This document outlines the key topics to be covered in organizational behavior: 1) the field of OB including its meaning, definition, and foundations which involve understanding human behavior in organizational settings. 2) The contributing disciplines that inform the study of OB. 3) The conceptual framework for understanding OB, which will define OB, examine its nature, and explore conceptual perspectives and approaches.

2. Content to be Covered -
 Field of Organizational Behaviour
 Contributing Disciplines
 Conceptual framework in understanding OB

3. 1) Field of OB -
 Meaning & Definition of OB
 Foundation of OB

4. Meaning
 OB = O+B
 Organization –
1) Is the place were people worked cohesively for
common goals/causes.
2) Organized group of people with a particular purpose
e.g business, Govt., education etc.
 Behaviour –
The way in which an animal or person behaves in
response to a particular situation or stimulus

5. Definition of OB
1) OB refers to the behaviour of individuals and groups
within organizations and the interaction between
organizational members and their external
environments.
2) OB may be understood to be the study of human
behaviour in organizational setting, of the interface
between human behaviour and the organization and
of the organization itself.

7. Foundation of OB
The subject of OB is based on a few fundamental
concepts which revolve around the nature of people
and organizations.

9. 2) Contributing Disciplines

10. 3) Conceptual Framework in understanding OB -
1) Meaning & Definition of OB
2) Nature of OB
3) Conceptual perspectives / Approaches to OB

11.  Meaning & Definition of OB
 OB = O+B
 Understanding human behaviour

12.  Nature of OB -

13. Conceptual perspectives of OB

14. Reference Books
1) K. Aswathappa, Organizational Behaviour, 12th
Edition, Himalaya Publishing House