ORGANIZATIONAL
BEHAVIOR
WHENA Q. BABANON
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Organization
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Organizational Behavior
“People are an Organization’s
Most Important ASSETS”
What is Organization?
Organizations are simply groups with two or more
people that share a certain set of goals and meet
at regular times.
An organization is a collection of people
who work together to achieve individual
and organizational goals.
Behavior
An action/response of an individual , group or species to its environment.
Behavior occurs in organization.
What is Organizational Behavior?
Organizational behavior (OB) is
the study of factors that affect
how individuals and groups act
in organizations and how
organizations manage their
environments.
What is Organizational Behavior?
The study of human behavior,
performance in organizations.
attitudes,
and
--- Ivancevuch, Knonopaske & Matteson---
 Value of OB: Helps people attain the competencies
needed to become effective employees, team
leaders/members, or managers.
 Competency= an interrelated set of abilities, behaviors,
attitudes, and knowledge needed by an individual to be
effective in most professional and managerial positions.
What is Organizational Behavior?
The study of human behavior in the workplace, the
interaction between people and the organization with
the intent to understand and predict human behavior.
----- Lester Bowles Pearson-----
Organizational Behavior Theories
applications:
 Promote the well-being of employees
 Evaluate solutions proposed by consultants and
managers
 Predict what will happen in your organization
 Influence the direction of your organization
What is Organizational Behavior?
A field of study that investigates the impact that
individuals, groups and structure have on behaviour
within organizations, for the purpose of applying such
knowledge toward improving an organization’s
effectiveness..
----- Stephen P. Robbins-----
Why study Organizational Behavior?
 To learn about yourself and how to deal with others.
 You are part of an organization now, and will
continue to be part of various organizations.
 Organizations are increasingly expecting individuals
to be able to work in teams, at least some of the
time.
 Some of you may want to be managers or
entrepreneurs
Why study Organizational Behavior?
Provides a set of tools that allow:
People to understand ,
analyze, and describe
behavior in organizations.
Managers to improve,
enhance, or change work
behaviors so that individuals,
groups and the whole
organization can achieve their
goals.
Thank You!