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UBA18305-ORGANISATION BEHAVIOUR-UNIT-1-VOL-1

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ORGANISATION BEHAVIOUR
UNIT-1
UNIT I
Introduction To Organizational
Behaviour – Various Disciplines
contributing to OB - Foundation Of
individual Behaviour – Need And
importance Of Organizational
Behaviour – Nature And Scope –
Framework of Organizational
Behaviour - Organizational Structure
and Design
DEFINITION OF ORGANISATION
-An organization is a collection of people
who work together to achieve one or more
goals.
-Organizations exist to provide goods and
services that people want.
-These goods and services are the
products of the behaviours of workers.
DEFINITION OF OB-1
“O.B. is the study of human behaviour at work in
organizations”
” Organizational Behaviour is the study of human
behaviour in the workplace, the interaction between
people and the organization, and the organization
itself.”
Keith Davis and John Newstrom (1985) has defined
O.B. as "the study and application of
knowledge of how people act or behave within
organization.
DEFINITION OF OB-2
According to L. M. Prasad,
“Organisational behaviour can be
defined as the study and application
of knowledge about human
behaviour related to other elements
of an organisation such as structure,
technology and social systems.”
DEFINITION OF OB-3
Keith Davis “Organizational behaviour
can be defined as the understanding,
prediction and management of the
human behaviour affect the
performance of the organizations.
DEFINITION DEFINITION OF OB-4
Robbins, "O.B. is 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 towards improving an
organization's effectiveness".
NATURE AND CHARACTERISTICS
1. A Separate Field of Study and not a
Discipline Only
-a discipline is an accepted science
that is based on a theoretical
foundation.
-has a multi-interdisciplinary
orientation
-not based on a specific theoretical
background
NATURE AND CHARACTERISTICS
2. An Interdisciplinary Approach
-relevant knowledge drawn from
related disciplines like psychology,
sociology and anthropology.
NATURE AND CHARACTERISTICS
3. An Applied Science
- application of various
researches to solve the organizational
problems related to human behaviour.
-Pure Sciences concentrates on
fundamental researches, the OB
concentrates on applied researches.
NATURE AND CHARACTERISTICS
4. A Normative Science
- A normative science is one which
studies what ought to be.
- interpreted based on an assumed,
usually unstated, preference for a
particular outcome
NATURE AND CHARACTERISTICS
5. A Humanistic and Optimistic
Approach
- thinking and feeling of human beings
-based on the belief that people have
an innate desire to be independent,
creative and productive.
NATURE AND CHARACTERISTICS
6. A Total System Approach
- views the organization as a
united, purposeful
system composed of interrelated
parts.
FACTORS AFFECTING OB
The internal organizational
elements viz.,
people, technology and structure,
external social systems
FACTORS AFFECTING OB
1) People
-The people constitute the internal
social system of the organization.
-They consist of individuals
and groups.
-organizations exist to serve the
people and not the people exist to
serve the organization.
FACTORS AFFECTING OB
2) Structure
-Structure defines the sole relationship
of people in an organization.
-It leads to division of labour so that
people can perform their duties or
work to accomplish the organizational
goal.
-structure relates to power and duties.
FACTORS AFFECTING OB
3) Technology
-brings effectiveness and at the
same time restricts people in
various ways.
FACTORS AFFECTING OB
4) Social System
-external environment which the
organization operates.
IMPORTANCE OF OB
-Interdisciplinary in nature
-integrates behavioral sciences, social sciences
and other disciplines
-Emerging knowledge, theories, models and
conceptual frameworks.
-Increasing acceptance of theory and research by
practicing managers.
-Willingness of managers to explore new ideas
-More receptive to new models
-Support related research
-Hungrily experiment with new ideas
SCOPE OF OB
- Impact of personality on
performance
- Motivation of employees of
organization
- Leadership
- Structure of teams and groups
- Perception
SCOPE OF OB
- Development of the soft Skills
- Organizational structures: Their Study and
Development
- Enhancement of Individual & Organizational
development
- Individual behaviour, Group behaviour, power
and politics, attitude and learning.
- Organization Design
SCOPE OF OB
- Job design
- Culture and Environment factors
- Management of change, conflict
and stress
- Organizational development
- Study of emotions
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