Focus and purpose of organisational behavior
Definition
Need and Importance
Nature
Scope
Frame work
OB model
Definition
OB is the study of what people do in an organisation and how their behaviour affects the organisation’s performance.
Need and importance
• Helps in studying
Why one person is more effective than other?
Why one group is more effective than other?
Why people behave in a particular way?
Why one person is more effective in one organisation than other?
• This study gives knowledge about human behaviour, this knowledge can be applied in shaping the behaviour and taking various decisions related to policy making in human resource management.
• Helps in predicting behaviour of employee with other employee and with organization.
• All these data can be used in preparing a better group that can work effectively in an organization.
• Useful in marketing
• Useful in maintaining relation in between managers and employees.
• Useful in understanding ourselves and others.
Nature
• It is a separate field of study not a discipline. Because it is not based on single theory
• It is an interdisciplinary approach. It includes knowledge from related disciplines like psychology, sociology, anthropology, etc.
• It is an applied science. It depends on various scientific researches and analysis to apply in organisation.
• A normative science. It deals with what is accepted by individuals and society engaged in an organisation.
• A humanistic and optimistic approach. It deals with thinking and feeling of human beings. People can work better if they are given proper environment. As a result, good for organization.
• The system approach is one that integrates all the variables, affecting organisational functioning. The systems approach has been developed by behavioural scientist to analyse human behaviour in view of their socio- psycological framework makes man a complex and the systems approach tries to study their complexity and find solution to it.
Scope
Useful
• To motivate the employees
• While leading a group or organisation.
• In creating effective teams and groups.
• In reading a person’s behaviour, attitude.
• In design and development of effective organisation.
• Management of stress and conflict.
• Changing someone’s behaviour, attitude, attitude for work.
• Changing conditions and culture of organisation.
• Transactional analysis
• Study of mind of a person, and perdiction of next step of that person. (psycho movies)
Framework
Individual
Individuals differs in various ways that includes one’s personality, perceptions, attitudes, attitudes, values, job satisfaction, learning and motivation.
Groups
Groups of individuals includes such aspects as group dynamics, group conflicts, communication, leadership, power and politics.
Organisation
Organisational structure includes such aspects as formation of organisational structure, its culture, change and development.
Organisational behaviour models
Information:
www.economicdiscusion.net
www.elibrary.net
www.jebgroup.com
www.managementnote.com
Definition
Need and Importance
Nature
Scope
Frame work
OB model
Definition
OB is the study of what people do in an organisation and how their behaviour affects the organisation’s performance.
Need and importance
• Helps in studying
Why one person is more effective than other?
Why one group is more effective than other?
Why people behave in a particular way?
Why one person is more effective in one organisation than other?
• This study gives knowledge about human behaviour, this knowledge can be applied in shaping the behaviour and taking various decisions related to policy making in human resource management.
• Helps in predicting behaviour of employee with other employee and with organization.
• All these data can be used in preparing a better group that can work effectively in an organization.
• Useful in marketing
• Useful in maintaining relation in between managers and employees.
• Useful in understanding ourselves and others.
Nature
• It is a separate field of study not a discipline. Because it is not based on single theory
• It is an interdisciplinary approach. It includes knowledge from related disciplines like psychology, sociology, anthropology, etc.
• It is an applied science. It depends on various scientific researches and analysis to apply in organisation.
• A normative science. It deals with what is accepted by individuals and society engaged in an organisation.
• A humanistic and optimistic approach. It deals with thinking and feeling of human beings. People can work better if they are given proper environment. As a result, good for organization.
• The system approach is one that integrates all the variables, affecting organisational functioning. The systems approach has been developed by behavioural scientist to analyse human behaviour in view of their socio- psycological framework makes man a complex and the systems approach tries to study their complexity and find solution to it.
Scope
Useful
• To motivate the employees
• While leading a group or organisation.
• In creating effective teams and groups.
• In reading a person’s behaviour, attitude.
• In design and development of effective organisation.
• Management of stress and conflict.
• Changing someone’s behaviour, attitude, attitude for work.
• Changing conditions and culture of organisation.
• Transactional analysis
• Study of mind of a person, and perdiction of next step of that person. (psycho movies)
Framework
Individual
Individuals differs in various ways that includes one’s personality, perceptions, attitudes, attitudes, values, job satisfaction, learning and motivation.
Groups
Groups of individuals includes such aspects as group dynamics, group conflicts, communication, leadership, power and politics.
Organisation
Organisational structure includes such aspects as formation of organisational structure, its culture, change and development.
Organisational behaviour models
Information:
www.economicdiscusion.net
www.elibrary.net
www.jebgroup.com
www.managementnote.com
