Organizational behavior is defined as a field of study that investigates how individuals, groups and structure influence behavior within organizations in order to improve effectiveness. It is interdisciplinary, applied, normative, humanistic, and oriented toward organizational goals. Organizational behavior provides an understanding of organizational life and helps individuals and managers understand motivation, maintain good relations, and apply knowledge to different fields like marketing. While it helps understanding, it may not solve all problems and behavior is influenced by growth and economic conditions.

1. Prepared by boricha jatin m.
Topic : organization behavior

2. Definition of Organizational Behavior
Organizational behavior
(OB)
A field of study that
investigates the impact that
individuals, groups, and
structure have on behavior
within organizations, for the
purpose of applying such
knowledge toward improving
an organization’s effectiveness.
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3. Nature of organizational behavior :
1 A field of study and not discipline.
2 Inter- disciplinary approach.
3 An applied science.
4 Normative and value centered.
5 Humanistic and optimistic.
6 Oriented towards organizational objectives
7 A total system approach.

4. Importance of organizational
behavior :
1 organizational behavior provides a roadmap to
living being in organization.
2 The field of organizational behavior uses
scientific research to help us to understand
and predict organizational life.
3 Organizational behavior help us to know
organizational events .
4 Organizational behavior helps and individual
to understand him/her self and others better.

5. 5 Organizational behavior helps the manager to
understand the basis of motivation.
6 The field of organizational behavior is useful for
maintaining friendly industrial relation.
7 Organizational behavior is useful in the field of
marketing.
8 Organizational behavior is an understanding
field of study so many people peruse their
career in management.

6. Limitation of organizational behavior
1 Organizational behavior is a subject that helps and
individual to understand human behavior only in the
worth of place, he/she may be a failure in personal life.
2 Due to organizational behavior employees are always
under presser and are stressful due to constant
observations.
3 The dual personality of managers are often bewildering
(confused).
4 Organizational behavior is selfish and exploitative.

7. 5 because of organizational behavior expect quick fix
solution for the problems
6 the behavior of an employee changes according to
organizational growth and economic condition
7 organizational behavior will not totally removed
conflicts fluctuation it can only reduce them
8 organizational behavior will n ot solve the problem of
unemployment

8. CONTRIBUTING DISCIPLINES TO THE FIELD OF OB
Behavioural Science Contribution Unit of Output
Learning Job satisfaction analysis
Motivation Decision making
Personality Performance appraisal
Emotions Attitude
Perception Selection
Psychology Training Work design Individual
Leadership Stress
Group dynamics Power
Work teams Conflict
Communication Intergroup behaviour
Study of
Sociology Group
Formal organisational theory Organisational change OB
Organisational technology Organisational culture
Behavioural change Group processes
Social psychology Attitude change Group decision making
Communication
Comparative values & attitudes
Cross culture analysis Organisation
Anthropology system
Organisational culture &environment
Conflict
Political science Intraorganisational politics
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9. Contributing Disciplines to the
OB Field
Psychology
The science that seeks to measure, explain, and sometimes
change the behavior of humans and other animals.
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10. Contributing Disciplines to the
OB Field (cont’d)
Sociology
The study of people in relation to their fellow human beings.
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11. Contributing Disciplines to the
OB Field (cont’d)
Social Psychology
An area within psychology that blends concepts from psychology
and sociology and that focuses on the influence of people on one
another.
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12. Contributing Disciplines to the
OB Field (cont’d)
Anthropology
The study of societies to learn about human beings and their
activities.
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13. Contributing Disciplines to the
OB Field (cont’d)
Political Science
The study of the behavior of individuals and groups
within a political environment.
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14. Source: Drawing by Handelsman in
The New Yorker, Copyright © 1986
by the New Yorker Magazine.
Reprinted by permission.
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