The contribution of Organizational Behavior to today’s organizations

Abstract

Organizational Behavior (OΒ) is the study of how individuals, groups and organizational structure affect the behavior within organizations, while using data from the fields of psychology, sociology, political science and anthropology. The aim of the present study is to present the ways in which the OB contributes to today’s organizations, both on an individual and on a group level. Τhe productivity and the well-being of individuals is affected by the emotions which are created in the workplace, such as work-related stress. If the needs of the employees are covered, their mood and their motivations to achieve organizational goals will increase. Therefore, every organization aims to build a structure with role clarity, high cohesion and constructive communication where every person will feel valued. The person who has the greatest responsibility to create such an environment is the leader of the organization. Although the uniqueness of each organization determines which type of leadership is the most suitable, every leader should have socialized power motivations, adaptability to different situations, “authenticity” and multiple types of intelligence. As a conclusion, the OB provides guidance for an organization at all stages and levels, from the stage of the job interview and the relationships between colleagues within the groups, up to the promotion of an employee to a leadership position and the organizations can have a huge benefit if they adapt the theories of OB to the specifics of their groups.