Toward an OB Discipline

Behavioural Contribution Unit of

analysis Output
Science

Learning Motivattion
Personality
Emotions
Perception
Training
Leadership effectiveness
Job satisfaction
Psychology
Individual decision making
Performance appraisal
Attitude measurement
Employee selection
Work design
Work stress
Individual

Behavioural change
Attitude change
Social Communication
Psychology Group processes
Group decision making

Communication
Power Study of OB
Group
Conflict
Intergroup behaviour

Sociology
Formal organization theory
Orgnaizational technology
Organizational change
Organizational culture

Organization
System
Comparative values
Comparative attitudes
Cross-cultural analysis

Anthropology
Organizational culture
Organizational environment
Power

of an application in an industry. He concluded that division of labour raises the productiv-

ity by increasing each worker’s skill and dexterity by saving time that is commonly lost in
changing tasks and by encouraging the creation of labour saving inventions and machin-
ery. The result of his theory was seen in 20th century in the form of extensive development
of assembly — line production process.

Charles Babbage, a British mathematics professor, in his book, “On the Economy
of machinery and manufacturer” published in 1832 added to Smith’s list of the advantage
that accrued from division of labor, the following:

i. It reduces the time needed for learning a job.

ii. It reduces the waste of material during the learning stage.

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