MGT3002 Week 1 Discussion

The Study and Foundations of Organizational Behavior

In past years in Europe and North America, organizations were only believed to be structures built for the production of goods and services, as well as for creating

surplus and resources. As demand grew sharply from the mid-nineteenth century onward, more and larger organizations came into being and so did competition.

With this increasing demand and competition, companies started to look at means of increasing productivity and output in order to survive. During the early part

of the twentieth century, scienti�c management methods were developed to increase the ef�ciency of production. While these methods were quite successful in signi�cantly increasing output, employee dissatisfaction also increased. It became clear to some that this dissatisfaction stemmed from the growing perception

that employees were merely being used as objects and instruments of production for the pro�t of others.

This led to the development of the �eld of study that we know today as organizational behavior. Management and researchers started looking at

employees' feelings and attitudes, their motivations and perceptions, the effect of working in groups and teams, and of

organizational communications and con�icts, and the importance of effective leadership behavior—the key elements of organizational behavior.

Organizational behavior refers to the way individuals and groups interact within and toward an organization. The combined behaviors create a company climate that can bolster or undermine an organization's success. Patterns of behavior profoundly in�uence a company's performance. To make sure that in�uence is

positive, leaders must help others grasp the importance of organizational behaviors so that everyone involved in a company's future can better understand and

shape the internal conditions of an organization.

Additional Materials

The Study and Foundations of Organizational Behavior (media/week1/SUO_MGT3002%20W1%20L1.pdf?

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