ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
Definition,Importance and Historical Background
Presented byJasomati Basu-11500220017
Aditi Kumari-11500220021
Soumyadip Bhattacharyya-11500220024
Rohan Rudra-11500220025
Aditi Mandal-11500220026
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Firstly, I would like to thank our subject teacher
Professor Priyali ma’am for giving us the
golden opportunity to work on the topic
Organisational Behaviour which has helped us
immensely in expanding our knowledge.
We would also like to thank our fellow friends
and group members who have helped us in
completing this presentation in time.
What Is Organizational Behaviour (OB)?
Organizational behaviour is the academic study of how people interact within
groups. The principles of the study of organizational behaviour are applied
primarily in attempts to make businesses operate more effectively.
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The study of organizational behavior includes
areas of research dedicated to improving job
performance, increasing job satisfaction,
promoting innovation, and encouraging
leadership and is a foundation of corporate
human resources.
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The Hawthorne Effect, which describes the
way test subjects' behavior may change
when they know they are being observed, is
the best-known study of organizational
behavior.
KEY TAKEAWAY
Importance of OB
Organizational behaviour
describes how people interact
with one another inside of an
organization, such as a business.
These interactions subsequently
influence how the organization
itself behaves and how well it
performs.
For businesses, organizational
behaviour is used to streamline
efficiency, improve productivity,
and spark innovation to give firms
a competitive edge.
The need and importance of
organisational behaviour
1. Skill Improvement
Study of Organisational Behaviour
helps to improve skills.
This includes the ability of employees
and use of knowledge to become more
efficient.
2. Understanding Consumer
Buying Behaviour
It also an important part to
improve the marketing process
by understanding consumer
buying behaviour.
3. Employee Motivation
Organisational Behaviour (OB)
helps to understand the basis of
Motivation and different ways to
motivate employees properly.
6. Efficiency &
Effectiveness
7. Better Environment of
Organisation
8. Optimum or Better
Utilization of Resources
Study of organisational
behaviour helps to increase
efficiency and effectiveness of
the organisation
OB helps to create a healthy,
ethical and smooth environment
in an organisation.
Study of OB helps to
understand employees and their
work style and skill better way.
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In 1760s, Weber described bureaucracy as an
ideal type of organization that rested on
rational-legal principles and maximized
technical efficiency.
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In the 1890’s; with the arrival of scientific
management and Taylorism, Organizational
Behavior Studies was forming it as an
academic discipline.
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Human Relations Movement from the 1930’s
to 1950’s contributed to shaping the
Organizational Behavior studies.
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In the 1960s and 1970s, the field became
more quantitative and produced such ideas as
the informal organization, and resource
dependence.
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Starting in the 1980s, cultural explanations of
organizations and organizational change
became areas of study.
Historical Background
Origin of Organisational Behaviour
can trace its roots back to Max
Weber and earlier organizational
studies.
CONCLUSION
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Organizational Behaviour is the study and application of
knowledge about how people, individuals, and groups act
in organizations. It does this by taking a system approach.
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That is, it interprets people-organization relationships in
terms of the whole person, the whole group, the whole
organization, and the whole social system.
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Its purpose is to build better relationships by achieving
human objectives, organizational objectives, and social
objectives.
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In order to run the businesses effectively and efficiently,
the study of organizational behaviour is very essential.
REFERENCES
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https://www.iedunote.com/organizational-behavior
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https://www.investopedia.com/terms/o/organizational
-behavior.asp
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organizational_behavior
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