Does Organisational Behaviour Matter

“Organisational behaviour is a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals, groups and structure have on behaviour within organisations for the purpose of applying such knowledge toward improving an organisation’s effectiveness” (Robbins, 2005). According to Laurie J. Mullins (2007), organisational behaviour involves an understanding of the behaviour of people, the process of management, the organisational context in which the process of management takes place, organisational processes and the execution of work and interactions with the external environment of which the organisation is part of.

I agree with the statement that “Organisational behaviour matters. It matters to managers, employees and to the bottom line of the organisation.” Throughout this essay I will discuss the function management have in an organisation and how they influence and benefit from organisational behaviour. I will also discuss employee engagement, job satisfaction, organisation identification,

When a manager is choosing an employee for a particular job it is vital that they do their research and use sound selection methods in order to place an employee into the most appropriate job for them. While there is a lot of controversial research regarding the relationship between job satisfaction and the performance of employees, the majority of research has concluded that job satisfaction and performance has a positive relationship. In many cases the more complex a job is the better an employee will perform (Saari and Judge, 2004). Employees tend to work better when they are challenged by their work because they want to push themselves to rise to the challenge and it is important for management to take note of this and to ensure they provide their employees with the challenge they need in order for them not to become bored and to work more efficiently which would be a huge benefit the