An Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behavior

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An Introduction to the Field of Organizational
Behavior
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Discussion Outline

• Why Study OB?
• Historical Overview of OB

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Why Study OB?

• Increase the likelihood
• You will enjoy be successful in your career
• Your employees will enjoy be successful in
  their career
• Your organization will be more successful
  achieve higher financial performance

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Why Study OB?

• Human capital is our most valuable asset.

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Why Study OB?

• Does the way you treat an individual
• affect their behavior?
• Can this simple concept be used as
• an effective management technique?

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Historical Overview of OB

• Scientific Management
• Human Relations Movement
• Classical Organizational Theory
• Contemporary OB

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Historical Overview of OB

• Scientific Management Roots of OB
• Frederick Taylor, Father of Scientific Management
• Designing jobs as efficiently as possible
• One Best Way
• Time Motion Study

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Historical Overview of OB

• Human Relations Movement
• Elton Mayo
• Noneconomic, social processes
• Worker effectiveness depends on physical aspects
  on social conditions
• Hawthorne Studies
• Illumination studies
• Relay room
• Bank wiring

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Historical Overview of OB

• Classical Organizational Theory
• Max Weber
• Efficient structuring of overall organization
• Ideally designed large organization, the
  bureaucracy
• Formal rules
• Hierarchical structure
• Division of labor

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Historical Overview of OB

• Contemporary OB
• Work can be both productive pleasant
• Theory X vs. Theory Y
• Contingency approach
• There is no one best way to manage
• Open systems
• Organizations are dynamic ever-changing

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Theory X vs. Theory Y

• Theory X
• Distrusting
• Basically lazy
• Disinterested
• Work hard when
• pushed

• Theory Y
• Positive, accepting
• Need to achieve
• Very interested
• Work hard under
• appropriate conditions

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Historical Overview of OB

• Contemporary OB
• Work can be both productive pleasant
• Theory X vs. Theory Y
• Contingency approach
• There is no one best way to manage
• Personal, situational, environmental variables
• Open systems
• Organizations are dynamic ever-changing