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OB Model

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Recap

Game- people- characteristics

Organisation
Behaviour
What is OB
Model of OB in brief
Course syllabi and evaluation plan

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Agenda

Developing the OB Model

Levels of OB
Dependent variables
Independent variables
The Model
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OB Model
A model is an abstraction of reality: a
simplified representation of some realworld phenomenon.
The OB model has three levels of analysis
Each level is built on the previous level

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OB Model

Three Levels

Dependent
Variables (Y)

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Independent
Variables (X)

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OB Model- Types of Variables

Independent (X)

Dependent (Y)

The presumed cause

of the change in the
dependent variable
(Y).
This is the variable
that OB researchers
vary or change to
observe the changes
in Y.
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This is the response

to X (the
independent
variable).
It is what the OB
researchers want to
predict or explain.
The interesting
variable!

Predictive Ability

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OB- Dependent Variables

Productivity
Transforming inputs to outputs at lowest
cost.
Includes the concepts of effectiveness
(achievement of goals) and efficiency
(meeting goals at a low cost).
Absenteeism
Failure to report to work a huge cost to
employers.
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OB- Dependent Variables (Contd)

Employee Turnover
Voluntary and involuntary permanent
withdrawal from an organization.
Deviant Workplace Behavior
Voluntary behavior which violates
organisational norms and thereby threatens
the well-being of the organization and/or
any of its members.
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OB- Dependent Variables (Contd)

Job Satisfaction
A general attitude (not a behavior)
toward ones job
A positive feeling of one's job resulting
from an evaluation of its characteristics.

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OB- Independent Variables

The independent variable (X) can be at any of
the three levels in OB model:
Individual
Biographical characteristics, ability
Personality and emotions
Values and attitudes
Perception, motivation
Individual learning and individual decision making

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OB- Independent Variables (Contd)

Group
Communication, leadership and trust
Group decision making, group structure
Work teams
Conflict, power and politics

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OB- Independent Variables (Contd)

Organisation System
Organizational culture
Organisational structure and design
Human resource policies and practices

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OB Model

Three Levels

Dependent
Variables (Y)

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Independent
Variables (X)

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Next Session
OB and other behavioural sciences

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Closing thought

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Thank you.
People make the
difference.
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