THE

ORGANIZATIONAL
BEHAVIOR
Instructor:
Dr. Yasser Sayed
CHAPTER
OUTLINE
- Nature OF Organizational Behavior
- Fundamental & Assumptions OF OB
-OB History
-OB and Globalization
-OB and Advances in Technology
-OB and People’s Changing Expectations
Nature OF Organizational
The field of
Behavior
organizational
behavior deals with
human behavior in
organizations.
Nature OF
Organizational
Behavior

Organization:
Definition: Organization refers to
a group of people who work together
in an organized way for
a shared purpose. In other words,
organizations consist of people, who
alone and together in work groups
strive to attain common goals.
Nature OF Organizational
Behavior

It can be understood as a social system which

contain all formal human relationships. The
organization involve division of work among
employees and alignment of tasks towards the
goal of the company.
THE FIELD OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

OB APPLIES THE OB FOCUSES ON THREE OB SEEKS TO IMPROVE

SCIENTIFIC METHOD TO LEVELS OF ANALYSIS— ORGANIZATIONAL
PRACTICAL MANAGERIAL INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, EFFECTIVENESS AND THE
PROBLEMS AND ORGANIZATIONS QUALITY OF LIFE AT
WORK
 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR APPLIES THE
SCIENTIFIC METHOD TO PRACTICAL
1 MANAGERIAL PROBLEMS
_ How can goals be set to enhance people’s job
performance?
_ How can jobs be designed to enhance employees’
As they seek to improve feelings of satisfaction?
organizational functioning and the _ individuals make better decisions than groups?
quality of life of people working in _ What can be done to improve the quality of
organizational communication?
organizations, managers rely on
_ What steps can be taken to decrease work-related
knowledge concluded from OB stress?
research. For example, _ What do leaders do to enhance the effectiveness
researchers have shed light on of their teams?
such practical questions as: _ How can organizations be designed to make
people highly productive?
 2

OB FOCUSES ON THREE
LEVELS OF ANALYSIS—
INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS,
AND ORGANIZATIONS
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organizational-behavior.asp