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Organizational behavior or organisational behaviour (see spelling differences) is the "study of human behavior in organizational settings, the interface between human behavior and the organization, and the organization itself".^[1] Organizational behavioral research can be categorized in at least three ways:^[2]

individuals in organizations (micro-level)
work groups (meso-level)
how organizations behave (macro-level)

Chester Barnard recognized that individuals behave differently when acting in their organizational role than when acting separately from the organization.^[3] Organizational behavior researchers study the behavior of individuals primarily in their organizational roles. One of the main goals of organizational behavior research is "to revitalize organizational theory and develop a better conceptualization of organizational life".^[4]

^ Moorhead, G., & Griffin, R. W. (1995). Organizational behavior: Managing people and organizations (5th edition). Boston. Houghton Mifflin, (p.4)
^ Management which is the process of stated Objectives, Planning, Organizing, Directing, Controlling, and Staffing to achieve stated (formalized) objectives. Wagner, J. A., & Hollenbeck, J. R. (2010). Organizational behavior: Securing competitive advantage. New York: Routledge.
^ Cite error: The named reference Barnard1938 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Simms, L.M., Price, S.A., & Ervin, N.E. (1994). The professional practice of nursing administration. Albany, NY: Delmar Publishers. (p. 121)