Organizational Behavior – 2

Understanding Nature and Characteristics of Behavior

In the last blog we understood that OB relates to the behavior of people and organizations; a good understanding of the nature and characteristics of behavior is essential to effectively use organization behavior in the managerial roles. Here are some characteristics of Behavior which every aspiring manager needs to know:

• Behavior is influenced by a number of factors
• Behavior is influenced by various kinds of factors
• Behavior is determined by individual differences
• Behavior is affected by similarities
• Behavior is goal directed and purposeful
• Behavior is modifiable to a very large degree
• Behavior is dynamic as well as stable
• Behavior is predictable to some degree
• Behavior is influenced by past experience

You can take the best out of learning Organization Behavior if you are able to reflect them to your daily surrounding and analyze their implications. There is no easy way to understand OB. It is complex and evasive just as we human beings are.

Read in Kannada: http://somanagement.blogspot.com/2011/03/blog-post_24.html