Contributing Desciplienes to OB

CONTRIBUTING DISCIPLINES TO OB:

CONTRIBUTING DISCIPLINES TO OB

DEFINITION:

DEFINITION “OB is a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals, groups and structure have on behavior within organizations for the purpose of applying such knowledge towards improving an organizations effectiveness” Robbins

KEY ELEMENTS OF OB:

KEY ELEMENTS OF OB People Structure Technology Environment

SCOPE OF OB:

SCOPE OF OB OB Organizational psychology Organizational sociology Organizational culture Power History of Org and management Decision theory Sociology Psychology Anthropology Political Science History Economics

CONTRIBUTING DISCIPLINES TO OB:

CONTRIBUTING DISCIPLINES TO OB Psychology Sociology Anthropology Other social sciences

Psychology :

Psychology The discipline that has had the greatest influence on the field of ob is psychology This is science that focuses directly on understanding and predicting individual behavior It has greatly contributed to the intra personal dynamics of human behavior Topics such as personality,perception,attitude,opinion, learning and motivation describes intra personal aspects of ob

Sociology :

Sociology Sociology is the study of people in relation to their fellow human beings Whereas psychologists focus on the individuals, sociologists study group of individuals The topics derived from sociology include group dynamics, formation of groups,communication,formal and informal organizations and like

Anthropology :

Anthropology Study of societies to learn about human beings and their activities Anthropology helps us understand differences in fundamental values, attitudes and behavior between people in different regions and organizations Organizations create a unique culture that influences the way organizational members think about the organization and how they should behave

Other social sciences:

Other social sciences Besides psychology, sociology and anthropology, three other disciplines also contributed to our understanding of ob are economics, political science and history Economic models have made valuable contributions to our understanding of both individual and oganizational decision making process

Other social sciences:

Other social sciences Power, Politics and Authority are popular topics derived from the field of political science. History has also greatly contributed to our understanding of ob by describing the lives of great leaders and the success and failures of organizations they managed

Thank You…:

Thank You…