3. Why Study Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior Research Understand organizational events Predict organizational events Influence organizational events
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12. Organizational Behavior Anchors Organizational Behavior Anchors Multidisciplinary Anchor Systematic Research Anchor Contingency Anchor Open Systems Anchor Multiple Levels of Analysis Anchor
13. Open Systems Anchor of OB Outputs Inputs Organization Subsystem Subsystem Subsystem Subsystem Feedback Feedback
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15. Intellectual Capital Structural Capital Relationship Capital Knowledge captured in systems and structures Values derived from satisfied customers, reliable suppliers, etc. Human Capital Knowledge that people possess and generate
19. Challenges at Workplace Workplace Organizational Level • Productivity • Developing Effective Employees • Global Competition • Managing in the Global Village Group Level • Working With Others • Workforce Diversity Individual Level • Job Satisfaction • Empowerment • Behaving Ethically
Psychology is the science that seeks to measure, explain, and sometimes change the behaviour of humans and other animals. Sociology: Whereas psychologists focus on the individual, sociologists study the social system in which individuals fill their roles; that is, sociology studies people in relation to other human beings. Social psychology is an area within psychology, but it blends concepts from psychology and sociology. It focuses on the influence of people on one another. One of the major areas receiving considerable investigation from social psychologists has been change--how to implement it and how to reduce barriers to its acceptance. processes. Anthropology is the study of societies to learn about human beings and their activities. Anthropologists’ work on cultures and environments, for instance, has helped us understand differences in fundamental values, attitudes, and behaviour between people in different countries and within different organizations. Political science studies the behaviour of individuals and groups within a political environment. Specific topics of concern include structuring of conflict, allocation of power, and the manipulation of power for individual self-interest.
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