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Contributory Disciplines to OB
Human behaviour being unscientific needs a
multi disciplinary approach to be
understood. The disciplines that
contribute to the study of OB are :
1. Psychology
2. Sociology
3. Social Psychology
4. Anthropology
5. Political Science
(Refer to block diagram in course material)
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Significance of OB :
OB and HR contribute significantly to the
performance and effectiveness to people and
organization.
The human resources are the sum total of potential
and acquired skills and knowledge. Skills need to
be improved through proper training.
Similarly man management and interpersonal skills
play an important role in handling complex work
pressures.
This activity is called management development –
an important part of OB
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Organizational Performance :
HR and OB make effective organizations.
Knowledge x Skill = Ability
Attitude x Situation = Motivation
(Keith Davis)
Theory X assumes:
a. The average employee dislikes work and tries to avoid it, if he can.
b. He has to be “pushed” into working effectively, through punishment or
rewards.
c. He seldom takes risk, is not ambitious and gives high importance to his
security.
Theory Y assumes:
a. People naturally put in effort to accomplish tasks. They need not be
“pushed” into it.
b. People are self driven to solve work related issues using their own
creativity.
C. Employees do take risk and stretch themselves to action when they see a
meaningfulness.
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