ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR LECTURE NOTES

What is Organizational Behaviour? . . . a field of study that investigates how individuals, groups and structure affect affect and and are affected by behaviour within organizations, for the purpose of  applying such knowledge toward improving an organizations effectiveness

Why Do We Study OB? To

learn about yourself and how to deal with others You are part of an organization now, and will continue to be a part of various organizations Organizations are increasingly expecting individuals to be able to work in teams, at least some of the time Some of you may want to be managers or Entrepreneurs

What is an Organization? consciously coordinated social unit, composed of two or more people, that functions on a relatively continuous basis to achieve a common goal or set of  goals. A

SUMMARY OB is a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals, groups, and structure have on behaviour within an organization. Focuses on improving productivity, reducing absenteeism and turnover, and increasing employee job satisfaction and organizational commitment. Uses systematic study to improve predictions of behaviour.

ROOT METAPHORS FOR READING ORGANISATIONS What

you see is where you stand

Ie. What you see depends on the root metaphor you employ METAPHOR Refers to a set of images through which a phenomenon is apprehended eg Mother is a battle axe Parliament

is a childrens play ground