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ORGANISATIONALORGANISATIONALBEHAVIORBEHAVIOR
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MAJOR CHALLENGES TODAYMAJOR CHALLENGES TODAY
Inconsistent EconomyInconsistent Economy
ButBut atat organisationalorganisational levellevel::
Advanced Information TechnologyAdvanced Information TechnologyGlobalisationGlobalisation
DiversityDiversity
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But:But:
ManagingManaging thethe peoplepeople thethe humanhuman
resourcesresources ofof thethe organisationorganisation havehavebeen,been, areare andand willwill continuecontinue toto bebe thethemajormajor challengechallenge andand ofof criticalcriticalcompetitivecompetitive advantageadvantage.. (Eg(Eg.. HHRPK,HHRPK, LagaanLagaan TeamTeam Work)Work)
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SamSam Walton,Walton, thethe founderfounder ofof WalWal MartMartonceonce saidsaid::
People are the Key !People are the Key !
TechnologyTechnology cancan bebe purchasedpurchased ororcopiedcopied;; itit levelslevels thethe playingplaying fieldfield.. TheThepeoplepeople onon thethe otherother hand,hand, cannotcannot bebe
copiedcopied.. TheirTheir ideas,ideas, personalities,personalities,motivationmotivation andand organisationorganisation culture,culture,valuesvalues cannotcannot bebe copiedcopied..
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TheThe humanhuman resourcesresources ofof ananorganisationorganisation andand howhow theythey areare
managedmanaged representrepresent thethe competetivecompetetiveadvantageadvantage ofof todaystodays andand tomorrowstomorrowsorganisationsorganisations andand areare widelywidelyrecognisedrecognised asas :: HumanHuman Capital,Capital,
SocialSocial CapitalCapital andand PositivePositivePsychologicalPsychological CapitalCapital..
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HumanHuman CapitalCapital:: WhatWhat youyou knowknow--Education,Education, experience,experience, skillsskills..
SocialSocial CapitalCapital:: WhoWho youyou knowknow networks,networks, connections,connections, friendsfriends..
PositivePositive PsychologicalPsychological CapitalCapital:: WhoWhoyouyou areare-- Confidence,Confidence, hope,hope, optimismoptimism
andandWhoWho youyou cancan becomebecome-- onesones possiblepossible
authenticauthentic selfself..
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THE IMPORTANCE OF HUMANTHE IMPORTANCE OF HUMAN
RESOURCERESOURCE
BillBill GatesGates onceonce saidsaid:: TheThe inventory,inventory,thethe valuevalue ofof mymy company,company, walkswalks outoutofof thethe doordoor everyevery eveningevening..
AndrewAndrew CarnegieCarnegie saidsaid:: Take Take awayawaymymy peoplepeople butbut leaveleave mymy factories,factories,andand soonsoon grassgrass willwill growgrow onon factoryfactory
floorsfloors.. TakeTake awayaway mymy factoriesfactories andandleaveleave mymy people,people, andand soonsoon wewe willwillhavehave aa newnew andand betterbetter factoryfactory..
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WHAT IS BEHAVIORWHAT IS BEHAVIOR
AsAs perper thethe IllustratedIllustrated OxfordOxford DictionaryDictionaryandand ConciseConcise OxfordOxford DictionaryDictionary::
The The wayway oneone conductsconducts oneselfoneself oror
behaves,behaves, thethe treatmenttreatment ofof othersothers orormoralmoral conductconduct.. TheThe wayway inin whichwhich anananimalanimal oror personperson respondsresponds toto aa situationsituationoror stimulusstimulus isis knownknown asas behaviorbehavior..
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WHAT IS BEHAVIORALISMWHAT IS BEHAVIORALISM
As per concise Oxford Dictionary:As per concise Oxford Dictionary:
The The methodsmethods andand principlesprinciples ofof thethe
scientificscientific studystudy ofof humanhuman behavior,behavior,advocacyadvocacy of,of, oror adherenceadherence toto aabehavioralbehavioral approachapproach toto socialsocialphenomenonphenomenon..
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UNDERSTANDING BEHAVIORUNDERSTANDING BEHAVIOR
ManagersManagers needneed threethree levelslevels ofofexpertiseexpertise::
TheyThey mustmust understandunderstand thethe pastapasta ndndcurrentcurrent behaviorbehavior
BeBe ableable toto predictpredict behaviorbehavior
LearnLearn toto direct,direct, changechange andand controlcontrol
behaviorbehavior..
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WHAT IS ORGANISATIONALWHAT IS ORGANISATIONAL
BEHAVIOR (OB)BEHAVIOR (OB)
DefinitionDefinition ofof OBOB::
AA fieldfield ofof studystudy thatthat investigatesinvestigates thethe
impactimpact thatthat individuals,individuals, groupsgroups andandstructurestructure havehave onon behaviorbehavior withinwithinorganisations,organisations, forfor thethe purposepurpose ofofapplyingapplying suchsuch knowledgeknowledge towardstowards
improvingimproving anan organisationsorganisationseffectivenesseffectiveness..
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WHAT DOES OB STUDYWHAT DOES OB STUDY
ItIt studiesstudies threethree determinantsdeterminants ofof behaviorbehaviorinin organisationsorganisations::
IndividualsIndividuals
GroupsGroups
StructureStructure
OBOB appliesapplies thethe knowledgeknowledge gainedgained aboutaboutindividuals,individuals, groupsgroups andand effecteffect ofof structurestructureonon behaviorbehavior inin orderorder toto makemakeorganisationsorganisations workwork moremore effectivelyeffectively..
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Therefore,Therefore, OBOB isis concernedconcerned withwith thethe studystudyofof whatwhat peoplepeople dodo inin anan organisationorganisation andandhowhow thethe behaviorsbehaviors affectaffect thethe performanceperformanceofof thethe organisationsorganisations..
OBOB basicallybasically dealsdeals withwith behaviorbehavior relatedrelatedtoto::
JobsJobsAbsenteeismAbsenteeism
EmploymentEmployment TurnoverTurnoverProductivityProductivityHumanHuman performanceperformanceManagementManagement
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CONTRIBUTING DISCIPLINES TOCONTRIBUTING DISCIPLINES TO
THE FIELD OF OBTHE FIELD OF OB
OBOB isis anan appliedapplied behavioralbehavioral sciencescience thatthat isisbuiltbuilt onon numbernumber ofof behavioralbehavioral disciplinesdisciplines..
PredominantPredominant areasareas areare::
PsychologyPsychology
SocialSocial PsychologyPsychology
SociologySociology
AnthropologyAnthropologyPoliticalPolitical ScienceScience
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PsychologyPsychology:: TheThe sciencescience thatthat seeksseekstoto measure,measure, explain,explain, andand sometimessometimeschangechange thethe behaviorbehavior ofof humanshumans andand
otherother animalsanimals..SocialSocial PsychologyPsychology:: AnAn areaarea withinwithinpsychologypsychology thatthat blendsblends conceptsconcepts
fromfrom psychologypsychology andand sociologysociology andandthatthat focusesfocuses onon thethe influenceinfluence ofofpeoplepeople onon oneone anotheranother..
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SociologySociology:: TheThe studystudy ofof peoplepeople ininrelationrelation toto theirtheir socialsocial environmentenvironmentoror cultureculture..
AnthropologyAnthropology:: TheThe studystudy ofof societiessocietiestoto learnlearn aboutabout humanhuman beingsbeings andandtheirtheir activitiesactivities..
PoliticalPolitical ScienceScience:: TheThe studystudy ofof thethebehaviorbehavior ofof individualsindividuals andand groupsgroupswithinwithin aa politicalpolitical environmentenvironment..
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WHAT MANAGERS DO?WHAT MANAGERS DO?
ManagersManagers:: IndividualsIndividuals whowho achieveachievegoalsgoals throughthrough otherother peoplepeople..
ManagersManagers getget thingsthings donedone throughthroughotherother peoplepeople.. TheyThey makemake decisions,decisions,allocateallocate resources,resources, andand directdirect thetheactivitiesactivities ofof othersothers toto attainattain goalsgoals..
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OrganisationOrganisation:: AA consciouslyconsciouslycoordinatedcoordinated socialsocial unit,unit, composedcomposed ofoftwotwo oror moremore people,people, thatthat functionsfunctionsonon aa relativelyrelatively continuouscontinuous basisbasis totoachieveachieve aa commoncommon goalgoal oror setset ofofgoalsgoals..
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MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONSMANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS
InIn thethe earlyearly partpart ofof thethe twentiethtwentiethcentury,century, aa FrenchFrench industrialist,industrialist, HenryHenryFayolFayol wrotewrote thatthat allall managersmanagers
performperform fivefive managementmanagement functionsfunctions::Planning,Planning, Organising,Organising, Command,Command,ControlControl andand CoordinateCoordinate..
TodayToday theythey havehave beenbeen condensedcondensedintointo fourfour:: Planning,Planning, Organising,Organising,Leading,Leading, ControllingControlling..
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PlanningPlanning:: AA processprocess thatthat includesincludesdefiningdefining goals,goals, establishingestablishing strategystrategyandand developingdeveloping plansplans toto integrateintegrate
andand coordinatecoordinate activitiesactivities..OrganisingOrganising:: DeterminingDetermining whatwhat taskstasksareare toto bebe done,done, whowho isis toto dodo them,them,
howhow thethe taskstasks areare toto bebe grouped,grouped,whowho reportsreports toto whom,whom, andand wherewheredecisionsdecisions areare toto bebe mademade..
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LeadingLeading:: AA functionfunction thatthat includesincludesmotivatingmotivating employees,employees, directingdirectingothers,others, selectingselecting thethe mostmost effectiveeffective
communicationcommunication channelschannels andandresolvingresolving conflictsconflicts..
ControllingControlling:: MonitoringMonitoring activitiesactivities toto
ensureensure theythey areare beingbeing accomplishedaccomplishedasas plannedplanned andand correctingcorrecting anyanysignificantsignificant deviationsdeviations..
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MANAGEMENT ROLESMANAGEMENT ROLES
HenryHenry Mintzberg,Mintzberg, afterafter aa carefulcareful studystudy ofoffivefive executivesexecutives toto determinedetermine whatwhat thesethesemanagersmanagers dodo onon theirtheir jobs,jobs, concludedconcluded thatthat
theythey performperform tenten different,different, highlyhighlyinterrelatedinterrelated rolesroles--oror setset ofof behaviorsbehaviors..TheseThese areare groupedgrouped togethertogether asas beingbeingprimarilyprimarily threethree majormajor jobs, jobs, asas underunder::InterpersonalInterpersonal rolesroles
InformationalInformational RolesRoles
DecisionalDecisional rolesroles..
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INTERPERSONAL ROLESINTERPERSONAL ROLES
FigureheadFigurehead:: SymbolicSymbolic headhead;; requiredrequiredtoto performperform aa numbernumber ofof routineroutinedutiesduties ofof aa legallegal oror socialsocial naturenature..
LeaderLeader:: ResponsibleResponsible forfor thethemotivationmotivation andand directiondirection ofofemployeesemployees..
LiaisonLiaison:: maintainsmaintains aa networknetwork ofofoutsideoutside contactscontacts whowho provideprovide favorsfavorsandand informationinformation..
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INFORMATIONAL ROLESINFORMATIONAL ROLES
MonitorMonitor:: ReceivesReceives widewide varietyvariety ofofinformation,information, servesserves asas aa nervenerve centercenter ofofinternalinternal andand externalexternal informationinformation ofof thethe
organisationorganisation..DisseminatorDisseminator:: TransmitsTransmits informationinformationreceivedreceived fromfrom outsidersoutsiders oror fromfrom otherotheremployeesemployees toto membersmembers ofof thetheorganisationorganisation..
SpokespersonSpokesperson:: TransmitsTransmits informationinformation totooutsidersoutsiders onon organisationsorganisations plans,plans, policies,policies,actionsactions andand resultsresults;; servesserves asas expertexpert ononorganisationsorganisations industryindustry..
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DECISIONALDECISIONAL
EntrepreneurEntrepreneur:: SearchesSearches organisationorganisation andanditsits environmentenvironment forfor opportunitiesopportunities andandinitiatesinitiates projectsprojects toto bringbring aboutabout changechange..
DisturbanceDisturbance handlerhandler:: ResponsibleResponsible forforcorrectivecorrective actionaction whenwhen organisationorganisation facesfacesimportant,important, unexpectedunexpected disturbancesdisturbances..
ResourcesResources AllocatorAllocator:: makesmakes oror approvesapprovessignificantsignificant organisationalorganisational decisionsdecisions..
NegotiatorNegotiator:: ResponsibleResponsible forfor representingrepresentingthethe organisationorganisation atat majormajor negotiationsnegotiations..
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TechnicalTechnical SkillsSkills:: TheThe abilityability toto applyapplyspecialisedspecialised knowledgeknowledge oror expertiseexpertise..
HumanHumanSkillsSkills:: TheThe abilityability toto workworkwith,with, understandunderstand andand motivatemotivate otherother
people,people, bothboth individuallyindividually andand iningroupsgroups..
ConceptualConceptual SkillsSkills:: TheThe abilityability totoanalyseanalyse andand diagnosediagnose complexcomplexsituationssituations..
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CHALLENGES ANDCHALLENGES AND
OPPORTUNITIES FOR OBOPPORTUNITIES FOR OB
FundamentalFundamental AssumptionsAssumptions ofofContemporaryContemporary OBOB::
OrganisationsOrganisations cancan bebe mademade moremoreproductiveproductive whilewhile alsoalso improvingimproving thethequalityquality ofof peoplespeoples workwork lifelife..
ThereThere isis nono oneone bestbest approachapproach toto
studyingstudying behaviorbehavior inin thetheorganisationsorganisations..
OrganisationsOrganisations areare dynamicdynamic andand evereverchangingchanging..
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FORCES SHAPING OB TODAYFORCES SHAPING OB TODAY
TheThe fieldfield ofof OBOB isis highlyhighly relatedrelated totoseveralseveral economic,economic, socialsocial andand culturalculturaltrendstrends inin todaystodays societysociety.. TheseThese includeinclude::
1.1. GlobalisationGlobalisation ofof EconomyEconomy..2.2. DiversificationDiversification ofof thethe workforceworkforce..
3.3. DevelopmentDevelopment ofof flexibleflexible newnew workingworkingarrangementsarrangements..
4.4. TechnologicalTechnological advancesadvances creatingcreating newneworganisationalorganisational formsforms..
5.5. TheThe qualityquality revolutionrevolution..
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IMPORTANT TERMINOLOGIESIMPORTANT TERMINOLOGIES
GlobalisationGlobalisation:: TheThe processprocess ofofinterconnectinginterconnecting thethe worldsworlds peoplepeopleregardingregarding thethe cultural,cultural, economic,economic,
political,political, technologicaltechnological andandenvironmentalenvironmental aspectsaspects ofof theirtheir liveslives..
MultinationalMultinational CorporationsCorporations::OrganisationsOrganisations withwith significantsignificant spreadspreadthroughoutthroughout variousvarious nationsnations butbutheadquarteredheadquartered inin aa singlesingle nationnation..
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ExpatriatesExpatriates:: PeoplePeople whowho areare citizenscitizensofof oneone countrycountry butbut livelive andand workwork ininanotheranother countrycountry..
CultureCulture:: thethe setset ofof values,values, customscustomsandand beliefsbeliefs peoplepeople havehave inin commoncommonwithwith otherother membersmembers ofof aa socialsocial unitunit..
(Eg(Eg:: AA nation)nation)..
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MulticulturalMulticultural SocietySociety:: AA societysociety withwithmanymany differentdifferent racial,racial, ethnic,ethnic,socioeconomicsocioeconomic andand generationalgenerationalsubgroups,subgroups, eacheach withwith itsits ownown cultureculture..
SubSub cultureculture:: AA smallersmaller culturalculturalsubgroup,subgroup, havinghaving itsits ownown wellwell
defineddefined culture,culture, operatingoperating withinwithinlarger,larger, primaryprimary cultureculture..