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An Organizational Behavior is a system behavior of an organization.
- Context:
- It can be analyzed by Organizational Behavior Analysis (using an organizational behavior model).
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- See: Organization, Human Behavior, Organizational Change, Organizational Culture.
References
2021
- (Wikipedia, 2021) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/organizational_behavior Retrieved:2021-2-11.
- Organizational behavior (OB) or organisational behaviour is the: "study of human behavior in organizational settings, the interface between human behavior and the organization, and the organization itself".[1] OB research can be categorized in at least three ways: [2]
- individuals in organizations (micro-level)
- work groups (meso-level)
- how organizations behave (macro-level)
- Organizational behavior (OB) or organisational behaviour is the: "study of human behavior in organizational settings, the interface between human behavior and the organization, and the organization itself".[1] OB research can be categorized in at least three ways: [2]
- ↑ Moorhead, G., & Griffin, R. W. (1995). Organizational behavior: Managing people and organizations (5th edition). Boston. Houghton Mifflin, (p.4)
- ↑ Management which is the process of stated Objectives, Planning, Organizing, Directing, Controlling, and Staffing to achieve stated (formalized) objectives. Wagner, J. A., & Hollenbeck, J. R. (2010). Organizational behavior: Securing competitive advantage. New York: Routledge.
2020
- https://www.investopedia.com/terms/o/organizational-behavior.asp
- QUOTE: ... The study of organizational behavior includes areas of research dedicated to improving job performance, increasing job satisfaction, promoting innovation, and encouraging leadership. Each has its own recommended actions, such as reorganizing groups, modifying compensation structures, or changing methods of performance evaluation. The study of organizational behavior has its roots in the late 1920s, when the Western Electric Company launched a now-famous series of studies of the behavior of workers at its Hawthorne Works plant in Cicero, Illinois.1
Researchers there set out to determine whether workers could be made to be more productive if their environment was upgraded with better lighting and other design improvements. To their surprise, the researchers found that the environment was less important than social factors. It was more important, for example, that people got along with their co-workers and felt their bosses appreciated them. ...
... Key Takeaways
- Organizational behavior is the study of how people behave within groups.
- Early studies determined the importance of group dynamics in business productivity.
- The study of organizational behavior is a foundation of corporate human resources.
- QUOTE: ... The study of organizational behavior includes areas of research dedicated to improving job performance, increasing job satisfaction, promoting innovation, and encouraging leadership. Each has its own recommended actions, such as reorganizing groups, modifying compensation structures, or changing methods of performance evaluation. The study of organizational behavior has its roots in the late 1920s, when the Western Electric Company launched a now-famous series of studies of the behavior of workers at its Hawthorne Works plant in Cicero, Illinois.1