Douglas MacGregor's Theories X and Y classify employees as either extrinsically motivated by fear of consequences or desire for reward, or intrinsically motivated by a will to succeed, respectively.

When performance issues look like people problems, they’re often really system problems—and this post shows how to spot the ...

A company's organizational structure is a key question for an entrepreneur and a major factor in the success of the business. Organizational theories can help you address business issues successfully ...

Organizational behavior (OB) is the study of how individuals, groups, and organizations interact and influence one another. Though, in the field of business management, it is a largely used concept as ...

George Elton Mayo, often considered the founder of the human relations movement, believed in empowering your employees. Here is how to implement his theory.

Business.com has revisited Herzberg’s motivation-hygiene theory and Elton Mayo’s human relations theory to address modern workplace issues like disengagement, quiet quitting, and retention struggles.

Job crafting represents a proactive approach that employees take to reshape their work roles, aiming to enhance personal satisfaction, engagement, and overall well-being at work. This concept has ...

In 1964, the Department of Organizational Behavior at Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management created the field’s first doctoral program—and we’ve been leading in innovation ...

We are not accepting application for 2026. Develop a high level of professional creativity and interpersonal competence in Weatherhead School of Management’s PhD in Organizational Behavior program.