LIMITATIONS OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
- .Organizational behavior cannot abolish
conflict and frustration but can only reduce them. It is a way to improve
but not an absolute answer to problems.
- It is only one of the many systems
operating within a large social system.
- People who lack system
understanding may develop a 'behavioral basis', which gives them a narrow
view point, i.e., a tunnel vision that emphasizes on satisfying employee
experiences while overlooking the broader system of an organization in
relation to all its public.
- The law of diminishing returns also operates
in the case of organizational behavior. It states, that at some point
increase of a desirable practice produce declining returns and sometimes,
negative returns. The concept implies that for any situation there is an
optimum amount of a desirable practice. When that point is exceeded, there
is a decline in returns. For example, too much security may lead to less
employee initiative and growth. This relationship shows that
organizational effectiveness is achieved not by maximizing one human
variable but by working all system variables together in a balanced way.
- A significant concern about organizational
behavior is that its knowledge and techniques could be used to manipulate
people without regard for human welfare. People who lack ethical values
could use people in unethical ways.