4. ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
is individual behavior and group dynamics
in organization.
It is the systematic study and careful
application of knowledge about how
people—as individuals and as groups—
act within organizations. It strives to
identify ways in which people can act
more effectively.
5. organizational behavior studies the impact
individuals, groups, and structures have
on human behavior within organizations.
An interdisciplinary field that includes
Sociology, Psychology, Communication,
and Management.
Organizational behavior complements
organizational theory, which focuses on
organizational and intra-organizational
topics, and complements human-resource
studies, which is more focused on
everyday business practices.
6. DIFFERENT TYPES OF
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
Organizational studies encompass the study of
organizations from multiple perspectives, methods, and
levels of analysis:
MICRO ORGANZIATIONAL BEHAVIOR – refers to
individual and group dynamics in organizations.
MACRO STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND
ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY - studies whole
organizations and industries, especially how they adapt,
and the strategies, structures, and contingencies that
guide them.
MESO-SCALE STRUCTUES – involving power, culture,
and the networks of individuals in organizations.
FIELD-LEVEL ANALYSIS – which studies how entire
7. Many factors come into play whenever
people interact in organizations. Modern
organizational studies attempt to
understand and model these factors.
Organizational studies seek to control,
predict, and explain.
Organizational behavior can play a major
role in organizational development,
enhancing overall organizational
performance, as well as also enhancing
individual and group performance,
satisfaction, and commitment.
8. TOPICS IN ORGANIZATIONAL
BEHAVIOR
Organizational behavior is particularly relevant in
the field of management due to the fact that it
encompasses many of the issues managers face
on a daily basis.
Concepts such as leadership, decision making,
team building, motivation, and job satisfaction are
all facets of organizational behavior and
responsibilities of management. Understanding
not only how to delegate tasks and organize
resources but also how to analyze behavior and
motivate productivity is critical for success in
9. TOPICS IN ORGANIZATIONAL
BEHAVIOR
Organizational behavior also deals heavily in
culture. Company or corporate culture is difficult
to define but is extremely relevant to how
organizations behave.
A Wall Street stock-trading company, for example,
will have a dramatically different work culture than
an academic department at a university.
Understanding and defining these work cultures
and the behavioral implications they embed
organizationally is also a central topic in
10. Diagram of Schein's organizational behavior model, which
depicts the three central components of an organization's
culture: ARTIFACTS (visual symbols such as office dress code),
VALUES (company goals and standards), and ASSUMPTIONS
(implicit, unacknowledged standards or biases).
11. TOPICS IN ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
Understanding Organizational behavior
Approaches and Models of OB
Communication
Role, Status and Organizational Culture
Motivation
Appraisal and Reward System
Leadership
12. TOPICS IN ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
Empowerment and Participation
Employee Attitudes and their Effects
Interpersonal Behavior
Informal and Formal Groups
Team Building
Managing Change
Stress and Counseling
13. OB provides set of tools at five levels
of analysis:
It helps look at the behavior of individuals within
organization.
It aids in understanding of the complexities involved in
interpersonal relations.
It examines the dynamics of relationships within small
groups.
It is interested in the intergroup relations that emerge
when two or more groups need to coordinate their
efforts.
It views and manages organizations as whole systems.
14. Four Goals of OB:
To describe
To understand
To predict, and
To control …
human behavior at work