Organizational Behavior Module 1 Introduction

Study Notes

Organizational Behavior (OB) is the study of individuals and groups in organizations, especially their behavior. Predicting and modifying behavior is a major goal.
OB is challenging because individuals behave differently in various situations.
Human behavior plays a key role in organizational productivity, hence understanding it is important.
Factors like social framework, background, education, and social groups impact behavior.
Managers need strong skills to evaluate, predict, modify, and handle human behavior in organizations.
Causal agents, such as culture, the work environment, and job design, influence how individuals behave in organizations.

Organizational behavior is the field of study that investigates the impact of individuals, groups, and organizational structure on behavior within the organization.
Its objective is to improve organizational effectiveness.

Psychology: Studies individual behavior, motivation, and personality. It has contributed theories on learning, motivation, etc., for organizational behavior.
Sociology: Looks at group dynamics, organizational culture, communication, and conflict management, and their impacts on organizational behavior.
Anthropology: Examines human behavior in various cultures, as cultures affect behaviors.
Political Science: Studies power dynamics, leadership, conflict resolution, organization structures, and effects of stability of government on organizational behavior.
Social Psychology: Combines psychology and sociology to understand human behavior in groups, communication, social influence.

Organizational behavior is a field to understand group and individual behavior.
Investigating individual and group behaviors provides various concepts and models for organizations which can help improve human behavior and increase organization efficiency.