HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT

OF ORGANISATIONAL
BEHAVIOUR
AHIN

OBJECTIVE
What is an Organisation?
Organisational Behaviour
Historical Development

Organisation
organization - collection of
people, work together to
achieve
-individual goals,
-organizational goals.

Organisational Behaviour
WHAT PEOPLE DO

ORGANISATION

Historical Development
Contributions for OB
Plato
Aristotle
Confusius
Nicolas Machiavelli
Adam Smith
Max Weber

Platos view on Society

Work -The Republic
Essence of Leadership
Categorized society to 3 souls
1.Peasants - Foundation of society
2.Warriors - Rep. Spirit & Courage
3.Philosopher
King
-Guide society by reason

Aristotle
Contribution to Psychology-Para Psychic
Idea On society
1.Plant Soul - Nutrition
2.Animal Soul - Basic sensation, desire
3.Human Soul - Reason
Self Actualisation , id &ego

Confusiuss Ethic &

leadership
Leader as North star
Leader Will be the center and rest
orient around him
Ethic Choosing right or wrong,
increases moral value of a person.

Nicolo Machiavelli
Organisational power & politics
Good
Bad
Monarchy - Tyranny
Aristocrats
- oligarchy
Democracy
- Anarchy

Adam Smith- Div. of

Labour
Organisation & society would reap from
division of labour.
Exp: pin manufacturing
10- group - 48000/day
10-indivduals - 10/day

Max Weber Theory of

authority
Three Authority
1.Traditional
Rule passed down by
heredity (Feudalism, Patrimonialism)
2.Charismatic Inspiring others
3.Legal relational - Obedience to law
irrespective of authority

Max weber Rationality

1. Practical Rationality Accepts
reality merely calculates to deal with
them.
2. Theoretical Rationality - Effort to
master reality by abstract concept
rather through action.

Rationality contd.
3.Substantive rationality - Orders actions
into pattern through cluster of values
4.Formal rationality
- Calculation of
means and ends

F.W.Taylor Scientific
managent
Principles
1.Selecting methods based on scientific
study
2.Train &develop employee.
3.Detailed supervision &instructing of
workers work
4.Divide work equally between managers
and workers.

F.W.Taylor contd
Introduced time study
Drawbacks :
Considered as dehumanizing.
Failed to say about feedback.

Elton mayo- Hawthorne

study
Summary of Hawthorne study,
Feeling of importance had high
motivational value.
Physical and financial incentives had
little value.
People will form group this can be used
by management to benefit the
organisation

Douglas McGregor
Theory X
Average employee is lazy, dislikes work, and will try
to do as little as possible.
Managers task is to supervise closely and control
employees through reward and punishment.
Theory Y
Employees will do what is good for the organization
when committed.
When initiative work planned by manager workers
would participate initiatively.

Human capital
Investing in it result in increased
productivity and customer satisfaction.
Recently,
Social capital- who you know( network
friends )
Psychological capital who you
are(confidence,hope,who you can
become)

OB Models
By Keith Davis and Newstrom are:
1) Autocratic
2) Custodial
3) Supportive
4) Collegial

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