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Also have them look at this

http://www.public.asu.edu/~vanfleet/history/mgt_timeline.htm

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Someone explains about when the course of organizational behavior entered into the business/management school curriculum?  It seems that the name of organizational behavior appeared after 1960s, and earlier studies in the area  used the names of managerial/industrial/organizational psychology. 

Thank you,

Sheng

Sheng,

The following article offers a fascinating historical perspective regarding the origins of organizational behavior and organizational psychology:

·       What Was, What Is, and What May Be in OP/OB, by Lyman W. Porter and Benjamin Schneider, published in Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 2014, Vol. 1: 1 -21.

Also, Schneider and Porter were interviewed by Fred Morgeson regarding this article, and the interview is available at http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/story/10.1146/multimedia.2014.03.27.265

I hope this helps!

All the best,

--Herman.

It is notoriously difficult to pinpoint the origins of specific terms or disciplines.

By 1960, the term "organizational behavior" was in wide use.

The Labor and Management Center at Yale University began publishing its "Studies in Organizational Behavior" in 1954.

Chris Arygris's Organization of a Bank: A Study of the Nature of Organization and the Fusion Process was the first number in this series.

In addition to Port and Ben's chapter, George Strauss's autobiographical essay, "Present at the Beginning: Some Personal Notes on OB's Early Days and Later," in Bedeian, A. G. (Ed.). Management Laureates: A Collection of Autobiographical Essays (Vol. 3). Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 1992, pp. 147-199, may also be interest to curious readers.

It seems doubtful that OB followed organizational psychology, as a post earlier today has stated.

If anything, OB followed "human relations," a term that goes back to at least Whiting Williams, Human Relations in Industry (Washington, D. C.: U. S. Department of Labor, 1918).

Arthur G. Bedeian

Boyd Professor Emeritus

2732 Business Education Complex

Louisiana State University

Baton Rouge, LA 70803-6312 USA

www.bus.lsu.edu/bedeian

Sheng,

The following article offers a fascinating historical perspective regarding the origins of organizational behavior and organizational psychology:

·       What Was, What Is, and What May Be in OP/OB, by Lyman W. Porter and Benjamin Schneider, published in Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 2014, Vol. 1: 1 -21.

Also, Schneider and Porter were interviewed by Fred Morgeson regarding this article, and the interview is available at http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/story/10.1146/multimedia.2014.03.27.265

I hope this helps!

All the best,

--Herman.

As far as I have been able to establish, the term 'organizational behaviour' was first used by Fritz Roethlisberger in the late 1950s, because it suggested a wider scope than 'human relations'.  The term 'behavioural sciences' was first used to describe a Ford Foundation research programme at Harvard in 1950, and in 1957 the Human Relations Group at Harvard (previously the Mayo Group) became the Organizational Behaviour Group.  Organizational behaviour was recognized as a subject at Harvard in 1962, with Roethlisberger as the first area head (see Roethlisberger, F.J., 1977, The Elusive Phenomenon: An Autobiographical Account of My Work in the Field of Organizational Behaviour at the Harvard Business School. Boston, MA: Harvard University Press).

Please let me know if I have been misinformed

David

It is notoriously difficult to pinpoint the origins of specific terms or disciplines.

By 1960, the term "organizational behavior" was in wide use.

The Labor and Management Center at Yale University began publishing its "Studies in Organizational Behavior" in 1954.

Chris Arygris's Organization of a Bank: A Study of the Nature of Organization and the Fusion Process was the first number in this series.

In addition to Port and Ben's chapter, George Strauss's autobiographical essay, "Present at the Beginning: Some Personal Notes on OB's Early Days and Later," in Bedeian, A. G. (Ed.). Management Laureates: A Collection of Autobiographical Essays (Vol. 3). Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 1992, pp. 147-199, may also be interest to curious readers.

It seems doubtful that OB followed organizational psychology, as a post earlier today has stated.

If anything, OB followed "human relations," a term that goes back to at least Whiting Williams, Human Relations in Industry (Washington, D. C.: U. S. Department of Labor, 1918).

Arthur G. Bedeian

Boyd Professor Emeritus

2732 Business Education Complex

Louisiana State University

Baton Rouge, LA 70803-6312 USA

www.bus.lsu.edu/bedeian

Sheng,

The following article offers a fascinating historical perspective regarding the origins of organizational behavior and organizational psychology:

·         What Was, What Is, and What May Be in OP/OB, by Lyman W. Porter and Benjamin Schneider, published in Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 2014, Vol. 1: 1 -21.

Also, Schneider and Porter were interviewed by Fred Morgeson regarding this article, and the interview is available at http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/story/10.1146/multimedia.2014.03.27.265

I hope this helps!

All the best,

--Herman.

Thanks John – I still have a (first edition paperback?) copy of Argyris' excellent book and I can confirm the reference.  However, I still believe that the first institutional recognition of organizational behaviour as a distinct subject area can be attributed to the establishment of the Organizational Behavior Group at Harvard in 1957, and subsequently with the appointment of Roethlisberger in 1962 as the first professorial appointment in the field?

Best wishes

David

Hi:

As far as I know the first documented case of the term "organizational behavior" is from Chris Aryris in (see page 8):

Argyris, C. 1957. Personality and organization: The conflict between system and the individual. New York,: Harper.

Because the book was published in 1957 we can assume that he thought of using the term at least 1-2 years earlier.

Perhaps someone knows of an earlier use of the term but this is the furthest back I have seen.

This book is excellent by the way--it is what got me interested in organizational behavior/psychology.

Best
J.

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As far as I have been able to establish, the term 'organizational behaviour' was first used by Fritz Roethlisberger in the late 1950s, because it suggested a wider scope than 'human relations'.  The term 'behavioural sciences' was first used to describe a Ford Foundation research programme at Harvard in 1950, and in 1957 the Human Relations Group at Harvard (previously the Mayo Group) became the Organizational Behaviour Group.  Organizational behaviour was recognized as a subject at Harvard in 1962, with Roethlisberger as the first area head (see Roethlisberger, F.J., 1977, The Elusive Phenomenon: An Autobiographical Account of My Work in the Field of Organizational Behaviour at the Harvard Business School. Boston, MA: Harvard University Press).

 

Please let me know if I have been misinformed

 

David

 

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From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Arthur G Bedeian
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2016 7:18 PM
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It is notoriously difficult to pinpoint the origins of specific terms or disciplines.

By 1960, the term "organizational behavior" was in wide use.

The Labor and Management Center at Yale University began publishing its "Studies in Organizational Behavior" in 1954.

Chris Arygris's Organization of a Bank: A Study of the Nature of Organization and the Fusion Process was the first number in this series.

In addition to Port and Ben's chapter, George Strauss's autobiographical essay, "Present at the Beginning: Some Personal Notes on OB's Early Days and Later," in Bedeian, A. G. (Ed.). Management Laureates: A Collection of Autobiographical Essays (Vol. 3). Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 1992, pp. 147-199, may also be interest to curious readers.

It seems doubtful that OB followed organizational psychology, as a post earlier today has stated.

If anything, OB followed "human relations," a term that goes back to at least Whiting Williams, Human Relations in Industry (Washington, D. C.: U. S. Department of Labor, 1918).

 

Arthur G. Bedeian

Boyd Professor Emeritus

2732 Business Education Complex

Louisiana State University

Baton Rouge, LA 70803-6312 USA

www.bus.lsu.edu/bedeian

 

 

 

From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Herman Aguinis
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2016 7:38 AM
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Sheng,

The following article offers a fascinating historical perspective regarding the origins of organizational behavior and organizational psychology:

 

·         What Was, What Is, and What May Be in OP/OB, by Lyman W. Porter and Benjamin Schneider, published in Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 2014, Vol. 1: 1 -21.

 

Also, Schneider and Porter were interviewed by Fred Morgeson regarding this article, and the interview is available at http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/story/10.1146/multimedia.2014.03.27.265

 

I hope this helps!

 

All the best,

 

--Herman.

 

Herman Aguinis, Ph.D.

Avram Tucker Distinguished Scholar and Professor of Management

George Washington University School of Business

2201 G Street, NW

Washington, DC 20052

http://hermanaguinis.com/

 

From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of S. Zhao
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2016 6:19 AM
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Someone explains about when the course of organizational behavior entered into the business/management school curriculum?  It seems that the name of organizational behavior appeared after 1960s, and earlier studies in the area  used the names of managerial/industrial/organizational psychology. 

Thank you,

 

Sheng

 

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I also recommend Zickar's work in this area.  This is a neat piece to discuss, as well, in class

 

Zickar, M. J. (2015). Digging through dust: Historiography for the organizational sciences. Journal of Business and Psychology, 30(1), 1-14.

 

On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 11:03 AM, Jeremy Bernerth <jbernerth@mail.sdsu.edu> wrote:

Hello Hannah,

You might find one of these articles helpful:

Heath, C., & Sitkin, S. (2001). Big-B versus Big-O: An examination into what is distinctly organizational about organizational behavior. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 22: 1-16.

Rousseau, D. (1997). Organizational Behavior in the new organizational era. Annual Review of Psychology, 48, 515-546.

Porter, L. (1996). Forty years of organization studies: Reflections from a micro perspective. Administrative Science Quarterly, 41: 262-269.

Miner, J. B. (2003). The rated importance, scientific validity, and practical usefulness of organizational behavior theories: A quantitative review. Academy of Management Learning and Education, 2, 250-268.

Colquitt, J. A. & Zapata-Phelan, C. P. (2007). Trends in theory building and theory testing: A five-decade study of the Academy of Management Journal. Academy of Management Journal, 50, 1281-1303.

Sincerely,

Jeremy

 

 

On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 6:33 AM, Hannah Rothstein <Hannah.Rothstein@baruch.cuny.edu> wrote:

 

Dear Colleagues:

 

What are some classic and modern readings on the history of OB and an overview of major OB theories? I am preparing an introductory session to a Ph.D. seminar in Organizational Behavior, for beginning doctoral students. 

 

 I am particularly, but not exclusively, interested in how various OB theorists viewed human nature, and how that affected their theories, hypotheses or prescriptions.

 

Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

 

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Organizational psychology was a term coined by Ed Schein and Bernie Bass, independently, in 1964.  OB followed that sometime.

Hello Friends,

I believe the terms had an earlier existence.

Please see:

·         Aguilar, María Constanza, Wilson López López, and Juan Pablo Gamboa. "Present and Future of Work and Organizational Psychology in Colombia." (1950).

·         Presthus, Robert V. "Toward a theory of organizational behavior." Administrative Science Quarterly (1958): 48-72.

·         Thompson, J. "Conflict and Conflict Management." Handbook of Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Chicago: Rand McNally (1959): 889-935.

·         Bernard, M. "Bass, Leadership, Psychology and Organizational Behavior." (1960): 39.

·         Argyris, Chris. "Understanding organizational behavior." (1960).

Avi

Organizational psychology was a term coined by Ed Schein and Bernie Bass, independently, in 1964.  OB followed that sometime.

Hannah,

I teach a PhD seminar on management theory for all our PhD students in all functional areas of business. It is broader and I take a theory building approach. I am enclosing my course outline for you. The two volumes of John Miner's theories of organizational behavior (1), and on structure and processes (2) are still my "go to" books for theories of OB. A bit more general is Smith and Hitt's book, Great Minds in Management. What I like about this book is each theory is dealt with by individual experts. I also like Jack Duncan's Great Ideas in Management for its historical overviews and an explicit section on implications. Good luck.

Baba

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McMaster University

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Hannah,

You might start with Miner, J.B. (2002). Organizational behavior: Foundations, theories, and analyses. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Bruce