Organization Behaviour

Organizational Behavior is concerned with the study of what people do in an organization and how that behavior affects the performance of the organization. It is an applied behavioral science that is built upon contributions from a number of behavior disciplines, the predominant areas are psychology, sociology, social psychology, anthropology and political science. Psychology’s contributions have been mainly at the individual or micro level of analysis while the other four disciplines have contributed to our understanding of macro concepts as such group processes and organization.

Psychology is the science that seeks to measure, explain and sometimes change the behavior of humans and other animals. It helps to predict the behavior to a great extent buy observing the dynamics of personal factors, environment and situational factors. Understanding the psychological principles and models helps in gaining knowledge of determinants of behavior, for example; learning processes, motivation techniques and personality determinants. Psychology contributes to organizational behavior through the study of fatigue, boredom, and other factors relevant to working conditions that could impede efficient work performance.

Sociology is the study of social systems in which individuals fills their roles, it studies people in relation to their fellow human beings. Sociologist have made a contribution to organizational behavior through the study of group behavior in organizations, particularly formal and complex organizations. Through sociology we are able to learn group dynamics, organizational culture, formal organization theory and organizational structure.

Social psychology focuses on the influence of people on one another. It is the scientific investigation of how thoughts, feeling and behavior of individuals are influenced by actual imagined or implied presence of others. It focuses on how groups, organizations, social categories and societies are organized, how they function...