WHAT IS ORGANIZATION BEHAVIOR AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT

1. ORGANIZATIONAL
BEHAVIOUR

2. WHAT IS AN ORGANIZATION?
 An
organization is a group
of people who work
together to achieve
individual and
organizational goals.

3. ORGANIZATIONAL
BEHAVIOUR
1.Organizational behaviour is the
systematic study and application of
knowledge about how people as
individuals or as group members
act within the organization. It
strives to identify ways in which
people can behave effectively.

4. Organizational Behaviour provides
managers with the tools of:
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To understand the behaviour of individuals
To understand the complexities of interpersonal relations
To examine the dynamics of relationships
within small groups both formal and
informal.

5. GOALS
Most sciences share four goals i.e.;
To
 To
 To
 To
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DESCRIBE
UNDERSTAND
PREDICT
CONTROL some phenomena.

6. 
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DESCRIBE systematically how people
behave under a variety of
circumstances.
UNDERSTAND why people behave as
they do???
PREDICTING future employee behaviour.
CONTROL at least partially and develop
some human activity at work.

7. FORCES
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There are a wide array of issues
and trends that affect the nature
of organizations today.
They can be classified under four
areas
PEOPLE,STRUCTURE,TECHNOLOGY
and ENVIRONMENT.

8. KEY FORCES AFFECTING
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR :
PEOPLE
INDIVIDUALS
GROUP
STRUCTURE
JOBS
RELATIONSHIPS
TECHNOLOGY
MACHINERY
COMPUTER
HARDWARE AND
SOFTWARE
ENVIRONMENT
GOVERNMENT
SOCIETY
COMPETITION

9. has come
up with the Latin word
persona which means to
speak through the role of
a person is playing in
public.
 ‘PERSONALITY’

10.  Personality
of an individual
represents personal
characteristics and traits
which can lead to
consistent patterns of
behaviour.

11.  Personality
affects
workplace behaviour.
Persons need to be placed
in jobs which match their
SKILLS,ABILITIES,TEMPE
RAMENT or
PERSONALITY.

12. 
Personality is that dynamic
organization within the individual of
those psychophysical systems that
determine his unique adjustments to
the environment. Besides personality
study is very helpful in ensuring
effective job performance.

13. What is organizational behavior
and why is it important?
 Organizational behavior.
 Study of individuals and groups in organizations.
 Emphasizes high performance organizations.
 Occurs in a global context.
 Dimensions of individual and group behavior.
 Nature of organizations.
 Core processes.

14. What is organizational behavior
and why is it important?
 Shifting paradigms of organizational
behavior.
 Demise of “command-and-control.”
 Emergence of new workplace expectations.
 Critical role of information technologies.
 Belief in empowerment.
 Emphasis on teamwork.
 Concern for work-life balance.

15. How do ethics influence human behavior in
organizations?
 Ethical behavior.
 “Good” and “right” as opposed to “bad” or “wrong”
in a particular setting.
 Ways of thinking about ethical behavior.
 Utilitarian view.
 Individualism view.
 Moral rights view.
 Justice view.

16. How do ethics influence human behavior in
organizations?
 Ethical dilemmas in the workplace.
 Nature of an ethical dilemma.
 Ethical dilemmas occur in relationships with:
 Superiors.
 Subordinates.
 Customers.
 Competitors.
 Suppliers.
 Regulators.

18. Questions if any