Organisational behaviour has fundamental concepts revolving round the nature of people and the nature of the organisation.

Here i m going to discuss the concepts dealing with the nature of individuals :

a) Individual differences : In spite of the fact that all human beings are similar, every one is different. Everyone has different nature, different quality of intelligence, different perception and different ways of behaving. The concept tells that every person is an entity in himself. When it comes to human behaviour there can not be a prescriptive solution. Every individual is to be treated differently even though two persons may have the same behavioural problems. The concept also tells the manager that he had better be aware of his own stereotypes. A stereotype is a tendency to attribute the traits of a group to an individual because he belongs to the said group. The Jew genocide can be attributed to this stereotyping. Unfortunately one is not aware as to how these sterotypes influence his behaviour. This concept, therefore, not only tells that a manager should treat every person as an entity in himself hut he should also examine his own stereotypes.

b) Whole Person : In the past employees were referred to as “hands” implying that the organisation hires only the hands of a man. Nothing can he farther from the truth. An organisation hires not only the hands of an employee but hires a complete man with all his pluses and minuses. Since a person performs many roles at the same time, the happenings in one role are bound to affect the behaviour in others roles of the person. The concept tells the manager that when it comes to the behavioural problems, he must also take into account the other roles of the person. If the whole person is developed, then the benefit will extend beyond the organisation to the entire society in which the employee lives.

c) Motivation : Every manager by his own behaviour can cause an employee to behave in a particular way. If he is respectful to his employees they are bound to be respecful to him, not otherwise.

d) Human Dignity : This concept is of a different order from the other three because it is more an ethical philosophy than a scientific conclusion. It confirms that people are to be treated differently from other factors of production. Because they are of a higher order, they want to be treated with respect and dignity. Every one including the employee, the manager as well as the CEO of an organisation is engaged in the same pursuit, the pursuit of enabling their organisation to achieve the objectives for which it has come into existence. Thus they are on an equal footing. The concept tells that every person should be respected simply because he happens to be an employee just as anyone else is.