Define organization and behaviour.

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Organizational Behavior

An organization is a consciously coordinated social unit, composed of two or more people that functions on a relatively continuous basis to achieve a common goal or set of goals. Behaviour refers to anything that a person does and can be observed in some way.

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Bijay Satyal
Bijay Satyal
Oct 28, 2021
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