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ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR:

Organizational Behaviour (OB) is the study and application of Knowledge about how people as

individuals and as groups act within organizations. It helps to identify ways in which people can act

more effectively.

ccording to !obbins" #Organizational Behaviour is a field of study that investigates the impact that

individuals groups and structure have on behaviour within organizations for the purpose of applying

such $nowledge toward improving an organization%s effectiveness.&

OB is a scientific discipline amd it is concerned with development of concepts as well as research" and

the application of such $nowledge in order to increase the effectiveness of organizations. 'urther" it

studies behaviour at many levels of analysis" namely" individual" group and organizational.

Organizational Behaviour studies human behaviour at the following levels

Chapter 1

Introduction to leaderhip

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Leaderhiphas been described as a process ofsocial influencein which one person can enlist the aid

and supportof others in the accomplishment of a common tas$.'or e*ample" some understand

a leadersimply as somebody whom people follow or as somebody who guides or directs others" while

others define leadership as organizing a group of people to achieve a common goal.

+tudies of leadershiphave produced theories involving traits" situational interaction" function"

behavior"power"visionand values"charisma" and intelligence" among others.

Chapter !

Leaderhip Theorie

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"unctional theor#

'unctional leadership theory (,ac$man - alton" /0123 4c5rath" /0263 dair" /0113 Kouzes -

7osner" /008) is a particularly useful theory for addressing specific leader behaviors e*pected to

contribute to organizational or unit effectiveness. 9his theory argues that the leader:s main ;ob is to see

that whatever is necessary to group needs is ta$en care of3 thus" a leader can be said to have done their

;ob well when they have contributed to group effectiveness and cohesion ('leishman et al." /00/3

,ac$man - ageman" 6

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largely by introducing a new element the need for leaders to develop their leadership presence"

attitude toward others and behavioral fle*ibility by practicing psychological mastery. It also offers a

foundation for leaders wanting to apply the philosophies of servant leadershipand authentic.

Integrated 7sychological theory began to attract attention after the publication of Cames

+couller:s9hree Devels of Deadership model(6