Organisational Behaviour is the study and application of
knowledge about how people act within organisations. It is a human tool for human benefits. It applies to the behaviour of people iat work in all types of organizations: public, private, cooperative sector, commercial or service organisations. Whatever organisations are, there is a need to understand organisational behaviour. Organisational Behaviour is the study of human behaviour in organisations to make more active human performance to achieve organisational objectives as well as human objectives. Organisational Behaviour aims at finding out those ways in which people will contribute in best possible manner. The study of Organisational Behaviour involves understanding, prediction and control of human behaviour and the factors which influence the performance of people in an organisation. It is concerned with the behaviour of individuals and groups not the behaviour of all members collectively Study of organisational behaviour helps in studying: i. Why people behave in a particular way? ADVERTISEMENTS:
ii. Why one person is more effective than the other?
iii. Why one group is more effective than the other? iv. Why one person is more effective in one organisation as compared to the other organisations?