Meaning And Definition of 
 Organisational behaviour: 
 Organisational behaviour is concerned with the study 
   of human behaviour at work. 
 It is a study of how people as individuals and as group 
   behave or act in an organization. 
 According  to  Stephen  P  Robins  “Organisational 
   behaviour  is  a  systematic  study  of  the  actions  and 
   attitudes that people exhibits within organisation ”.
 Elements of Organisational Behaviour: 
 It is an investigative study of individuals and group.
 Impact  of  organisational  structure  on  human 
   behaviour.
 Application of knowledge to achieve organisation 
   effectiveness. 
     Historical Evaluation of organisational 
     Behaviour: 
          
     Formal  study  of  organisation  behaviour  began  in 
       1890’s following industrial revolution movement. 
     In 1890’s F. W. Taylor identified the positive effect of 
       precise  instructions,  goal  setting  and  reward  or 
       motivation.    These     ideas     became     scientific 
       management,  considered  as  the  beginning  of  the 
       formal study of organisation behaviour. 
 Scientific Management: 
 Scientific  Management  is  based  on  the  belief  that 
  productivity  is  maximized  when  organisations  are 
  rationalised with precise sets of instructions based on 
  time and motion. 
 F.  W.  Taylor  is  often  called  as  “Father  of  Scientific 
  Management ”.
  Four principles of Scientific Management: 
 1. Studying task using time and motion study. 
 2. Scientifically select,  train and develop workers. 
 3. Managers provide detailed instructions. 
 4. Divide work between workers and managers. 
 Human Resources Movement:  
 Failure  of  Scientific  Management  gave  birth  to  HR 
  Movement. 
 Characterised  by  heavy  emphasis  on  workers  co-
  operation and morale.
 People are treated as human beings and not machines,  
  giving more importance to their needs and problems.