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ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
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The field of organizational behavior
Organizational behavior(OB) is the study of what people think , feel and do in and around the organizations. OB scholars systematically study individual, team , and structural characteristics that influence behavior within organizations.
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OB emerged as a distinct field around the 1940s. However, its origins can be traced much further back in time. The Greek philosopher Plato wrote about the essence of leadership. Aristotle, another respected philosopher, addressed the topic of persuasive communication. The writings of Chinese philosopher Confucius in 500 B.C. are beginning to influence contemporary thinking about ethics and leadership. In 1776, Adam Smith advocated a new form of organizational structure based on the division of labor. One hundred years later , German sociologist Max Weber wrote about rational organizations and initiated discussion of charismatic leadership.
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One hundred years later , German sociologist Max Weber wrote about rational organizations and initiated discussion of charismatic leadership.Soon after , Frederick Winslow Taylor introduced the systematic use of goal setting and rewards to motivate employees.In 1920s Elton Mayo and his colleagues productivity studies at western electric’s Hawthorne plant in the United states.
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WHY STUDY ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOR?
Organizational behavior seems to get more respect from people who have been in the workforce a while than students who are just beginning their careers.
Even if organizational behavior
doesn’t have its own job title , most people eventually come to realize that this field is a potential gold mine of valuable knowledge.The fact is , everyone in the workforce needs to understand, predict and influence behavior in organizational settings.
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UNDERSTANDING, PREDICTING AND INFLUENCING:
Each one of us has an inherent need to understand and predict the world in which we live.
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Organizational behavior knowledge is for everyone not just managers. We all need to understand organizational behavior and master the practices that influence the organizational events. Organizations will continue to have managers(“adult supervision”, as young employees cynically call them), but their roles have changed. More important, the rest of us are now expected to manage ourselves. As one forward thinking organizational behavior scholar wrote many years ago: Everyone is a manager.
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OB and the bottom line: Organizational behavior knowledge is
also important for the organization’s financial health. A recent survey of firms calculated that companies applying performance based rewards, employee communication, work-life balance and other organizational behavior ideas have three times the level of financial success as companies without these OB practices. Moreover, the study provides evidence that OB practices cause better financial performance, not the other way around. Its said that the organization’s leadership and quality of employees are two of the best predictors of the firm’s financial potential.
