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    Organizational behavior is best described as a separate field of study rather than a single discipline. It takes an interdisciplinary approach by integrating knowledge from fields like psychology, sociology, and anthropology. Organizational behavior is an applied science that focuses on applying research findings to solve organizational problems related to human behavior. It is also a normative science that prescribes how applied research can help achieve socially accepted organizational goals. Organizational behavior adopts a humanistic and optimistic approach by recognizing people's innate desires to be independent and creative and believing that proper conditions can help people actualize their full potential at work.

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    Unit I – T4

    Nature and Scope of OB


    A Separate Field of Study and not a Discipline
    Only
    By definition, a discipline is an accepted science that is based on a
    theoretical foundation. But, O.B. has a multi-interdisciplinary
    orientation and is, thus, not based on a specific theoretical background.
    Therefore, it is better reasonable to call O.B. a separate field of study
    rather than a discipline only.
    An Interdisciplinary Approach

    • Organizational behaviour is essentially an interdisciplinary approach


    to study human behaviour at work. It tries to integrate the relevant
    knowledge drawn from related disciplines like psychology, sociology
    and anthropology to make them applicable for studying and analysing
    organizational behaviour.
    An Applied Science

    The very nature of O.B. is applied. What O.B. basically does is the
    application of various researches to solve the organizational problems
    related to human behaviour. The basic line of difference between pure
    science and O.B. is that while the former concentrates of fundamental
    researches, the latter concentrates on applied researches. O.B. involves
    both applied research and its application in organizational analysis.
    Hence, O.B. can be called both science as well as art.
    A Normative Science
    Organizational Behaviour is a normative science also. While the
    positive science discusses only cause effect relationship, O.B. prescribes
    how the findings of applied researches can be applied to socially
    accepted organizational goals. Thus, O.B. deals with what is accepted
    by individuals and society engaged in an organization. Yes, it is not that
    O.B. is not normative at all. In fact, O.B. is normative as well that is well
    underscored by the proliferation of management theories.
    A Humanistic and Optimistic Approach

    • Organizational Behaviour applies humanistic approach towards


    people working in the organization. It, deals with the thinking and
    feeling of human beings. O.B. is based on the belief that people have
    an innate desire to be independent, creative and productive. It also
    realizes that people working in the organization can and will actualize
    these potentials if they are given proper conditions and environment.
    Environment affects performance or workers working in an
    organization.
    A Total System Approach

    The system approach is one that integrates all the variables, affecting
    organizational functioning. The systems approach has been developed
    by the behavioural scientists to analyse human behaviour in view of
    his/her socio-psychological framework. Man's socio-psychological
    framework makes man a complex one and the systems approach tries
    to study his/her complexity and find solution to it.

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