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.

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.

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