HISTORICAL

DEVELOPMENT OF
ORGANISATIONAL
BEHAVIOUR
AHIN
OBJECTIVE
What is an Organisation?
Organisational
Behaviour Historical
Development
Organisation
organization - collection of
people, work together to achieve
-individual goals,
-organizational goals.
Organisational Behaviour
Historical Development
Contributions for OB

Plato F.W.Taylor
Aristotle Elton Mayo
Confusius Douglas
Nicolas Machiavelli McGregor
Adam Smith Human Capital
Max Weber OB Models
Plato’s view on Society
Work -The Republic
Essence of Leadership
Categorized society to 3 souls
1.Peasants - Foundation of society
2.Warriors - Rep. Spirit & Courage
3.Philosopher
King -Guide society by reason
Aristotle
Contribution to Psychology-Para Psychic
Idea On society
1.Plant Soul - Nutrition
2.Animal Soul - Basic sensation,
desire 3.Human Soul - Reason
Self Actualisation , id &ego
Confusius’s Ethic & leadership
Leader as North star
Leader Will be the center and rest
orient around him
Ethic – Choosing right or
wrong, increases moral value
of a person.
Nicolo Machiavelli
Organisational power & politics
Good Bad
Monarchy - Tyranny
Aristocrats - oligarchy
Democracy - Anarchy
Adam Smith- Div. of Labour
Organisation & society would reap from
division of labour.
Exp: pin manufacturing
10- group - 48000/day
10-indivduals - 10/day
Max Weber – Theory of
authority
Three Authority
1.Traditional – Rule passed down by
heredity (Feudalism, Patrimonialism)
2.Charismatic – Inspiring others
3.Legal relational - Obedience to law
irrespective of authority
Max weber – Rationality
1. Practical Rationality – Accepts
reality merely calculates to deal with
them.
2. Theoretical Rationality - Effort to
master reality by abstract concept
rather through action.
Rationality contd.
3. Substantive rationality - Orders
actions into pattern through cluster of
values
4. Formal rationality - Calculation
of means and ends
F.W.Taylor – Scientific
managent
Principles
1. Selecting methods based on scientific
study
2.Train &develop employee.
3.Detailed supervision &instructing of
worker’s work
4.Divide work equally between managers
and workers.
F.W.Taylor contd
Introduced time study
Drawbacks :
• Considered as
dehumanizing.
• Failed to say
about feedback.
Elton mayo- Hawthorne study
Summary of Hawthorne study,
• Feeling of importance had high
motivational value.
• Physical and financial incentives
had little value.
• People will form group this can be used
by management to benefit the
organisation
Douglas McGregor
Theory X
Average employee is
lazy, dislikes work, and
will try to do as little as
possible.
Manager’s task is to
supervise closely and
control employees
through reward and
punishment.
Theory Y
Employees will do what
is good for the
organization when
committed.
When initiative work
planned by manager
workers would participate
initiatively.
Human capital
Investing in it result in increased
productivity and customer satisfaction.
Recently,
Social capital- who you know( network
friends )
Psychological capital – who you
are(confidence,hope,who you can
become)
OB Models
By Keith Davis and Newstrom are:

1) Autocratic
2) Custodial
3) Supportive
4) Collegial