The brain at work: Understanding how neuroscience shapes organizational behavior
- Title
- The brain at work: Understanding how neuroscience shapes organizational behavior
- Creator
- Ghosh O.; Kumar B.
- Description
- This book chapter delves deep into the realm of organizational behaviour through the lenses o neuroscience, aiming to shed light on the convoluted relationship between the brain, behaviour and organizational dynamics. The integration of neuroscience and organizational behaviour offer profound insights into understanding the underlying mechanisms driving human behaviour at the workplace. The foundation lies in establishing an extensive understanding of neuroscience principles and their relevance in shaping the organizational behaviour. Central to this exploration are the key brain areas such as the prefrontal cortex, amygdala, and hippocampus, each playing a prominen role in influencing employee choices, emotional responses, memory, and decision-making processe within an organizational setting. Additionally, neurotransmitters like dopamine and serotonin are examined for their impact on motivation, reward-seeking behaviour, mood regulation, and socia interactions in the workplace. Building upon these foundational concepts, the chapter investigate the benefits of integrating neuroscience into organizational behaviour research and practice Notably, it addresses the importance of understanding unconscious biases and their implications on decision-making processes, aiming to foster fairer and more equitable organizational environments Moreover, the study explores how insights from neuroscience can optimize employee well-being engagement, and workplace satisfaction by identifying neural mechanisms associated with stress burnout, and work-life balance. 2024 by IGI Global. All rights reserved.
- Source
- Cognitive Behavioral Neuroscience in Organizational Settings, pp. 1-14.
- Date
- 2024-01-01
- Publisher
- IGI Global
- Coverage
- Ghosh O., Christ University, India; Kumar B., Shri Venkateshwara University, India
- Rights
- Restricted Access
- Relation
- ISBN: 979-836931859-1; 979-836931858-4
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Book chapter
Collection
Citation
Ghosh O.; Kumar B., “The brain at work: Understanding how neuroscience shapes organizational behavior,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 23, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/17647.