Assignment#1

Organization behavior
Submitted by: ALI FAHAD
ROLL NO: LCM-3702
Submitted to: Erum batool
BBA-6B
 Organizational behavior

Organizational behavior or organisational behaviour is the: "study of human behavior in organizational

settings, the interface between human behavior and the organization, and the organization itself".
Organizational behavior (OB) is a broad field of business study that examines how people behave in an
organization and how managers can influence them to act in specific ways that are beneficial to the
organization. The study of organizational behavior is influenced by many disciplines, including
management theory, psychology, and efficiency analysis. It is difficult to pinpoint exactly what
organizational behavior is or how it works, but key components are leadership, culture, structure, and
communication.

Why Organizations Behavior importance

It is very important to study organizational behavior because it provides an understanding of why people
behave as they do in organizations. In any organization, the importance of organizational behavior has
tremendous necessities. Organizational Behavior helps us to study human being and their complex nature
in organizations by identifying the causes and effects of that behavior. Having the concept and knowledge
of Organizational Psychology helps to scientifically study human behavior in the organizational settings.
The Organizational structure also affects the organizational behavior because it  defines how tasks are
divided, grouped, and coordinated in organizations.
There are various reasons for studying organizational behavior because the relevance of organizational
behavior in today’s business environment can’t be separated. Along with the various benefits of
organizational behavior, there exist limitations of organizational behavior too. But there is a huge scope of
organizational behavior in the long run in the future. The main objective of Organizational Behavior is to
understand the human interactions in an organization, find what is driving it, and influence it for getting
better results in attaining business goals.  Organizational behavior focuses on employment issues, such as
employment, work, leaves, turnover, productivity, and human performance. Motivation, leadership
behavior, power dynamics,interpersonal communication,group dynamics learning attitudes, perceptions,
conflicts, work design, and work stress are topics covered by Organizational Behavior.

It helps us develop an understanding of the

aspects that can motivate

employees, increase their performance, and

help organizations establish a strong and
trusting relationship with their employees
 Main challenges and opportunities of organizational behavior are following
 IMPROVING ETHICAL BEHAVIOUR
 MANAGING WORKFORCE DIVERSITY
 RESPONDING TO GLOBALISATION
 EMPOWERING PEOPLE
 STIMULATING INOVATING AND CHANGE
 Improving People Skills.
 Improving Quality and Productivity.
 Total Quality Management (TQM).
 Managing Workforce Diversity.
 Responding to Globalization.
 Empowering People.
 Coping with Temporariness.
 Stimulating Innovation and Change.

Organizational Behavior helps in predicting and controlling Human Behavior

Studying OB helps in the study of human behavior as well as supports in controlling it. It is the one of the
most important reasons for studying Organizational Behavior. Organizational behavior: improving
performance and commitment in the workplace. Organizational behavior and human decision processes
are to some extent related to each other. Knowledge of Organizational Behavior research is very much
important for the management students who are going to have a career as a successful manager. If all the
Organizational Behavior theories are studied properly then it helps to bring organizational effectiveness. 

Industrial or Labor relations can be improved with the help of OB

Studying Organizational Behavior(OB) helps to improve industrial/labor relations. Organizational Behavior

Management helps in understanding the root cause of the problem, predict its future course of action and
control its negative consequences. As managers are aware of the positive and negative consequences of
the behavior, it enables managers to maintain friendly relations with their employees which creates peace
and harmony in the organization.

Levels of organizational behavior

Individual level of analysis

At the individual level of analysis, organizational behavior involves the study of learning, perception,
creativity, motivation, personality, turnover, task performance, cooperative behavior, deviant behavior,
ethics, and cognition. At this level of analysis, organizational behavior draws heavily upon psychology,
engineering, and medicine
Example:
IN THE ORGANIZATION WHEN NEW PERSON ENTER MOST OF THE TIME THERE MENTALITY WHILL BE
CHANGE ACCORDING TO THEIR ORGANIZATION BEHAVIOUR WE CAN SAY LIKE THAT EMPOLY HAVE THEIR
DIFFERENT NEED WHEN ORGANIZATION COMPLE THEIR SO EMPOLY WORK PROPERLY
Group level of analysis
At the group level of analysis, organizational behavior involves the study of group dynamics, intra- and
intergroup conflict and cohesion, leadership, power, norms, interpersonal communication, networks, and
roles. At this level of analysis, organizational behavior draws upon the sociological and socio-psychological
sciences.
Example
In group level of analysis we analysis the relationship of employee with in the group and analysis the
employee help each other or not and analysis group work properly or not and analysis any conflict in group
or not
Organization level of analysis
At the organization level of analysis, organizational behavior involves the study of topics such as
organizational culture, organizational structure, cultural diversity, inter-organizational cooperation and
conflict, change, technology, and external environmental forces. At this level of analysis, organizational
behavior draws upon anthropology and political science.
Example
in this level we seen the relationship of department to another department and seen how dwpartment
control the staff

Models of organizational behavior

There are five models of organizational behavior, and each one represents the progressive changes that
exist in management models. Practices in organizations can differ among departments, and behavioral
models conducted by managers may also vary due to different perceptions and preferences

The five models of organizational behavior are the:

 autocratic model,
 custodial model,
 supportive model,
 collegial model and.
 system model.

five models of organizational behavior

Autocratic model
Autocratic model is the model that depends upon strength,
power and formal authority for controlling employees who work under them.

Custodial model
In which providing economic security for employees through wages and other benefits that
will create employee loyalty and motivation.

Supportive model
The supportive model is focused around aspiring leadership. Tries to motivate staff through the manager-
employee relationship and how employees are treated on a day-to-day basis
Collegial model.The collegial model is based around teamwork everybody working as colleagues (hence the
name of the model).

System model

The organization looks at the overall structure and team environment, and considers that individuals have
different goals, talents and potential.