ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR (OB)
“Organisational behaviour (OB) is the study of human behavior in organizational settings, the interface between human behavior and the organization, and the organization itself”.- Moorhead & Griffin (1995)
History-
Historical roots found in Hawthorne studies (1920s) of Western Electric Company series of studies of the behaviour of workers at its plant in Cicero, Illinois.
Nature of Organizational Behaviour
Definition –
“Organizational behaviour (OB) is the study of what people do in an organization and how their behaviour affects organizational performance.”
“Organizational behaviour (OB) is a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals, groups and structure have on behaviour within the organization, for improving organizations effectiveness.”
Organizational behaviour (OB) is the output of a combination of psychology (individual), sociology (people within environment/ culture) anthropology (comparative values, societies).
SUBJECT MATTER/ CONCERNS OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR (OB)
- Employment-related–
- Job,
- Work,
- Absenteeism,
- Productivity,
- Human performance,
- Management.
- Employee related –
- Motivation,
- Leadership,
- Interpersonal communication,
- Change process,
- Work design,
- Work stress.
- Employment-related–
CHARACTERISTICS OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR (OB)
- Systematic study–
- Looking at the relationship,
- Cause-effect,
- Conclusions on scientific evidences.
- Evidence-based management –
- The managerial decision on best available scientific evidences.
- Systematic study–
Reference –
Robbins, S.P., Judge T.A., & Vohra, N. (2018) Organizational behavior N.D. Pearson Prentice Hall.
Aamodt, M.G. (2007). Industrial and organizational psychology: An applied approach. US:
Thomson & Wadsworth.
Berry, L.M. (1998), reprint 2010. Psychology at work: An introduction to Industrial and
Organizational Psychology. N.Y.: McGraw-Hill International Editions.
French (2015). Organization Development: Behavioral Science Interventions for
Organization Improvement, 6/e , Pearson, Education
Dr. Balaji Niwlikar. (2019, September 5). Organizational Behaviour (OB). Careershodh. https://www.careershodh.com/organizational-behaviour-ob/