OB Operational Definition.

OPERATIONAL DEFINITION OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR FARHAD HEIDARI VIRGINIA MCMINN ORG 502 September 14, 2003 "Organizational Behavior is the study of individuals and groups in organizations." (Schermerhorn, Jr., Hunt, & Osborn. p.3). All the organizations have certain kinds of behavior that they adapt to. Like the definition suggests, behavior in an organization is based on how individuals in certain aspects of a business act in different aspects. These aspects can be communicating with fellow employees, culture of an organization, …

…operates exclusively within one. Organizations as a whole will have a dominant model, while certain areas of the organization will operate with overlapping models (Clark, 1998). References; Robbins, S. (2001). Organizational Behavior: Section One, 1-61. Clark, Donald R. (March 19, 1998). Organizational Behavior. Retrieved June 16, 2003, from http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/leadob.html Robbins, Stephen P. (date unavailable). Organizational Behavior (University of Phoenix). Boston: Pearson Custom Publishing. Anonymous. (2001). Retrieved June 16, 2003, from http://quoteland.com/topic.asp?category_ID=107