ORGANIZATION

BEHAVIOUR
MODULE 1

DISCIPLINES CONTRIBUTION
TO THE FIELD OF OB

STUDYING ABOUT HUMAN

RELATION MOVEMENT OF
BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE
THAT IMPACT AND
 INFLUENCE TO
ORGANIZATION
BEHAVIOUR.
DISCIPLINES CONTRIBUTION
TO THE FIELD OF OB
DISCIPLINES CONTRIBUTION
TO THE FIELD OF OB

Psychology

Psychology has perhaps the first influence on the field of

organizational behaviour because ​it is a science of behaviour.

Psychologists are primarily interested in ​predicting the behaviour

of individuals to a great extent by ​observing the dynamics ​of
personal factors.

the learning process,

motivation techniques,

personality determinants and development,

DISCIPLINES CONTRIBUTION
TO THE FIELD OF OB

training process,

leadership effectiveness,

job satisfaction,

individual decision making,

SOCIALOGY

The major focus of sociologists is on studying ​the social systems ​in

which individuals fill their roles. ​The focus is on group dynamics​.

Sociological concepts, theories, models, and techniques help

significantly to understand better the ​group dynamics,
organizational culture​, formal organization theory and structure,
corporate technology​, communications, power, conflict, and
intergroup behaviour.

DISCIPLINES CONTRIBUTION
TO THE FIELD OF OB

Social Psychology

Social Psychology deals with many of the same phenomena but

seeks to explain ​whole individual human interaction ​and ​human
cognition influences culture ​.

The most important topics relevant to the organizational behaviour

field are ​behavioural change, attitude change, communication,
group process and group decision making. ​Social psychologists
making significant contributions.

DISCIPLINES CONTRIBUTION
TO THE FIELD OF OB

Anthropology

The main aim of anthropology is to ​acquire a better understanding

of the relationship between ​the human being and the environment​.

Adaptations to surroundings constitute culture.

The manner in which people view their surroundings is a part of

the culture.

Anthropologists contribute to study some aspects of

organizational settings :

similar values, comparative attitudes,

cross-cultural analysis between or among

the employees.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
 organizational behaviour
was influenced by
numerous disciplines, the
Industrial Revolution and
the human relations
movement.
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What is meant by historical
HAWTHORNE STUDIES
background?

The history of

Viewing on the cultural, and psychological factors that

serves as the environment of an event or experience.

Elton mayo

Known as - founder of the

Human Relation Movement

Research - Hawthorne studies

Impact - showed the

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importance of groups in
George Elton mayo - affecting
1880-1945
Place - Australian
Profile - psychologist researcher &

organizational theorist.

the behaviours of individuals at works.

HAWTHORNE STUDIES
HAWTHORNE STUDIES

During the early part of the century, American businesses were

swept by Scientific Management.

HAWTHORNE STUDIES

Work out the best way for a worker to

execute the chunks All the way down to
how long a step to take, how often to
break, how much water to drink, etc. The
worker then executed their jobs exactly as
they were told, like automatons.
MODELS OF ORGANIZATION
BEHAVIOUR
MODELS OF ORGANIZATION
BEHAVIOUR
MODELS OF ORGANIZATION
BEHAVIOUR

THE DEPENDENT VARIABLES

MEANING :

DEPENDENT VARIABLE IS THE KEY FACTOR THAT WANT TO

EXPLAIN OR PREDICT & THAT IS AFFECTING BY SOME
OTHER FACTOR IN ORGANIZATION.
0B?
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WHAT ARE THE PRIMARY A.
DEPENDENT VARIABLES IN PRODUCTIVIY

B.​ABSENTEEISM
 D.
C.
JOB SATISFACTION
TURNOVER

MODELS OF ORGANIZATION
BEHAVIOUR
DEPENDENT VARIABLES

1. ​PRODUCTIVITY

AN ORGANIZATION IS PRODUCTIVE IF IT ​ACHIEVES

ITS GOALS ​& DOES SO BY TRANSAFERRING INPUTS
TO OUTPUTS AT THE LOWER COST.

PRODUCTIVITY IMPLIES A CONCERN FOR BOTH

EFFECTIVENESS & EFFICIENCY.

EFFEVCTIVE VS EFFICIENT
MODELS OF ORGANIZATION
BEHAVIOUR
DEPENDENT VARIABLES

2. ABSENTEEISM ​IS DEFINED AS ​THE FAILURE TO

REPORT WORK.

ABSENTEEISM IS A HUGE COST &DISRUPTION TO

EMPLOYERS.

MODELS OF ORGANIZATION
BEHAVIOUR
DEPENDENT VARIABLES

3.TURNOVER ​IS THE ​VOLUNTARY & INVOLUNTARY

PERMANENT WITHDRAWAL FROM THE
ORGANIZATION.

A HIGH TURNOVER RATE RESULTS IN INCREASED

RECRUITING, SELECTION, TRAINING COST.

MODELS OF ORGANIZATION
BEHAVIOUR
DEPENDENT VARIABLES
4.JOB SATISFACTION ​WHICH DEFINE AS A ​POSITIVE
FEELING ​ABOUT ONE’S JOB RESULTING FROM AN
EVALUATION OF ITS CHARACTERSTICS.

MODELS OF ORGANIZATION
BEHAVIOUR
INDEPENDENT VARIABLES

INDEPENDENT VARIABLES

MEANING:

AN INDEPENDENT VATIABLES IS THE PRESUMED CAUSE OF

SOME CHANGE IN THE DEPENDENT VARIABLES.
VARIABLES

❑ B.

WHAT ARE THE GROUP-LEVEL VARIABLES

INDEPENDENT VARIABLES C.
IN OB? ORGANIZATION SYSTEMS
A.
LEVEL VARIABLES.
INDIVIDUAL-LEVEL

MODELS OF ORGANIZATION
BEHAVIOUR
INDEPENDENT VARIABLES

INDIVIDUAL-LEVEL VARIABLES = INDIVIDUALS BEHAVIOUR

GROUP-LEVEL VARIABLES = GROUP BEHAVIOUR

ORGANIZATION SYSTEM LEVEL = ORGANIZATION INTERNAL

CULTURE.