2. People Are an Organization’s
Most Important Assets
OR
People is Key in Organisation
3. WHAT IS AN ORGANIZATION?
Organizations are simply groups with two or
more people that share a certain set of
goals and meet at regular times.
What is Behavior
This behavior occurs in organizations.
4. CONCEPT
OB is 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
organization effectiveness.
It studies determinants of behaviour in organization-
Individuals, groups and structure.
It deals with jobs, work, absenteeism, employment
turnover, productivity, human performance and
Management.
5. WHY DO WE STUDY OB?
To learn about yourself and how to deal with others
You are part of an organization now, and will
continue to be a part of various organizations
Organizations are increasingly expecting individuals
to be able to work in teams, at least some of the
time
Some of you may want to be managers or
entrepreneurs
6. DEFINITIONS :
According to L. M. Prasad, “Organisational
behaviour can be defined as the study and
application of knowledge about human behaviour
related to other elements of an organisation such
as structure, technology and social systems.”
In words of K Aswathappa, “OB is the study of
human behaviour in organisational setting, of the
interface between human behaviour and
organisation and of the organisation itself.”
According to Davis and Newstram, “Organisational
behaviour is the study and application of knowledge
about how people act within organisations.”
7. In words of Stephen P. Robbins, “OB is a field of
study that investigates the impact that individuals,
groups and structures have on behaviour within
organisations for the purpose of applying such
knowledge towards improving an organisation’s
effectiveness.”
According to Fred Luthans, “Behaviour is directly
concerned with the understanding, prediction and
control of human behaviour in organisations.”
8. ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR – SCOPE
Impact of personality on performance
Employee motivation
Leadership
How to create effective teams and groups
Study of different organizational structures
Individual behavior, attitude and learning
Perception
Design and development of effective organization
Job design
9. Impact of culture on organizational behavior
Management of change
Management of conflict and stress
Organizational development
Organizational culture
Transactional analysis
Group behavior, power and politics
Job design
10. ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR – NATURE:
1. A Separate Field of Study and Not a Discipline
Only
2. An Interdisciplinary Approach
3. An Applied Science
4. A Normative Science
5. A Humanistic and Optimistic Approach
6. A Total System Approach
14. CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Responding to Economic Pressures
Responding to Globalization
Managing Workforce Diversity
Improving Customer Service
Improving People Skills
Stimulating Innovation And Change
Working in network organzation
Helping a employees to Balance Work Life Conflict
Creating a positive work enviroment
15. FOUNDATION OF OB
There are differences between individuals
A whole person
Behavioral of an individual is caused
Human dignity
Organizations are social system
Mutuality of interest among organization members
Holistic organization behavior
Need for Management
17. DEVELOPING AN OB MODEL
The dependent Variable
Productivity
Absenteeism
Turnover
Deviant Work Place Behavior
Organizational Citizenship Behavior Job
Satisfaction
18. THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLES
Individual level Variables-
Biographical Characteristics
Personality & Emotion
Values and Attitudes
Perception
Motivation
Individual learning and Decision Making
19. GROUP
• Communication
• group decision making
• leadership and trust
• group structure
• Conflict
• power and politics
• work teams