IntroductiontoOrganizationalBehavior.ppt

Organizational Behavior Jerald Greenberg Robert A. Baron Globalization Diversity Section Content What is Organization Organization is a structured social system consisting of groups and individuals working together to meet some agree-upon objectives. Organization as Open System What is Organizational Behavior is a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals, groups, and structure have on behavior within organizations, for the purpose of applying such knowledge toward improving an organization’s effectiveness. Cont: Organizational Behavior 4. The three levels of OB The Individual Level in the OB Model The Group Level in the OB Model The Organizational System Level Frederick Winslow Taylor Frederick Winslow Taylor was an American mechanical engineer who sought to improve industrial efficiency. Taylor is regarded as the father of scientific management, and was one of the first management consultants. He was one of the famous leaders of the Efficiency Movement and his ideas, broadly conceived, were highly influential in the Progressive Era. Taylors scientific management consisted of four principles on employees’ behaviors: The Hawthorne Studies The earliest systematic research in the field of OB, this work was performed to determine how the design of work environments affected performance. 14 Principles of Management Division of Work Authority and Responsibilities Discipline Unity of Command Unity of Direction Subordination of Individual Interest to the General Interest Remuneration Centralization or Decentralization Line of Authority Order Equity Stability of tenure of Personnel Initiative Esprit Of Team Webers Rational Bureaucracy P11 The last century saw the perfection of the bureaucracy -- a form of organization that has been enormously successful and is the result of thousands of years of trial and error evolution. Max Weber outlined the key characteristics of a bureaucracy: specification of jobs with detailed rights, obligations,