ORGANIZATIONAL

BEHAVIOR
 OUTLINE

 Definition of Organizational behavior

 Origin of Organizational behavior

 Theoretical frameworks

 Importance of Organizational behavior

 Conclusion
 DEFINITION
 OB can be defined as the understanding,
prediction and management of human
behavior in organizations.
 Luthans,2010,p.20.

 OB is concerned with “The study of the

structure, functioning and performance of
organizations and the behavior of groups and
individuals within them.”
 Pugh,(1971)
 ORIGIN OF OB
 Industrial Evolution
 F.W.Taylor-(1916) – scientific management

 Henry Fayol-(1916)-Principles of governing

behavior
 Elton Mayo-(1920)- Hawthrone’s experiments

 Peter Drucker-(1909-2005)- Modern

management,Innovation
 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK FOR
ORGANIZATION BEHAVIOR

 Cognitive Framework
 Behavioristic Framework

 Social Learning Framework

 COGNITIVE FRAMEWORK
 This framework was introduced by the “Edward Tolman”

 Cognition means the mental action or process of acquiring

knowledge and understanding thought, experience and the
senses.

 Behavior is purposive (directed towards a purposes or goal)

 Learning consists of the expectancy that particular event

will leads to particular consequence.
 BEHAVIORISTIC FRAMEWORK
 This framework developed by Ivan Pavlov and
J.B.Wotson

 Study learning by focusing on observable events, both

environmental and behavioral.

 OB can be explained with help of Stimulus and

Responses.

 Behavioristic framework
classical conditioning theory
operant condition theory (B.F.Skinner)
SOCIAL COGNITIVE FRAMEWORK
The theory explains human behavior in terms of
continuous reciprocal interaction among
cognitive, behavioral and environmental
influences.

Luthans, Fred (2005), Organizational Behavior, 10th Edition, McGraw-Hill

 IMPORTANCE OF OB
 Skill improvement
 Employee motivation
 Understand the nature of employee
 Efficiency and effectiveness
 Better environment of organization

Luthans, Fred (2005), Organizational Behavior, 10th Edition, McGraw-Hill

Conclusion

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