structure
Organizational System
Organizational Culture
Organizational Behavior
Organizational Behavior System
Organizational Climate
A consciously coordinated social unit,
composed of two or more people, that
functions on a relatively continuous basis to
achieve a common goal or set of goals.
Bring together resources to achieve desired goals
and outcomes
Produce goods and services efficiently
Facilitate innovation
Use modern manufacturing and information
technologies
Adapt to and influence a changing environment
Create value for owners, customers and employees
Accommodate ongoing challenges of diversity,
ethics, and the motivation and coordination of
employees
Organizational Behavior (OB) is the study and
application of knowledge about how people,
individuals, and groups act in organizations.
It does this by taking a system approach.
That is, it interprets people-organization
relationships in terms of the whole person,
whole group, whole organization, and whole
social system. Its purpose is to build better
relationships by achieving human objectives,
organizational objectives, and social
objectives.
A field of study that investigates how individuals, groups
and structure affect and are affected by behavior within
organizations, for the purpose of applying such knowledge
toward improving an organization’s effectiveness.
As an applied science is a scientific discipline in which a
larch number of research studies and conceptual
developments constantly add to its knowledge base.
It provides a useful set of tools at many levels of analysis
to help managers look at the behavior of individuals within
the environment.
It also aids their understanding of the complexities which
affect the interpersonal relations of dynamics of
relationships within small groups, both formal and
informal.
The nature of study of organizational behaviour is
investigative to establish cause and effect relationship.
To describe
Systematically how people behave as they interact with one
another.
To understand
Why people behave in varied manners.
Managers should be able to understand the reasons behind
the actions of their employees
To predict
Predict future employee behavior so that an appropriate
course of action may be employed
To control
To control and develop human activity at work