ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

Organization behavior is about the studying of the impact of an individual, groups and
organization have on behavior within the organization for the purpose of applying such
knowledge towards improving organization effectiveness and building a better relationship.
Under organization behavior it has several sub behaviors such as organizational culture diversity,
communication, organizational effectiveness, efficiency and organizational learning.

No doubt technical skills are important to a manager however without people skills he or she
may not be able to drive the workforce to achieve the company’s goals.
The company may have the latest technology or equipment installed but manpower are still
needed to operate them, generate new ideas, monitor the quality if the output and deliver the
service. This is why is it important for the management to analyze the entire work force, the
manager to be able to describe, understand, predict and control the individual’s behavior in an
organization. Some of the work related behavior which happens in a workplace which it the main
focus of the managers are their productivity, absenteeism and turnover (Wilson 1994)

The nature of organization behavior is an applied behavioral science that is built on contributions
from a number of behavioral disciplines such as psychology, sociology, social psychology,
anthropology and economics.

PSYCHOLOGY
Psychology is the study of human behavior which may allow one to identify the characteristics
of individuals and provides an understanding why an individual behaves in a particular way. It
gives us a useful insight into areas such as human motivation, perceptual processes or personality
characteristics.

SOCIOLOGY
Sociology is the study of social behavior, relationships among social groups and
societies, and the maintenance of social order. The main focus of attention is on the
social system and to appreciate the functioning of individuals within the
organization which is essentially a socio-technical entity.

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Social psychology is the study of human behavior in the context of social situations.
It helps the manager to predict an individual when he takes part in a group.

ANTHROPOLOGY
The main focus of attention is on the cultural system, beliefs, customs, ideas and
values within a group or society and the comparison of behavior among different
cultures. It is very important to appreciate the differences that exist among people coming from
different cultural backgrounds as globalization is very common nowadays.

ECONOMICS
Any organization to survive and sustain must be aware of the economic viability of
their effort. This applies even to the non-profit and voluntary organizations as well.

POLITICAL SCIENCE
It studies individuals and groups within specific conditions concerning the power dynamics.
Important topics under here include structuring of conflict, allocation of power and how people
manipulate power for individual self-interest etc.

WHY MANAGERS NEED TO STUDY ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR?

A manger needs to be able to get things accomplished, reach all goals, take control, and knows
everything that is going on in their company. According to Robert Katz there are three important
skills which a manager should have, that is Technical, Human and Conceptual skill.

Technical skills: ability to apply specialized knowledge or expertise to their role,

Human skills: ability to understand and motivate other wither it’s an individual or group. As
managers needs to get things done through people their by they need such skills to communicate,
motivate and delegate.

Conceptual skills is the ability of a manager to analyze and diagnose complex situations.
Decision making for example requires a manager to identify problems, come out with a few
options as solution and decide which is the best.

Systematic study means looking at the relationships, try to identify the attribute causes and
effects to come out with a conclusion base on scientific evidence. It is about making a reasonable
accurate prediction of a person’s behavior as they are usually predictable.

Managers of the future needs to “Think Global, Act Local” ,cultural base people management
training is one of the ways for a manage to improve their abilities to motivate employees whom
are highly qualified but cultural diverse. The workplace diversity management depends on the
skilful balancing act of the manager to achieve the organization goals.

More company’s are driving towards globalization, the success of it depends on the ability of the
manager to manage a diverse group of talents. With the mixture of talents of diverse cultural
backgrounds, genders, ages and lifestyles an organization can response to business opportunity
more quickly and creatively. . If managers want their employees work together effectively in
teams, they have to understand and respect one another. If managers want their employees to
work together effectively in teams, they have to understand and respect one another. Managing a
global workplace/ market is very complex however if we talk the same, think alike then it’s
easier to come to a mutual understanding and agreement which is a key component for business
success