Organizational Theory

And Behaviour

 Unit -2
 Organizational Behaviour

 Topic:-Contributingdisciplines to the
organisation behaviour
1.Psychology:-

Psychology is a science, an
academic, and applied discipline
that involves the scientific study
of human or animal mental
functions and behaviours.
It involves:
COMPONENTS OF PSYCHOLOGY
1.LEARNING
2.MOTIVATION
3. PERSONALITY
4.EMOTION
5.PERCEPTION
6.TRAINING
7.LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS
8.JOB SATISFACTION
9.lNDIVIDUAL DECISION MAKING etc..
2.Social psychology

Social psychology is the study

of the relations between
people and groups. Scholars in
this interdisciplinary area are
typically either psychologists
or sociologists, though all
social psychologists employ
both the individual and the
group as their units of
analysis.
 Themajor contributions of social psychology to
OB are as follows:
 Behavior change
 Attitude change
 Communication
 Group process
 Group decision-making
 3.Sociology:-
Sociology is the study of society. It
is a social science-a term with
which it is sometimes synonymous-
that uses various methods of
empirical investigation and critical
analysis to develop and refine a
body of knowledge about human
social activity, often with the goal
of applying such knowledge to the
pursuit of social welfare.
Sociology
Group Dynamics
Work Teams
Communication
Power
Integrating Behavior
Formal Organization
 Organization Technique
 Organization Culture
 Organization Change
4.Anthropology
The major contributions of Anthropology in the field of OB are as follows: –

1.Comparative values
2.Comparative attitudes
3.Cross-culture analysis
4.Organization environment
5.Organization culture
5.Political science:-
Political science is a social science concerned
with the theory and practice of politics and
the description and analysis of political
systems and political behaviour. In other
words, it is the study of behavior of
individuals and groups within a political
environment.

POLITICAL SCIENCE
1.Conflict
2.Intraorganizational
Politics
3.Power
6.Economics

Economics is the social science that

is concerned with the production,
consumption of distribution, and
goods and services.

Economic
1.Motivation
2.Decision making
3.Learning
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