Organisational Behaviour
Organisational Behaviour can be defined as the study of both group and individual performance and activity within an organisation. It mainly focuses on human behaviour in the work environment. Having a good understanding of why people behave as they do gives us the ability to solve problems and also prevent them from happening. People have studied organisational behaviour for decades in a bid to increase organisational performance. Understanding the behaviour of people, not only in work but in all aspects of our lives has become increasingly important as more and more of us find ourselves becoming involved in organisations and the management of people. Learning about organisational behaviour requires studying organisational relationships, patterns of behaviour and theories about an organisation.
There are both internal and external perspectives when it comes to organisational behaviour. The internal perspective looks at behaviour in terms of thoughts, feelings, past experiences and needs. It explains behaviour by examining an individual’s history and personal value system. The external perspective understands behaviour in terms of external events, environmental forces and behavioural consequences. It explains behaviour by examining surrounding external events and environmental forces. Both perspectives have produced motivational and leadership theories.
Organisational Behaviour is analysed on three different levels; individual, group and