INTRODUCTION TO

ORGANISATONAL
BEHAVIOUR
LT ALOK UNIYAL
 WHAT IS ORGANISATIONAL
BEHAVIOUR??
DEFINITION
O.B. is a systematic study of the actions and
reactions of individuals, groups and
subsystems

O.B is an interdisciplinary behavioural

science studying phenomena and
dynamics( processes) of organizations and
their various human units.
 O.B. PROVIDES LEADERS WITH THE
TOOLS TO:

 (a) understand the behaviour of individuals

 (b) to understand the complexities of
inter-personal relations
 (c )to examine the dynamics of
relationships within small groups –both
formal teams and informal groups
 (d) organizations can be viewed as whole
systems that have inter-organizational
relationships
 Psychology

Sociology
The Study of
Organizational Social Psychology

Behavior
Anthropology

Political Science

Chapter 1 4
 DEFINITIONS
 TASKS-are the various activities that
need to be performed to get the job
done.
 TECHNOLOGY-is the mechanism
through which the raw input is converted
into finished products
STRUCTURE-refers to how the workplace
in terms of job positions.
 GOALS OF OB
 Describe, systematically, how people behave
under a variety of circumstances

 Understand why people behave as they do.

 Predicting future employee behaviour

 Leaders can utilize the tool of O.B.to

influence human behaviour.skill
development, team effort and productivity
 Bases of Organizational Behaviour
1.Psychology: The science or study of individual
human behaviour

2. Sociology: The study of group human behaviour

3. Social Psychology: Studies influences of people on

one another

4. Anthropology: Study of the human race, and

culture

5. Political Science:Behaviour of individuals in political

environment.
THEORIES ON PERSONALITY

 Type Theories

 Trait Factor Theory

 Psychoanalytic Theory

 Socio-psychological Theory

 Self Theory
LEVELS OF OB ANALYSIS

Individual Group
Level Level

Organization
System Level
 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
Key forces affecting Organizational Behavior
People
•Individuals
•Groups

Environment Structure
•Government •Jobs Organizational Behavior
•Work pressure •Relationships

Technology
•New Sensors/Guns, Missiles
•Computer hardware&software