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Pretty Bhalla, Lovely Professional University Unit 8: Foundations of Organisational Behaviour

Unit 8: Foundations of Organisational Behaviour Notes

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction
8.1 Definition of Organisational Behaviour
8.2 Nature of Organisational Behaviour
8.3 Determinants of Organisational Behaviour
8.3.1 Organisations as Systems

8.3.2 The Formal and Informal Organisation
8.4 Need for Organisational Behaviour
8.5 Contributing Disciplines
8.6 Modelling for OB
8.6.1 Freudian Psychoanalytic Model
8.6.2 Humanistic Psychology Framework
8.7 Meaning of Individual Behaviour
8.7.1 Determinants of Individual Behaviour
8.7.2 Biographical Characteristics

8.8 Personality
8.8.1 Definition of Personality
8.8.2 Major Determinants of Personality
8.8.3 Theories of Personality
8.8.4 Personality Characteristics in Organisations
8.9 Ability
8.10 Summary
8.11 Keywords
8.12 Self Assessment
8.13 Review Questions

8.14 Further Readings

Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to:

State the nature of organisational behaviour
Identify need for the knowledge of organisational behaviour
Discuss contributing disciplines to organisational behaviour
Assess the impact of individual behaviour on organisational behaviour.

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