Importance of Organizational BehaviorOrganizations are involved in every facet of our lives. Like it or not, everyone is a member of more than one organization. Personally, claiming that the study of organizational behavior or proposing a negative response to a structure closely involved in our lives is moot. The reality is that organizations organize our lives. Our schedules are almost entirely set by the organizations. What happens in the economy, in the courts, and in technology (all elements of the organizational environment) profoundly affects all of our lives. Why most organizations do things the way they do depends largely on what they can make money from, what is legal, and what technology allows. Organizations have a huge impact on our professional lives and our organizational structure. Prestige in industrialized countries is determined by profession and by rank within the organization for which we work. So, bankers (a profession) have a certain status in society, and bankers who are senior vice presidents (a high rank) are particularly lucky. Most people's income comes from their employment in organizations, so organizations also largely determine the amount of money. that individuals possess. Organizations wield much more power than individuals, so the individuals who control organizations also have considerable power. The discipline of organizational behavior encompasses three broad areas:1. The Behavior of People in OrganizationsOB draws on psychology, anthropology, and sociology to better understand the behavior of individuals in organizational contexts. Topics studied include: • perception, cognition, learning • personality and motivation • leadership, power, compliance, communication • decision making2. Organizational StructureOrganizations are made up of people organized to achieve organizational goals (such as making computers). One of the most important strategic elements of an organization is its structure: how people are organized to produce what the organization produces. Topics include: • task identification and division of labor • distribution • coordination and control mechanisms • processes and procedures, such as promotion, hiring policies, compensation • organizational form ( for example, bureaucracy) • size • centralization of decision making • relationships between these variables3. Behavior of OrganizationsJust as we can study the interactions of individuals with the organization and with each other, we can also study the interactions of organizations with their environment, which includes individual citizens and other organizations, including government. Some of the organizational behaviors that interest us include:• adopting new practices such as