ABSTRACT
Theories of organizational behavior are as potentially useful when applied to organizations as theories of physics and chemistry are when used in developing new manufacturing technologies and consumer products, or theories of biology are in advancing medical practice. The usually accepted goals of scientific effort are to increase understanding and to facilitate prediction. At the most basic level, scientific method portrays and retains experience in symbols. The theory emphasizes the nature of causal relationships, identifying what comes first, as well as the timing of events. Organizational behavior must assume some kind of causal impact of the organization on its members. Micro theory in organizational behavior deals with the behaviors and nature of individuals and small groups in organizations. Macro theory focuses on the behavior and nature of organizations, not of individuals and groups. Grounded theory focuses on qualitative data for the purpose of developing systematic, limited domain theories about observed phenomena.
