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The study of OB:

• Investigates the impact that individuals, groups, and structures have on behaviour within an organisation and applies that knowledge to make organisations work more effectively.

• Investigates the impact that individuals, groups and business have on behaviour within an organisation and applies that knowledge to make organisations work more effectively.

• Investigates the impact that individuals, groups and structures have on organisational profits and applies that knowledge to make organisations work more effectively.

• Investigates the impact that individuals, groups and structures have on the organisation.

OB focuses on how to:

• Improve productivity, reduce absenteeism and turnover and reduce deviant workplace behaviours.

• Improve productivity, reduce absenteeism and reduce deviant workplace behaviours.

• Reduce absenteeism and turnover and reduce deviant workplace behaviours.

• Reduce turnover and deviant workplace behaviours and increase productivity.

OB comes from which behavioural sciences:

• Psychology, sociology and anthropology

• Psychology, social psychology and anthropology

• Psychology, sociology, social psychology and anthropology

• Psychology, sociology and social psychology

A basic OB model includes:

• Inputs and outcomes.

• Social processes.

• The individual, group and organisation.

• Inputs, processes and outcomes.

Mintzberg's managerial roles include:

• Interpersonal, informational and decisional.

• Planning, organising, leading and controlling.

• Technical, human and conceptual skills,

• Leading, planning and supervising.