INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY
1.1 INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY
Organizational study involves careful study about how people inside the organization interact with one another and how they can be made better to communicate their concerns. Various methods are used in organizational studies and these include multiple regression, time series analysis, meta-analysis, and non-parametric statistics, to name a few. Basically it involves the study of individual as well as group interaction inside an organization. There are many factors that come into play when people interact with each other not just as individuals but as a team as well. So we can safely say that aim to understand these important factors and model on them.
Students who have undertaken it to learn about the dynamics of contemporary organizations as they function in the current time. They gain insight into various management styles, various types of communication used within an organization (such as using old or conventional methods, new methods using internet and emails), work ethics, cultural diversity, types of technology used and also politics, because no organization can work in the complete isolation as they are living in a global village.
Organizational studies traces it roots to the advent of scientific management which aroused in the 1890s. The height of the scientific management movement was highlighted by Taylorism. After the First World War got over, it began to focus on how human interaction and psychology affects organizations. The Second World War led to a rationalistic approach in understanding organizational study. Today, organizational studies have become highly important because people from different backgrounds have to interact with one another. In the current scenario people from diverse cultures, backgrounds and even educational levels have come together to form a team. In fact, it is not uncommon to see people with different cultural and ethnic backgrounds interact with