Organization Behavior
Ø The field of study that investigates the
impact that individuals, groups and structure have on behavior within organization, for the purpose of
applying such knowledge towards improving organizations
effectiveness.
Ø Behavior is generally predictable and the
systematic study of behavior is means to making reasonably accurate
predictions.
Ø Contributory
disciplines to the OB field:
Ø OB is an applied behavioral science that is
built on contributions from a number of behavior disciplines.
Ø The potential areas are psychology,
sociology, socio psychology, anthropology and political science.
Ø Psychology’s contributions have been mainly
at the individual level or micro
level. While the other four disciplines (sociology, socio psychology,
anthropology and political science) have contributed to our understanding of macro concept such as group processes
and organizations.
Psychology:
o
The science
that seeks to measure, explain and sometimes change the behavior of human and
other animals.
o
Psychologists contribution:
§ Early: problems of fatigue, boredom and other
factors relevant to working conditions
§ Recent: learning, perception, personality,
emotions, training and leadership
§ Leadership effectiveness needs and
motivational forces, job satisfaction and decision making process.
Sociology:
o
The study of
people in relation to their fellow human beings.
o
Psychology
focus on the individuals.
o
Contribution:
§ Study of group behavior, group dynamics,
design of work teams, organization cultures, formal organization theories and
structure, organization technology, communication, power and conflicts.
Social- Psychology:
o
An area
within psychology that blends concept from psychology and sociology and that
focuses on the influences of people on one another.
o
Contribution:
§ Organization change: how to implement it and
how to reduce barriers to its acceptance.
§ Measuring, changing, understanding attitudes,
communication patterns, building trust.
Anthropology:
o
The study of
societies to learn about human beings and their activities.
o
Contribution:
§ Organization culture, values, attitudes,
behavior between people in different countries, different organizations
Ø Political
Science:
o
The study of
the behavior of individuals and groups within political environment.
o
Contribution:
§ Structuring of conflict, allocation of power,
and how people manipulate power for individual’s self-interest.
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