Organizational Behavior Explained

Organizational Behavior Explained:
Definition, Importance, Nature, Model:-

Organizational Behavior (OB) is the study of human behavior in
organizational settings, the interface between human behavior and the
organization, and the organization itself.
Organizational Behavior researchers study the behavior of individuals
primarily in their organizational roles.
One of the main goals of organizational behavior is to revitalize
organizational theory and develop a better conceptualization of
organizational life.
As a multidisciplinary field, organizational behavior has been influenced by
developments in a number of allied disciplines including sociology,
psychology, economics, and engineering as well as by the experience of
practitioners.
History and Evolution of Organisational

Behavior Studies
Origin of Organisational Behaviour can trace its roots back to Max Weber
and earlier organizational studies.
The Industrial Revolution is the period from approximately 1760 when new
technologies resulted in the adoption of new manufacturing techniques,
including increased mechanization.
The industrial revolution led to significant social and cultural change,
including new forms of organization.
Analyzing these new organizational forms, sociologist Max Weber
described bureaucracy as an ideal type of organization that rested on
rational-legal principles and maximized technical efficiency.
In the 1890’s; with the arrival of scientific management and Taylorism,
Organizational Behavior Studies was forming it as an academic discipline.
Failure of scientific management gave birth to the human relations
movement which is characterized by a heavy emphasis on employee
cooperation and morale.
Human Relations Movement from the 1930’s to 1950’s contributed to
shaping the Organizational Behavior studies.
Works of scholars like Elton Mayo, Chester Barnard, Henri Fayol, Mary
Parker Follett, Frederick Herzberg, Abraham Mas low, David Mc Cellan and
Victor Vroom contributed to the growth of Organisational Behaviour as a
discipline.
Works of scholars like Elton Mayo, Chester Barnard, Henri Fayol, Mary
Parker Follett, Frederick Herzberg, Abraham Maslow, David Mc Cellan and
Victor Vroom contributed to the growth of Organisational Behaviour as a
discipline.
Herbert Simon’s Administrative Behavior introduced a number of important
concepts to the study of organizational behavior, most notably decision
making.
Simon along with Chester Barnard; argued that people make decisions
differently in organizations than outside of them. Simon was awarded the
Nobel Prize in Economics for his work on organizational decision making.
In the 1960s and 1970s, the field became more quantitative and produced
such ideas as the informal organization, and resource dependence.
Contingency theory, institutional theory, and organizational ecology also
enraged.
Starting in the 1980s, cultural explanations of organizations and
organizational change became areas of study.
Informed by anthropology, psychology, and sociology, qualitative research
became more acceptable in OB.
That is, it interprets people-organization relationships in terms of the whole
person, the whole group, the whole organization, and the whole social
system.
Its purpose is to build better relationships by achieving human objectives,
organizational objectives, and social objectives.
Organizational Behavior is;
 A Separate Field of Study and not a Discipline Only.

 An Interdisciplinary Approach.
 Applied Science.
 A Normative Science.
 A Humanistic and Optimistic Approach.
 A Total System Approach.
These 6 features or characteristics shows the nature of Organizational

Behavior that is the study of understanding and control behavior within the
organization.
Objectives of Organizational Behavior:-

The organizations in which people work have an effect on their thoughts,
feelings, and actions. These thoughts, feelings, and actions, in turn, affect
the organization itself.
Organizational behavior studies the mechanisms governing these
interactions, seeking to identify and foster behaviors conducive to the
survival and effectiveness of the organization.
1. Job Satisfaction.
2. Finding the Right People.
3. Organizational Culture.
4. Leadership and Conflict Resolution.
5. Understanding the Employees Better.
6. Understand how to Develop Good Leaders.
7. Develop a Good Team.
8. Higher Productivity.
These 8 objectives of organizational behavior show that OB is

concerned with people within the organization, how they are interacting,
what is the level of their satisfaction, the level of motivation, and find ways
to improve it in a way the yields most productivity.
Fundamental Concepts of Organizational
Behavior:-
Fundamental Concepts of Organizational Behavior.
Organization Behavior is based on a few fundamental concepts which
revolve around the nature of people and organizations.
 Individual Differences.
 Perception.
 A whole Person.
 Motivated Behavior.
 The desire for Involvement.
 The value of the Person.
 Human Dignity.
 Organizations are Social System.
 Mutuality of Interest.
 Holistic Concept.
Main Challenges and Opportunities of

Organizational Behavior:-
Challenges and opportunities of organizational behavior are massive and
rapidly changing for improving productivity and meeting business goals.
1. Improving Peoples’ Skills.

2. Improving Quality and Productivity.
3. Total Quality Management (TQM).
4. Managing Workforce Diversity.
5. Responding to Globalization.
6. Empowering People.
7. Coping with Temporariness.
8. Stimulating Innovation and Change.
9. Emergence of E-Organisation & E-Commerce.
10. Improving Ethical Behavior.
11. Improving Customer Service.
12. Helping Employees Balance Work-Life Conflicts.
13. Flattening World.
Organizational Behavior Model:-
The OB model Shows the 3 levels, Individual level, Group level, and
Organization System level and how they impact the elements of human
output.
The above figure presents the skeleton on which constructed OB model.
It proposes that there are three levels of analysis in OB and that, as we
move from the individual level to the organization systems level, we add
systematically to our understanding of behavior in organizations.
The three basic levels are analogous to building blocks; each level is
constructed on the previous level.
Group concepts grow out of the foundation laid in the individual section; we
overlay constraints on the individual and group in order to arrive at
organizational behaviour.

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Organizational Behavior Explained:

Definition, Importance, Nature, Model:-

History and Evolution of Organisational

 A Separate Field of Study and not a Discipline Only.

These 6 features or characteristics shows the nature of Organizational

Objectives of Organizational Behavior:-

These 8 objectives of organizational behavior show that OB is

Main Challenges and Opportunities of

1. Improving Peoples’ Skills.

Organizational Behavior Model:-

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