A Simplified Conceptual Study of the Subject of Organizational Behaviour

Abstract

Organizational Behaviour (OB) is a subject which is useful for becoming a successful manager in any type of organization. As far as teaching and learning OB was concerned, some performance and theoretical gaps were observed particularly in a developing country context. This research paper is a result of a conceptual study which attempted to achieve six objectives: (1) to present
definitions of OB given by various appropriately qualified authors, make a brief descriptive analysis about the definitions, and assert the general meaning of OB; (2) to ascertain whether OB is a part of HRM; (3) to explore and describe how OB distinctly differs from HRM; (4) to explore and describe how OB relates or becomes a synonym to subjects such as Industrial Psychology,
Organizational Psychology, and Work Psychology; (5) to explore and describe how OB relates to Human Relations; and (6) to argue that OB should be an essential subject in Management Education. Adopted research strategy was the desk research and two non-scientific methods, i.e., authority to a greater extent and intuition to a lesser extent were used to carry out the study. A
concept called 13 A’s of OB Competencies is introduced in this paper. It is believed that the write-up and the findings in achieving the six objectives are useful for teaching and learning the subject or course of OB at least in a developing country context.

Key Words: Definition, Human Resource Management, Management Education, Organizational Behaviour