By : Munaza Kazmi
Organization Behavior can be defined as a subcategory of management activities dedicated to understanding, estimating and inspiring the behavior of an individual in the organization. Hence, it is a systematic approach that interprets how individuals and groups act and perform within the organization.
The study of organization behavior has its roots back in 1920’s and got attention among business and management studies reasoning its numerous reimbursements to increasing performance of the companies. Moreover, this topic provides the best answers of which people have been experimenting for decades. Likewise, why an employee behaves in a particular pattern and situation? What are the elements that aid in enhancing one’s performance, satisfaction and commitment at work? Performance evaluation system and different leadership and management styles that can enrich the organization setting. Moreover, organization behavior is regarded as the foundation of corporate human resource. Literature witness its miracles on the everyday business, so let’s discuss this subject’s importance in Pakistan.
Pakistan the largest Islamic state and one of the fastest developing country, housing a million of organization, from national to global indeed. So, how could not the organization behavior would impact the performance of the entities within? The importance can be imagined….
When a country house different societies and nations obviously the factor of diversity come along, which is no doubt a good opportunity but with it brings big challenges as well, since it would be dealing with cross cultured people, who surely brought with them their own set of values and attitudes. Therefore, the organizations that can cope with this factor of diversity and adopt a positive approach are likely to be more productive. It is the organization behavior that assist the managers in seeing the value of workforce diversity and responding to chance and globalization.
The subject is concerned with how to enhance growth, to deal with the growing concern of turnover and absenteeism among new generation the most, and related issues of enhancing involvement and job satisfaction. Here we can take the example of Telenor Pakistan, one of the largest telecommunication company of Pakistan that follows the organization behavior rules. Moreover, it is said to have the most satisfied and happy employees since they provide a quality working environment, let’s say the employees can enjoy work with leisure, they have a comfortable lounge in which one can take this laptop, so no need to stay all day in that mini, dull compartment.
Further, in plain words organization behavior can help the entities in enhancing the productivity and quality, empowering and enriching people. It provides the lesson of investing in the employees, since happy employees are guarantee of good business and satisfied customers.