Unit I
Unit I
Unit I
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
1. Define organizational behavior (OB). 2. Describe what managers do. 3. List the major challenges and opportunities for managers to use OB concepts. 4. Identify the contributions made by major behavioral science disciplines to OB. 5. Describe why managers require a knowledge of OB.
What Managers Do
Managerial Activities
Make decisions Allocate resources Direct activities of others to attain goals
Organisation
Composed of two or more people, that functions on a relatively continuous basis to achieve a common goal or set of goals.
WHAT IS MANAGEMENT
Management is a process of designing and maintaining an environment in which individuals working together in groups, effectively accomplish selected goals or objectives.
LEVELS OF MANAGEMENT
There are 3 levels of management in an organisation Top Level Management Middle Level Management Supervisory or Lower Level Management
MANAGEMENT
GENERAL MANAGER
MANAGER DEPUTY MANAGER
ASSISTANT MANAGER
BRANCH MANAGER SALES OFFICERS FOREMEN
Management Functions
Planning
Controlling
Organizing
Management Functions
Leading
Organizational Behavior
A field of study that investigates the impact that individuals, groups and structure have on behaviour within organisations, for the purpose of applying such knowledge toward improving an organisations effectiveness.
Organizational Behavior
The study of organisational behaviour (OB) includes an understanding of The behaviour of people The process of management The organisational context of management Organisational processes and the execution of work Interactions with the external environment of which the organisation is part
Organizational Behavior
To sum up, OB is concerned with study of how and what people act in organisations and how their actions affect the performance of the organisation. It applies the knowledge gained about individuals, groups and the effect of structure on human behaviour in order to make organisation work more effectively.
Organisational Behaviour
STRUCTURE
Why study OB ?
Why study OB ?
The knowledge of OB helps the managers know individual employees better and motivate employees to work for better results. To have a better understanding of self, self in relation to others and improving the interpersonal relations in an organisation. To understand group dynamics To helps us understand human behaviour and apply it to improve organisation effectiveness.
OB Model
Models are framework or possible explanations why do people behave as they behave at work. Two sets of variables in the OB Model : 1. Dependent Variables 2. Independent Variables Dependent Variables Productivity Absenteeism Turnover Job satisfaction Organisational Citizenship
Independent Variables
Individual-Level Variables
Group-Level Variables
Employee Dependence psychological on boss result Employee needs met Performance Result Subsistence Minimum