Organisational Behaviour

Organisational structure involves the way the work is divided and allocated, as well as how coordination to achieve objectives is achieved. It emphasised the roles and responsibilities of individual and groups within an organisation.

However, there are numerous types of organisational structure such as;

1. Entrepreneurial which comprises of the owner manager and is usually of small companies in the early stage of their development. The entrepreneur often has specialist know how of the product or service he is offering.

Moreover, the entrepreneurial structure has advantages like; decision making takes place quickly as there is only one person.

On the other hand, one of the disadvantages of entrepreneurial is that it is often suited to small companies, where there is hardly any chance for its employees to prosper in their career. In the event of the expansion of the business, it is not easy for only one person to cope with the increased volume of decisions.

2. Functional structure

Product / Division / Department involves organisation structured in accordance with product lines or divisions or departments. These organisations are usually controlled by general managers who enjoy responsibility for their own resources. Moreover, divisions are likely to be seen as strategic business units for planning and control purposes.

Factors which influence individual behaviour at work. (P3)

According to John Ivancevich and Michael Mattson, the major factors that influence individual differences in behavioural patterns are demographic factors, abilities and skills, perception, attitudes and personality.

1. Demographic Factors:

The demographic factors are socio economic background, education, nationality, race, age, sex, traits and types. Organisations prefer persons that belong to good socio-economic background, well educated, young as they are believed to be performing better than the others. The young and dynamic professionals that have good academic background and effective communication skills are always in great demand. The study of demographic factors is significant as it helps managers to pick the suitable candidate for a particular job.

2. Abilities and Skills:

The physical capacity of an individual to do something can be termed as ability. Skill can be defined as the ability to act in a way that allows a person to perform well. The individual behaviour and performance is highly influenced by ability and skills. A person can perform well in the organisation if his abilities and skills are matched with the job requirement. The managers plays vital role in matching the abilities and skills of the employees