This document outlines some basic assumptions of organizational behavior. It discusses that OB regards individuals as whole persons with emotional and mental qualities. It also notes that all individuals are different in their physical characteristics, intelligence, attitudes and personalities. Another assumption is that behavior is caused by ability, motivation, role perception and situational factors. Additionally, the document states that OB values people by trusting them and providing opportunities for skills, knowledge, decision making and fair compensation. It describes organizations as social systems made up of people with different desires working towards common goals. Finally, it mentions that organizations and individuals have mutual interests and that ethics involve codes of conduct and punishment for violations.

1. Basic Assumptions of OB
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2. Basic Assumptions of OB
Regarding individual as a whole person
The Nature of People The Nature of Organization
Individual Differences
Behavior is Caused
Value people
Social System
Mutual Interest
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Ethics

3. 1. Regarding individual as a whole person
 Every individual should be regarded
as a whole person with a view to
understand his or her total
dimensions at work. It not only
includes physical or mental qualities
but also emotional qualities.
 Some initiatives to reduce work
stress are:
 Flexi-time, job sharing,
telecommuting, personal leave and
child-care facilities.
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The Nature of People

4.  This is a basic premise that assumes
every person is different from each
other.
 The difference in individuals
consists of:
 Physical
Characteristics
 Intelligence
 Aptitudes
 Attitudes
 Personality
 Skills.
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2. Individual in Organization are different (Individual Differences)
The Nature of People

5.  Human Behavior is the result of his/her circumstance.
 Every person has his/her own behavioral manner. These types of
individual behaviors affect the organizational goal.
 Individual behavior at work is determined by:
Ability
motivation
role perception and
situational factors
 E.g.: a superior can ensure maximum level of output when he or
she is able to understand effects of these four factors on
individual behavior.
3. Behavior is Caused
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6.  Valuing people means they should be trusted, believing that they like to work in
the organization and assuming that they are creative beings.
 Once the organization understands the value of people, it provides:
- A fair and equitable treatment
- Opportunity to use skills and knowledge
- Open trusting and communication
- Opportunity to make decisions
- Adequate and fair compensation
- Fair and healthy work environment
4. Value people
Organization Trust or Believe on
employees skills, abilities
Value people
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7.  In today’s competitive world when organizations are more customer and market
focused it is essential to understand the relations between organization and its
environment.
 Organization Consists of a variety of peoples.
 It is composite of social system.
 They have a variety of desires, which make an organization a social system with
dynamic nature, people with different nature, skills & capabilities work together in
different departments of organization to attain the common goals.
1. Organization as a social system
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8.  Mutual interest is common for both of individual i.e. employee & organization,
dependable to each other.
 It has a relationship between work, money, goal & others.
 This depends on two way communication, where both parties need to be satisfied.
2. Mutual Interest
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9.  Ethics is basic norms, values & standards.
 Every organization I established with certain code of conducts, which are
expected to be followed by employees as well as organization.
 In case of violation of established code of conducts, the distribution of
punishment must be there for either of the side.
3. Ethics
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The Nature of Organization