This document provides an overview of organizational behavior. It defines organizational behavior as the study of understanding, predicting, and managing human behavior in organizations. The key elements that influence organizational behavior are people, structure, technology, and the environment. Organizational behavior draws from multiple disciplines including psychology, sociology, social psychology, anthropology, political science, and economics. It can be examined at the individual, group, and organizational levels of analysis. The goal of organizational behavior is to improve individual, group, and organizational performance and effectiveness.
3. Organization
An organization is purposeful combination of two
or more people who independent with each other
to achieve specific goal.
It is composed of people, structure and technology
for the purpose of attainment of a common
purpose in a changing enviornment
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4. Organization
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An organization is a
consciously coordinated social
unit, composed of two or more
people that functions on a
relatively continuous basis to
achieve a common goal or set
of goals.
Stephen P. Robbins
San Diego State University
5. Characteristics of Organization
Goal oriented
People
Structure
Technology
Continuity
Environment
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6. Behavior
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Behavior is anything that the
human does.
Fred Luthans
University of Nebraska
7. Organizational Behavior
Organizational behavior is directly concerned with
the understanding, prediction, and control of
human behavior in organizations.
Organizational behavior is the study of both group
and individual performance and activity within an
organization.
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8. Organizational Behavior
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Organizational behavior is the
understanding, prediction and
management of human
behavior in organization
Fred Luthans
University of Nebraska
9. Characteristics of OB
Science and art
Rational
People oriented
Multidisciplinary
A total system approach
Goal oriented
Applied science
Multi level existence
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10. Key Elements of OB
People.
Structure.
Technology.
Environment.
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11. OB: Multidisciplinary
Psychology.
Sociology.
Social Psychology.
Anthropology.
Political Sciences.
Economics.
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13. OB System
Input (independent variables)
Individual level variables
Group levels variables
Organizational level variables
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14. OB System
Input (independent variables)
Individual level variables
Biological characteristics
Ability
Values
Attitudes
Personality
Emotions etc.
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15. OB System
Input (independent variables)
Group levels variables
Task Characteristics
Group composition
Group size etc.
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16. OB System
Input (independent variables)
Organizational level variables
Organizational structure
Culture
Leadership etc.
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17. OB System
Processes (Organism)
Individual process
Motivation, perception, learning , decision making
Group process
Group dynamics, communication, leadership,
conflict, power and process
Organizational process
Design of formal organization, HR policies and
practices, Interaction with external environment
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18. OB System
Output (Dependent variables)
Productivity
Absenteeism
Turnover
Citizenship (Organizational citizenship behavior)
Job Satisfaction
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20. Basic Assumptions of OB
(Fundamental Concepts)
The Nature of People
Individual differences
A whole person
Caused behavior (motivation)
Value of the person
The Nature of Organization
Social system
Mutual interests
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