1.13: Management theory and organizational behavior. Page ID. Learning objectives. Describe the relationship between management theory and organizational behavior. OB takes a systematic approach to understanding how individuals and groups behave in organizations as well as the relationship between. The research model is tested using a large-scale questionnaire survey of UK business leaders. Our results suggest that IAAAM provides a more in-depth approach to organizational behavior. OB is a broad field of business study that examines how people behave in an organization and how managers can influence them to act in specific ways that are beneficial to the organization. The study of organizational behavior is influenced by many disciplines, including management theory, psychology, productivity, and organizational growth and success. Managers are able to coach and influence. employees who work with them and also serve as role models for employees. Managers who. Attitudes help people maintain their dignity and self-image. When a young professor full of new ideas and enthusiasm joins the organization, older members may feel somewhat threatened by him. But they tend to disapprove of his creative ideas, calling them "crazy" and "impractical" and rejecting him altogether.