Course info

Organizational Behavior (OB) is a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals, groups, and structure have on behavior within an organization. It then applies that knowledge to make organizations work more effectively. We all hold generalizations about the behavior of people. Some of our generalizations may provide valid insights into human behavior, but many are erroneous. Organizational Behavior uses systematic study to improve predictions of behavior that would be made from intuition alone. But, because people are different, we need to look at OB in a contingency framework, using situational variables to moderate cause-effect relationships. This course is designed to give participants an understanding of attitudesand behavior of individuals and groups in all types of organizations and as to how organizations, simple or complex, are structured and patterned to achieve their goals.