Challenges Facing Organizational Managers & Employees Today in Relation to the Modern Theory of Organizational Behaviour
ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
TERM PAPER
Challenges Facing Organizational Managers & Employees Today in Relation to the Modern Theory of Organizational Behaviour.
By
1. Edwin Nduati HD333-0249/2010
2. Daniel Gikandi HD333-0251/2010
3. Richard Sigey HD333-0250/2010
Presented to
Dr. Margaret Ndungu
Table of Contents
ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR - TERM PAPER 1
Challenges Facing Organizational Managers & Employees Today in Relation to the Modern Theory of Organizational Behaviour. 1
Organizations are facing different challenges in today's environment. 4
1. Technology 4
2. Diverse 4
3. Multiple 4
4. Responsiveness 4
5. Rapid 4
6. Globalization 4
8. Communication style 5
9. Organization direction. 5
10. Decision making. 5
11. Feedback mechanisms. 6
12. Change adaptability. 6
13. Innovation within the organization. 6
14. How do we build an organization that actually inspires extraordinary accomplishment 6
15. Lawsuits 6
Dealing with the Challenging Issues 7
1. Diversity Goals 7
Conclusion 9
References 12
Introduction
Organizational Behavior studies encompass the study of organizations from multiple viewpoints, methods, and levels of analysis. For instance, one textbook divides these multiple viewpoints into three perspectives: modern, symbolic and postmodern. Another traditional distinction, present especially in American academia, is between the study of "micro" organizational behavior - which refers to individual and group dynamics in an organizational setting and "macro" organizational theory which studies whole organizations, how they adapt, and the strategies and structures that guide them. To this distinction, some scholars have added an interest in "meso" primarily interested in power, culture, and the networks of individuals and units in organizations and "field" level analysis which study how whole populations of organizations interact.
Whenever people interact in organizations, many factors come into play. Modern organizational studies attempt to understand
TERM PAPER
Challenges Facing Organizational Managers & Employees Today in Relation to the Modern Theory of Organizational Behaviour.
By
1. Edwin Nduati HD333-0249/2010
2. Daniel Gikandi HD333-0251/2010
3. Richard Sigey HD333-0250/2010
Presented to
Dr. Margaret Ndungu
Table of Contents
ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR - TERM PAPER 1
Challenges Facing Organizational Managers & Employees Today in Relation to the Modern Theory of Organizational Behaviour. 1
Organizations are facing different challenges in today's environment. 4
1. Technology 4
2. Diverse 4
3. Multiple 4
4. Responsiveness 4
5. Rapid 4
6. Globalization 4
8. Communication style 5
9. Organization direction. 5
10. Decision making. 5
11. Feedback mechanisms. 6
12. Change adaptability. 6
13. Innovation within the organization. 6
14. How do we build an organization that actually inspires extraordinary accomplishment 6
15. Lawsuits 6
Dealing with the Challenging Issues 7
1. Diversity Goals 7
Conclusion 9
References 12
Introduction
Organizational Behavior studies encompass the study of organizations from multiple viewpoints, methods, and levels of analysis. For instance, one textbook divides these multiple viewpoints into three perspectives: modern, symbolic and postmodern. Another traditional distinction, present especially in American academia, is between the study of "micro" organizational behavior - which refers to individual and group dynamics in an organizational setting and "macro" organizational theory which studies whole organizations, how they adapt, and the strategies and structures that guide them. To this distinction, some scholars have added an interest in "meso" primarily interested in power, culture, and the networks of individuals and units in organizations and "field" level analysis which study how whole populations of organizations interact.
Whenever people interact in organizations, many factors come into play. Modern organizational studies attempt to understand
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