Models of Organizational Behavior
Chapter 2
Models of Organizational Behavior
Chapter Objectives
To understand: * The Elements of an Organizational Behavior System * The Role of Management’s Philosophy and Paradigm * Alternative Models of Organizational Behavior and Their Effects * Trends in the Use of These Models
Table 1.Elements of an Organizational Behavior System
Elements of the System
The Philosophy (model) of organizational behavior held by management consists and integrated set of assumptions and beliefs about the way things are, the purpose for these activities, and the way they should be. These philosophies are sometimes explicit and occasionally implicit, in the minds of manager.
Five major organizational behavior models includes autocratic, custodial, supportive, collegial and system.
Selected Element of a Philosophy Statement
* We are committed to quality, cost-effectiveness, and technical excellence. * People should treat each other with consideration, trust and respect. * Each person is valuable, is unique, and makes a contribution. * All employees should be unfailingly committed to excellent performance. * Teamwork can, and should, produce far more than the sum of individual efforts.
Team members must be reliable and committed to the team. * Innovation is essential * Open communications are important for attaining success. * Decision should be reached participatively.
Two sources of Philosophy of Organizational Behavior
* Fact Premise are acquired through direct and indirect lifelong learning and are very useful in guiding our behavior.
* Value Premise represent our views of the desirability of certain goals and activities. Value premises are variable beliefs we hold and are therefore under our control.
Values - the rules by which we make decisions about right and wrong, should and shouldn’t, good and bad. They also tell us which are more or less important, which is useful when we have to trade
Models of Organizational Behavior
Chapter Objectives
To understand: * The Elements of an Organizational Behavior System * The Role of Management’s Philosophy and Paradigm * Alternative Models of Organizational Behavior and Their Effects * Trends in the Use of These Models
Table 1.Elements of an Organizational Behavior System
Elements of the System
The Philosophy (model) of organizational behavior held by management consists and integrated set of assumptions and beliefs about the way things are, the purpose for these activities, and the way they should be. These philosophies are sometimes explicit and occasionally implicit, in the minds of manager.
Five major organizational behavior models includes autocratic, custodial, supportive, collegial and system.
Selected Element of a Philosophy Statement
* We are committed to quality, cost-effectiveness, and technical excellence. * People should treat each other with consideration, trust and respect. * Each person is valuable, is unique, and makes a contribution. * All employees should be unfailingly committed to excellent performance. * Teamwork can, and should, produce far more than the sum of individual efforts.
Team members must be reliable and committed to the team. * Innovation is essential * Open communications are important for attaining success. * Decision should be reached participatively.
Two sources of Philosophy of Organizational Behavior
* Fact Premise are acquired through direct and indirect lifelong learning and are very useful in guiding our behavior.
* Value Premise represent our views of the desirability of certain goals and activities. Value premises are variable beliefs we hold and are therefore under our control.
Values - the rules by which we make decisions about right and wrong, should and shouldn’t, good and bad. They also tell us which are more or less important, which is useful when we have to trade