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Operating Definition of Organizational Behavior INTRODUCTION One of the chief tasks for any manager is to manage people (Robbins, Pages 20-34). The study of organizational behavior focuses on factors and issues involved in human behavior related to jobs, work, absenteeism, employment turnover, productivity, human performance, and management, each of which is directly related to job responsibilities of a manager. Thus study of organization behavior increases manager’s effectiveness by giving him/her specific insights into people’s behavior. The study of organization behavior is even more important now with the latest trend in globalization, and workforce diversity. In brief, Organizational behavior 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 toward improving an organization's effectiveness (Robbins, Page 35). Organizational Behavior is an applied behavioral science, not based upon intuition, and build upon disciplines such as Psychology, Sociology, Social Psychology, Anthropology, and Political Science. ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR MODEL Organizational Behavior is studied at three levels. The most basic is the individual level.
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