1. Organizational Behavior
Start up session
Welcome & Class introduction
Course facilitator introduction
Course Objective
To introduce you with what OB is all about and the
inside out of organizational dynamics.
Teaching methodology
Teaching will mainly be done through coaching and
experiential learning of OB. The key to success is to
keep the concept clear, simple and always look
for its practical application in a working
environment.
2. Organizational Behavior
Start up session
Class norms - To get the maximum benefit out of the
course students are strongly recommended to:
Arrive and leave in time. 5 mins grace time
Do your own work! Copied work will be marked zero
Come Prepared! This is not a lecture-only course!
Assignments and other related work has to be submitted on time.
Late submission will not be acceptable & marked zero
Class meetings will NOT cover each & every thing in the text.
Planned & surprise class quizzes, activities can be planned, be
regular.
Cell phones must be switched off.
No personal, political, religious examples & comments
3. Organizational Behavior
Start up session
Course content (session wise)
Testing & Grading
Grading will focus on your overall personality rather
than one or two aspects. A mid-term examination & a
final examination will be given.
Case Analysis/quiz 20%
Mid-term 30%
Group Term Project 10%
Final Exam 40%
TOTAL 100%
4. Start up session
Books
Stephen P. Robbins: Organizational Behavior
Fred Luthans: Organizational Behavior
Various OB websites, visits, and any good
reading material
CR nomination
Group formation & class information sheet
6. “You can dream, create, design
and build the most wonderful
place in the world, but it requires
people to make the dream a
reality..! Walt Disney
7. Organizational Behavior
O- Organization, work place,
B - Behavior, actions, observable.
The study of actions that affect performance
in the workplace.
Related to stability
Satisfaction
Motivation
Rewards
Organizational
Behavior
8. OB is .....
What people do in an organization
How their behavior effects the overall
performance of the organization.
Behavior related to concerns: such as
absenteeism, turnover, productivity etc.
Includes the core of all work determinants
(motivation, leadership, power, politics, conflict
etc..).
9. OB works at three levels
OB
Individual
Group Organization
10. What is OB about?
3-D : individual, group & organizational
At the individual level: learning, perception,
stress, personality, individual differences etc
At the group level: teamwork, power & politics,
interpersonal, decision making etc
Organizational culture, change, structure &
design at organizational level
11. Goals of OB
The goals of OB:
Predict
Explain and
Control
12. Historical Background
The famous “Hawthorne Studies” (1924-
30s)
Undertaken at Western Electric Company,
Illinois; to study the effect of various illumination
levels on worker productivity.
Findings were: illumination intensity was not
directly related to group productivity. Though
they couldn’t explain the behavior that they had
witnessed! Something more to the productivity
than mere physical variables!!
13. Historical Background
This generated an interest in human behavior at
work place.
Professor Elton Mayo started a series of
studies & numerous experiments covering
redesign of jobs, changes in the length of work
day, time, introduction of rest periods and
individual vs group pay plans.
Hawthorne studies set the direction OB and
management practices!!
14. Today’s managerial world
Manager of today has to undertake various roles
& challenges.
Different research scientists have given different
roles/skills/activities performed by a manager:
Robert Katz – has identified three essential
management skills:
Technical Skills – job knowledge
Conceptual Skills – ability to analyze and diagnose
complex situations
Human Skills – work with people i.e. to be able to
predict, explain & control their behavior
15. Mintzberg Model
Informational Role
Monitor
Disseminator
Spokesperson
Decisional Role
Entrepreneur
Disturbance handler
Resource allocator
Negotiator
Interpersonal Role
Figurehead
Leader
Liaison
19. Improving Quality & Productivity
Quality
Management
• Focus on customer
• Continuous improvement
• Quality of improvement
in everything
• Accurate measurements
• Empowerment of
employees
Process
Reengineering
20. Responding to Labor Shortage
Is there a
labor
shortage?
Retaining
skilled labors
25. Change and Innovation
Change – a frequent happening in
modern world
Preparation for
change
Adaptability
Creative/novel
solutions
26. Work / Life Conflicts
Balance between work and life
24x7 concept
Working hours (banks &
restaurants)
Dual career families
Flexi time
Resources – work
from home