Organizational Behavior Study

Organizational behavior is the study of human behavior in organizational settings, the interface between human behavior and the organization, and the organization itself.

Organizational behavioral research can be categorized in at least three ways: individuals in organizations (micro-level), work groups (meso-level), and how organizations behave (macro-level).

Chester Barnard recognized that individuals behave differently when acting in their organizational role than when acting separately from the organization.

<p>The industrial psychology division of the American Psychological Association did not add 'organizational' to its name until 1970.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>One of the main goals of organizational behavior research is 'to revitalize organizational theory and develop a better conceptualization of organizational life'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Miner (2006) suggested that there is a certain arbitrariness in identifying a 'point at which organizational behavior became established as a distinct discipline,' indicating that it could have emerged in the 1940s or 1950s.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>According to Chester Barnard, individuals behave differently when acting in their organizational role than when acting separately from the organization.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The industrial psychology division of the American Psychological Association did not add 'organizational' to its name until 1970.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Organizational behavioral research can be categorized as individuals in organizations (micro-level), work groups (meso-level), and how organizations behave (macro-level)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>One of the main goals of organizational behavior research is 'to revitalize organizational theory and develop a better conceptualization of organizational life.'</p> Signup and view all the answers