OB is a field of study 
  • First knowledge from wide variety of disciplines is 
   necessary for the effective study and management of 
   organizations 
  • Second, Knowledge from these disciplines can be and 
   should be applied to problems of the  management 
   of people
  • Third, the application of knowledge can result in 
   simultaneous increase in organizational effectiveness 
   and the psychological health and growth of 
   Organizational Participants  
    IS OB a USEFUL CONCEPT?
  • Behavior is behavior whether it occurs in 
   organizations or not and Organizational often 
   influences people to look for non existent 
   differences or discontinuities between 
   behavior in general and behavior which occurs 
   in organizations 
   • OB term is useful in three ways 
   • It suggests that Problems in Modern organizations must be approached 
   at both the Psychological and Sociological Level  
   • Even though behavior is behavior whether it occurs inside or outside 
   the organizations some determinants are more important in 
   organizational settings than in other situations
   • A third advantage of term although potentially a disadvantage too. OB 
   is more likely to be offered by business and professional schools than by 
   departments of Psychology and Sociology.
   •  In comparison with Foundation disciplines the emphasis of the area is 
   more Clinical and Practical than Theoretical. However this Practical 
   tendency does not mean that Theory is not Important in Organizational 
   Behavior  
      Individual Behavior 
  • 1.What is man basically like?(what is his basic 
   nature and how malleable is he)
  • 2.How do people interact with their social and 
   physical environment? (how do they view 
   their environment and learn about it) 
  • 3.What causes men to act or behave? (what 
   motivates man)
         Questions 
  • Finally in view of your answers to the first THREE 
   questions, 
      2.How could you design a society or a social 
   system which could change the man in any 
   directions which you would like to change?
      3.What Problems would you face in developing 
   such system?
      4.How would you apply these principles to the 
   design of the work organizations ?