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Module 4: Organizational Behavior and Personality

20232m

Organizations are social structure composed of highly complex, frequently unpredictable beings called 'humans'. Organization however cannot behave independently of the human beings that compose them. In the light of given statement, which one of the following activity is not related to organizational behaviour?

  • (i) Downsizing
  • (ii) Diversity
  • (iii) Information explosion
  • (iv) Knowledge
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Correct Answer: (iii) Information explosion

Explanation (2 Marks):

Statement emphasizes organizations as human social systems - core OB focuses on people-related micro/meso issues.

  • Related to OB:

    • (i) Downsizing → affects morale, job insecurity, survivor syndrome - OB topic (stress, attitudes, change).
    • (ii) Diversity → workforce diversity, perception, team dynamics - central OB challenge.
    • (iv) Knowledge → knowledge workers, learning organization, intellectual capital - OB relevant.

  • NOT directly OB:

    • (iii) Information explosion → is an environmental/technological factor / IT phenomenon (excess data load). While it influences communication, it is not a core OB activity/behavioural concept itself like diversity/downsizing.

Note: Some textbooks also list information technology as external context, not an OB activity, hence (iii) is least related.

Exam tip: If options forced, choose (iii) as exception; mention that in modern view information management overlaps with OB but diversity/downsizing are directly behavioural.

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