Individual Behavior in

organization
 Understanding behavior as input –output
system
• The Traditional Perspective
Regards Human behavior as stimulus response
process
• Behaviour Perspective
S-O-B Model
• Behaviour as an input-output system

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• According to input –output model stimuli in
the form of inputs are processed at a central
processing region and converted into output
or responses

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 S-O-B Model for understanding individual behaviour

Organism (O)
Situation Behavior (B)

Physiological Responses

•Stimulus Cognitive Patterns of

behavior
Psychological
•Environment

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 Biographical Characteristics
• Age
• Gender
• marital status
• Tenure