Organizational behavior is the field of study that examines how individuals, groups, and structures influence behavior within organizations in order to improve organizational effectiveness. It investigates challenges at the individual level including job satisfaction and work-life balance, at the group level like working with difficult coworkers and a diverse workforce, and at the organizational level such as developing employees and competing globally. The field draws from various reference disciplines including psychology, sociology, and anthropology.
Organizational behavior is the field of study that examines how individuals, groups, and structures influence behavior within organizations in order to improve organizational effectiveness. It investigates challenges at the individual level including job satisfaction and work-life balance, at the group level like working with difficult coworkers and a diverse workforce, and at the organizational level such as developing employees and competing globally. The field draws from various reference disciplines including psychology, sociology, and anthropology.
Organizational behavior is the field of study that examines how individuals, groups, and structures influence behavior within organizations in order to improve organizational effectiveness. It investigates challenges at the individual level including job satisfaction and work-life balance, at the group level like working with difficult coworkers and a diverse workforce, and at the organizational level such as developing employees and competing globally. The field draws from various reference disciplines including psychology, sociology, and anthropology.
Organizational behavior is the field of study that examines how individuals, groups, and structures influence behavior within organizations in order to improve organizational effectiveness. It investigates challenges at the individual level including job satisfaction and work-life balance, at the group level like working with difficult coworkers and a diverse workforce, and at the organizational level such as developing employees and competing globally. The field draws from various reference disciplines including psychology, sociology, and anthropology.
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Organizational Behavior
An organization is consciously coordinated
social entity, with a relatively identifiable boundary, that functions on a relatively continuous basis to achieve common goals. OB 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 toward improving an organization’s effectiveness. To learn about yourself and how to deal with others You are part of an organization now, and will continue to be a 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 Challenges at the Individual Level ◦ Job Satisfaction ◦ Empowerment – Managers to workers ◦ Behaving Ethically ◦ Work life balance ◦ Networked Organizations- Intranet, ERP
Challenges at the Group Level
◦ Working With Others – Lazy, hot-head, squealer, lone wolf, boaster, critic, blameless ◦ Workforce Diversity – Castes, nationality, disabled personnel, gender, age, contracts. Challenges at the Organizational Level ◦ Productivity ◦ Developing Effective Employees Absenteeism Turnover Organizational Citizenship ◦ Competition From the Global Environment ◦ Managing and Working in a Global Village Psychology Sociology Social Psychology Anthropology Political Science Interpersonal • Figurehead Symbolic Head
• Leader Responsible for the motivation
and direction of employees
• Liaison Maintains a network of outside
contacts who provide favors and information Informational • Monitor Receives wide variety of information
