Chapter 1: What is Organizational Behaviour?
Processes
Actions that individuals, groups, and organizations engage in as a result of inputs that had to certain outcomes
Contingency Approach
An approach taken by OB that considers behaviours within the context which it occurs
Organizational Behaviour
A field of study that looks at the impact that individuals, groups, and structure have on behaviour within organizations
OB building block: Sociology
Studies people in relation to their social environment and culture
1. psychology 2. social psychology 3. sociology 4. anthropology
The 4 building blocks of OB
OB building block: Anthropology
- Study of societies to learn about human beings and their activities - Identifies differences in fundamental values, attitudes, and behaviour between people in different countries and within different organizations
Individual, group, organizational
3 levels of analysis
1. inputs 2. processes 3. outcomes
3 types of variables in a basic ob model
Organization
A consciously coordinated social unit, composed of a group of people, that functions on a relatively continuous basis to achieve a common goal or set of goals
1. New psychological contract between organizations and employees (unwritten expectations and returns) 2. Stress and work-life balance
Individual challenges in todays workplace
Outcomes
Key variable that you want to explain or predict, and that are affected by some other variables
1. Nonstandard employment (flexible, part-time, gig, and contingent work) 2. Global competition 3. Workforce diversity
Organizational Challenges in todays workplace
OB building block: Social Psychology
People's influence on one another
OB building block: Psychology
Seeks to measure, explain, and sometimes change the behaviour of humans and other animals
Inputs
Set the stage for what will occur in the organization later