Articles based on Organisation Behaviour
Values: Values are the thoughts or beliefs on which action or behavior of a person depends. It is person’s judgment or learning that what is right or what is wrong. According to Milton Rokeach, “Values are global beliefs that guide action and judgment across a variety of situations” In the words of M. Haralambos, “A […]
Read MorePerception in Organisational Behaviour: Perception is a psychological process that is related to personality of a person and has great impact on his behavior. It is opinion and evaluation of a person about particular event. Perception is depicted as view point of a person. Every person reacts differently in different situation. The person behave on […]
Read MoreEmotions at workplace: Emotion: The term emotion is derived from Latin word movere that means to move or to agitate. Many writers viewed emotion as safeguard of survival. Emotional expression is a powerful communication method. An emotion is a composite psychosomatic state that involves three different components: a personal experience a physiological reaction and a […]
Read MorePersonality traits that influence organizational behavior: Self Esteem: “Self Esteem is the level of respect an individual has for himself.” This trait influences person to person at different level as people differ in the extent to which they like or dislike things about self and others. Self Esteem refers to the feeling of like or […]
Read MoreThe big five personality traits: The big five model is theory given by Fred Luthans. According to him the five traits are independent factors of personality, but different people can behave differently with the blend of these traits. Any one dominating trait can define the personality of an individual. Different people may have less or […]
Read MoreErikson Stages of Development: Erikson condemned the deep emphasis given by Freud on sexual and biological factors in developing personality. He felt that relatively more consideration should be given to the societal factors. He recognized eight stages of life that portray the endless development of personality of an individual. He related conflicts with each stage […]
Read MoreFreud’s Psycho-sexual Stages of Development: Freud suggested five psycho-sexual stages: oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital that takes place during psychological development in childhood. Freud theorized that these stages are universal. According to him first three stages develop within first five years of birth. He suggested that the first five years of child’s life are […]
Read MorePersonality: The term ‘personality’ is derived from the Latin word ‘persona’ which means to speak through. It also refers to the word mask worn by performers in ancient time. Thus personality is the sum total of ideas, attitudes and values of a person which decide his role in social and professional environment. Personality represents the […]
Read MoreMc Gregor’s Theory X and Theory Y: Douglas Mc Gregor stated in his views about human nature in two sets of thoughts. They are commonly known as ‘Theory X’ and ‘Theory Y’. These two thoughts signify the different kind of models. The models are based upon managerial assumptions about people at work. These are merely […]
Read MoreDeterminants of Individual Behavior: The study of individual behavior is important in the organisation management. It expresses the reasons why people behave differently in different situations. Individual behavior means some particular action or response by someone in a given situation. This behavior is influenced by many factors. Some of the factors are intrinsic and some […]
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