Organisational Behaviour

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FUNDAMENTALS OF BEHAVIOUR

PURPOSE OF THE CHAPTER

This chapter is not a typical part of a standard book on organisational behaviour (OB). Its inclusion is motivated by the developing thoughts on conation and evolutionary biology and psychology, which explains many aspects of human behaviour in an organisational context. Though many of us try to behave in a particular way, we are often disappointed with the results. This happens because behaviour is multi-faceted and has several conative and automatic responses controlled by the biological make-up, as also, responses shaped by the environment. This chapter looks at this interconnectedness ...