NATURE AND SCOPE

OF HUMAN
BEHAVIOR
Human Behavior
◦An any act of an individual person.
◦It is a reflection of his thoughts, feelings,
emotions, sentiments whether conscious or not.
◦It mirrors his needs, motivation, aspirations,
conflicts and state of life.
◦Human behavior occurs anywhere and everywhere.
◦It is committed either alone, with another person
with a group or an organization.
◦ The principles and concepts that underlie behavior
are basic. It is their implementation and practice that
differ from group to group or from one country to
another.
 NATURE OF
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
1. A Separate Field of Study and not a
Discipline Only

2. An Interdisciplinary Approach

3. An Applied Science
4. A Normative Science

5. A Humanistic and Optimistic

Approach

6. A Total System Approach

SCOPE OF ORGANIZATIONAL
BEHAVIOR
1. People
2. Structure
3. Technology
4. Social System