Organisation Behaviour
Semester II
INTRODUCTION
Evolution of OB
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The great Greek philosopher PLATO had wrote about the “importance of Leadership”.
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Great philosopher Aristotle addressed the topic of “Persuasive Communication”.
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In 500 B.C. Chinese philosopher Confucius stated “Emphasizing ethics and leadership”.
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In 1776, Adam smith, an economist in his book “Wealth of Nations” he propounded a new form of organizational
structure based on the “Division of labor and Work specialization”.
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Robert Owen is an important name in the history of OB because he was one of the first industrialists who argued for
:- • Regulated hours of work for all workers • Child labor laws • Public education • Company supplied meals at work •
Business involvement in community projects.
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German Sociologist, Max Weber developed “a theory of authority structures and described organizational activity
based on authority structures”.
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Soon after Max Weber, F W Taylor introduced a “systematic use of goal setting and rewards to motivate employees”
and also defined clear guidelines for improving production efficiency by his one of the paper called “The Principles of
Scientific Management”.
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Henry Fayol, the Real father of modern Management defined the universal functions that all managers perform and
the principles (14 principles of Management) that constitute good management practices.
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In the late 1950’s people like Abraham Maslow, Douglas McGregor, David McClelland, Fred Fiedler, Herzberg, Freud
Sigmund, and other behavioral scientists propounded many theories on employee behavior.
Evolution of Organisation Behaviour
Definitions of OB
• According to Stephen P Robbins - “Organizational behavior is a field of study that
investigates the impact that individuals, groups, and structure have on behaviors within the
organizations for the purpose of applying such knowledge towards improving an
organization’s effectiveness”.
• According to Fred Luthans - “Organizational behavior is directly concerned with the
understanding production and control of human behavior in the organization”.
• According to Raman J Aldag – “Organizational behavior is a branch of the social sciences
that seeks to build theories that can be applied to predicting, understanding and controlling
behavior in work organizations”.
The goals of Organisation Behaviour are as
follows:
The Importance of Organisation Behaviour
Forces of Organisation Behaviour
Contributing Disciplines to Organisational Behaviour
Organisation Behaviour Models
Approaches to OB