Laguna State Polytechnic University

San Pablo City Campus

Brgy. Del Remedio, San Pablo City

Graduate Studies and Applied Research

COGNATE 208: HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN ORGANIZATION

NAME: Glorifel E. Abril

DESIGNATION: Teacher I

SCHOOL: SAN ANTONIO I ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ADDRESS: San Bartolome, San Pablo City, Laguna

CONTACT NO.: 09566191373

PROFESSOR: DAISY L. ARANGUREN, Ed. D.

TOPIC: FUNDAMENTALS OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR

ASSUMPTIONS, CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES

Organizational Behavior starts with a set of fundamental concepts revolving around nature of
people and organization. These concepts are the enduring principles that form a strong foundation
of organizational behavior.
Nature of People

A. Individual Differences
-Nature vs. Nurture

Nature- Our genetics determine our behavior.

Nurture- Our environment, upbringing, and life experiences determine our behavior.

 Individual differences mean that management can motivate employees by treating them

differently. Individual differences require that a manager’s approach to employees be

individual not statistical.

B. Perception
 The unique way on which a person sees, organizes and interprets things

 Peoples’ perceptions are also different when they see an object. Two people can differently

present the same object. And this is occurring for their experiences.
 Managers must learn to expect perceptual differences among their employees, accept
people as emotional beings, manage them in individual ways.

C. A whole person
 We employ the whole person not just their brains or skills.

D. Motivated Behavior

 Normal behavior has certain causes. These may relate to a person’s needs or the

consequences that result from these acts. These needs are expounded in Maslow’s

Hierarchy of needs.

E. Desire for Involvement

 Every employee is actively seeking opportunities to work to involve in decision-making
problems. They hunger for the chance to share what they know and to learn from the
experience.
 So, the organization should provide them a chance to express their opinions, ideas, and
suggestions for decision-making problem.
 A meaningful involvement can bring mutual benefit for both parties.
 F. Value of a Person
 An employee wants to be treated separately from another factor of production, (land, and
capital, labor), with carrying respect and dignity.

NATURE OF ORGANIZATION

A. Mutual Interest
 Mutual interest is represented by the statement that organizations need people and people
also need organizations.

B. Social System
 Organizations are social systems; consequently activities therein are governed by social
laws as well as psychological laws. In other words, each organization is a social group
having small number of groups.

C. Ethics
 Rules of behavior

 When an organization’s goal and actions are ethical, it is more likely that individual,

organizational, and social objectives will be met.

References:

https://iedunote.com/fundamental-concepts-of-organizational-behavior

https://www.inc.com/encyclopedia/organizational-behavior.html

http://analysisproject.blogspot.com/2017/11/basic-assumptions-of-organizational.html?m=1