OB Chap 1 An

Introduction to
Organizational
Behaviour
By:
Salim Shirzai
MBA

Outline
Introduction
Definition of Organizational Behavior
The History of Organizational Behavior
The nature of Organizational Behavior
Goals of Organizational Behavior
Dynamics and Ever Changing Forces Shaping Organizational Behavior
Interdisciplinary Influences
The Organizational Context
Organizational Structure
Organizational Process
Emerging Employment Relationship

Introduction
Human behavior in organizations is complex and often difficult
to understand. Organization have been described as
clockworks (which reflect its orderly and idealized view) in
which people behave in an orderly logical and rational
manner. Why do people behave in the way they do? Why are
some organizations more successful than others?

Definition of Organizational
Behavior
Organization Behavior (OB) is the systematic study of the actions
and attitudes that people exhibit within organization.
The term organization behavior is defined by Stephen P Robbins as
a field of study that investigates the impact of individuals, groups
and structure on behavior within organization for the purpose of
applying such knowledge towards improving an organizations
effectiveness:
It is a field of study with a common body of knowledge
It studies three determinants of behavior in organization, individuals, groups
and structures.
It applies the knowledge gained about individuals, groups and the effect of
structure on behavior.

The History of Organizational

Behavior
The history of organizational behviour is the result of an
evolutionary process as following:
1. Early contributions from antiquity (ancient time) such as the
holy bible, the organization of the Roman Catholic Church, the
public life in ancient Greece, the Chinese State.
2. The early practice of Management: Adam Smith the founding
father of Economics did not recognize practicing managers as
agents of production. In the writing of Adam Smith only land,
labour and capital were viewed as specific agent of production.
In 19th century that economists such as J.B say added the
entrepreneurial concept as an ingredient of production.

 Industrial Revolution
It has been since the Industrial Revolution of the 19 th century that
relatively large numbers of individuals have been required to
work together in manager-subordinate relationships. Prior to IR
organizations were like military ones in which the authority of the
leader was unquestioned.
Toylors Contribution to Scientific Management
The great industrialist was primarily concerned with overall
managerial organization for their companies to survive and
prosper. The scientific management movement around the turn
of the century took a narrower operations perspective.

The nature of Organizational

Behavior

Goals of Organizational Behavior

Dynamics and Ever Changing Forces

Shaping Organizational Behavior

Interdisciplinary Influences

The Organizational Context

Organizational Structure

Organizational Process

Emerging Employment
Relationship

Reference
M K Sehgal and Vandana Khetarpal (2013), Business
Communication Second Edition, New Delhi

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