Organizational Behavior
- The study of what people think, feel and do in and around the organization
Why Study OB?
- Understand Behavior
- Predict Behavior
- Influence Bahavior
ORGANIZATION
- Groups of people who work interdependently (needs each other) towards the same purpose (common goal)
- 2 persons is not an organization
- "Formal" , structured patterns of interaction
- Collective sense of purpose
TRENDS IN OB
- Globalization
- Interaction from one country to another, differ in culture.
- SAMPLE: McDonald, Jollibee, etc around the globe.
- Interaction from one country to another, differ in culture.
- Changing Workforce
- Gender --- Since women can work already, Men must adapt to the environment. Like before ang office breaks nila kay, SUPER MANLY ang dating but now it has change, something nga mucompromise sa need sa women. J
- Race/Diversity – If a certain Japanese will be assign to a US company and will imply his JapRules, bigger possibility nga US will not like it.. Still there will be a change.
- Age/Generation (Baby Boomer & Generation X (still loyal pa kaayo ni sila), Generation Y)
- Gender --- Since women can work already, Men must adapt to the environment. Like before ang office breaks nila kay, SUPER MANLY ang dating but now it has change, something nga mucompromise sa need sa women. J
- Evolving Employment Relationship
- As an OB, how can you maintain everything from the flux (contractual employees)… Ofcourse doing so, you will have less regulars and you are always changing your employees – how can you maintain a good company from doing so?
- As an OB, how can you maintain everything from the flux (contractual employees)… Ofcourse doing so, you will have less regulars and you are always changing your employees – how can you maintain a good company from doing so?
- Virtual Work
- How will working outside the company affects.
- Internet/Online Jobs.
- How will working outside the company affects.
- Workplace Values and Ethics
- Explain important/unimportant (V) and acceptable/unacceptable (E) to the employees.
- Explain important/unimportant (V) and acceptable/unacceptable (E) to the employees.
ANCHORS OF OB
- Multidisciplinary
>It is a discipline and within it, theories and behaviors are developed yet it also includes discipline from psychology, sociology, business managements, etc.
- Systematic Research
>OB relies on scientific method in gathering information and data.
- Contingency
>No single solution will work in every situation and that organizational solutions to problems need to take the specifics of a given situation into account
- Multiple Levels of Analysis
>Separate ideas for Individuals, Groups and Organization
- Open System
>Organization and the Environment are interconnected.
>Carl Rogers (ORGANISMIC idea) --- like an organism, organization needs External Materials and it produces Output/Products/Services to balance it.
