SCENARIO 1-3 You are an OB specialist at XYZ University and have been charged with the task of bringing together faculty from different behavioural disciplines to author a new textbook in organizational behaviour.You have faculty from the fields of psychology, sociology, social psychology, anthropology, and political science.The key tasks here are to consider the various ideas and structure them in such a manner as to provide a clear and plausible description of organizational behaviour and how it applies to the work environment.
One of the major considerations which will need to be clearly portrayed is that
A)organizational behaviour is an applied behavioural science.
B)organizational behaviour is largely theoretical and difficult to apply to the real world.
C)leadership cannot be readily studied or understood through organizational behaviour.
D)relationships between leadership and decision making are not clear.
E)organizational behaviour is based largely upon an intuitive approach.

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Organizational behaviour is commonly referred to as an applied behavioural science because it takes concepts and theories from various disciplines and applies them to the workplace in order to improve organizational effectiveness.

SCENARIO 1-3 You Are an OB Specialist at XYZ University