Why should every manager study the discipline of Organizational Behavior? Elaborate the importance of Organizational Behavior?

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Organizational Behaviour is a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals, groups and structure have on behaviour within organizations, for the purpose of applying such knowledge toward improving an organization's effectiveness. An organization is comprised of individuals who make up the organizational behaviour. From top management down to the employee, organizational behaviour takes shape. The effectiveness of the organization largely depends on the structure of the organization, and how well the individuals or groups behave within the structure.

Organizational behaviour is important to all management function, roles and skills. Since organizations are built up levels - individual, group and an organizational system as a whole, it is important for managers to understand human behaviour in order to meet the organizations overall goals. Managements function is to plan, organize, lead and control. Management roles can be interpersonal, informational or decisional. Management skills can be technical, human or conceptual. In order to be effective, the behavioural science disciplines of psychology, sociology, social psychology, anthropology and political science all contribute to the means of applying OB concepts.

Managers are able to develop an understanding of what motivates employees to learn, train and perform optimally as individuals through the use of OB concepts. Managers realize there are many dynamics behind working within a group and the importance of group behaviours and communicating is a key link to empowering and controlling conflicts a group. Overall, in order for managers to be successful and effective they must utilize and develop the use of OB concepts that will enhance not only there own abilities but also there employees.

Importance of Organizational Behaviour

The concept of Organizational Behaviour (OB) is vital to any organization because its main purpose is to improve the effectiveness /performance of the organization by studying the people within it. Organizations are made...