ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR

Contributing disciplines to

organizational behavior.

CMS, SECTION F, IIIrd Semester

WHAT IS ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR?

. . . a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals, groups

and structure have on behavior within organizations, for the purpose of applying such knowledge toward

improving an organization’s effectiveness.

CONTRIBUTING DISCIPLINES TO THE OB FIELD

Psychology

Sociology

Anthropology

Political Science

Social Psychology

PSYCHOLOGY

Psychology is a science, an academic, and applied discipline that involves the scientific study of human or animal mental functions and behaviours.

It involves:

COMPONENTS OF PSYCHOLOGYCOMPONENTS OF PSYCHOLOGY

SOCIOLOGY

Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—that uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop and refine a body of knowledge about human social activity, often with the goal of applying such knowledge to the pursuit of social welfare.

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

Social psychology is the study of the relations between people and groups. Scholars in this interdisciplinary area are typically either psychologists or sociologists, though all social psychologists employ both the individual and the group as their units of analysis.

Social psychology is the study of the relations between people and groups. Scholars in this interdisciplinary area are typically either psychologists or sociologists, though all social psychologists employ both the individual and the group as their units of analysis.

ANTHROPOLOGY

The study of societies to learn about human beings and their activities is known as Anthropology

POLITICAL SCIENCEPolitical science is a social science concerned with the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behaviour.In other words, it is the study of behavior of individuals and groups within a political environment.

Social psychology

Psychology

Behavioural science

Contribution Unit ofanalysis

Output

Anthropology

Sociology

Political science

Study ofOrganizational

Behaviour

Organizationsystem

LearningMotivationPerceptionTrainingLeadership effectivenessJob satisfactionIndividual decision makingPerformance appraisalAttitude measurementEmployee selectionWork designWork stress

Group dynamicsWork teamsCommunicationPowerConflictIntergroup behaviour

Formal organization theoryOrganizational technologyOrganizational changeOrganizational culture

ConflictIntraorganizational politicsPower

Organizational cultureOrganizational environment

Behavioural changeAttitude changeCommunicationGroup processesGroup decision making

Group

Comparative valuesComparative attitudesCross-cultural analysis

Individual

AT A GLANCE

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Prepared by: Shahrukh Soheil Rahman, CMS, IIIrd Sem, Section F

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