WHY THEORY

MATTERS IN
ORGANIZATIONAL
BEHAVIOUR?

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CONTENT

What is Organizational Behaviour?

What is a Theory?
What is Social Science?
What are the theories of organization behaviour?
1. Behaviouristic Framework
2. Cognitive Framework
3. Social Cognitive Framework
Theoretical framework of organization behavior
Conclusion
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What is Organizational Behaviour?

Organizational behaviour can be defined as the

understanding, prediction and management(control) of
human behavior in organizations.

-Luthans, 2010-

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What is a Theory?

Scientifically acceptable general principle or body of

principles offered to explain phenomena.
-Merrium-Webster online dictionary, 2017-

A set of assumptions, propositions or accepted facts that

attempts to provide a rational explanation of cause and
effect relationship among a group of observed
phenomenon
-businessdictionary.com-

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What are the theories of organization
behaviour?

Motivation theory
Leadership theory
Cognitive theory
Behavioural theory
Social learning theory

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Theoretical framework of organizational
behaviour
1. Behaviouristic Framework

Behaviouristic
Framework

Classical Operant
Conditioning Conditioning
-An experiment by I. Pavlov-
S R R S

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Contd . Theoretical framework of
organizational behaviour

2. Cognitive Framework

Cognitive framework learning

consists of the expectancy that
a particular event will lead to a
particular consequence.

-Tolmans Maze-

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Contd . Theoretical framework of
organizational behaviour
3. Social learning framework

Reciprocal Determinism Basic Human Capabilities

Behaviour

Symbolizing
Forethought
Observations
Self regulation
Self reflective
Person and Environment
cognitive factors -Albert Bandura-

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CONCLUSION