eleventh edition

organizational behavior

stephen p. robbins
 Chapter
Chapter One
One

What Is Organizational
Behavior

ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
S T E P H E N P. R O B B I N S
E L E V E N T H E D I T I O N
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 Enter
Enter Organizational
Organizational Behavior
Behavior

Organizational behavior
(OB)
A field of study that
investigates the impact that
individuals, groups, and
structure have on behavior
within organizations, for the
purpose of applying such
knowledge toward improving
an organization’s effectiveness.

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 Basic
Basic OB
OB Model,
Model, Stage
Stage II

Model
An abstraction of reality.
A simplified representation
of some real-world
phenomenon.

E X H I B I T 1–7
E X H I B I T 1–7

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 Basic
BasicOBOB
Model,
Model,
Stage
StageIIII

E X H I B I T 1–8
E X H I B I T 1–8

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 Toward
Towardan
anOB
OBDiscipline
Discipline

E X H I B I T 1–3
E X H I B I T 1–3

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 Contributing
Contributing Disciplines
Disciplines to
to the
the OB
OB Field
Field

Psychology
The science that seeks to measure, explain, and sometimes
change the behavior of humans and other animals.

E X H I B I T 1–3 (cont’d)
E X H I B I T 1–3 (cont’d)

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 Contributing
Contributing Disciplines
Disciplines to
to the
the OB
OB Field
Field (cont’d)
(cont’d)

Sociology
The study of people in relation to their fellow human beings.

E X H I B I T 1–3 (cont’d)
E X H I B I T 1–3 (cont’d)

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 Contributing
Contributing Disciplines
Disciplines to
to the
the OB
OB Field
Field (cont’d)
(cont’d)

Social Psychology
An area within psychology that blends concepts from psychology
and sociology and that focuses on the influence of people on one
another.

E X H I B I T 1–3 (cont’d)
E X H I B I T 1–3 (cont’d)

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 Contributing
Contributing Disciplines
Disciplines to
to the
the OB
OB Field
Field (cont’d)
(cont’d)

Anthropology
The study of societies to learn about human beings and their
activities.

E X H I B I T 1–3 (cont’d)
E X H I B I T 1–3 (cont’d)

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 Contributing
Contributing Disciplines
Disciplines to
to the
the OB
OB Field
Field (cont’d)
(cont’d)

Political Science
The study of the behavior of individuals and groups
within a political environment.

E X H I B I T 1–3 (cont’d)
E X H I B I T 1–3 (cont’d)

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