Organizational Behavior
Shermerhorn, Hunt, Osborn, 2005, Section 1, defines Organizational Behavior (OB) is "the study of individuals and groups in an organization. Developers of this principle have substantiated it using a variety of methods such as Field studies, Laboratory studies, Meta analyses, Survey studies, and Case studies. Extended in the formulation of organizational behavior are other academic disciplines-psychology, sociology, economics, anthropology and political science. However, why should an organization, group, or individual make any effort understanding this study? Simply put, "knowledge is power". In cased in this body of knowledge lies an overflowing wealth of power. That if introduced can be the pivotal stepping-stone for strengthening an underachieving organization or improving the organizational culture internally of an already high-performing group. For example, in the six months of 2005 in my organization manufacturing was having a problem with......
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