Organizational Behavior Analysis
Marlene Brooks
Ashford University
Organizational Behavior: BUS610
Instructor: Gary Shelton
November 24, 2012
Abstract
One of the most important aspects of a good organization is that the leadership teams establishes and cultivate an environment that is geared toward ensuring a positive joint undertaking from its employees. To accomplish this management must look at certain dynamics within the organization to accomplish superb performance level.
Organizational Behavior Analysis
Organizations are a part of all aspect of our lives; we are in contact with them on a daily basis and we either spend most of our lives in an organizations or being affected by one. A large amount of our time is spent involved as an employee, learners, customers, patients, and members of organizations. Organizations are characterized by their goal oriented behavior; goals and objectives that can be achieved more efficiently and effectively by the concerted action of individuals and groups are actively pursued. Organizations create the settings in which most of us spend our lives and they have an intense effect on our conduct. In this paper I will attempt to analyze organizational behavior while describing type of culture, mode of communication, nature of authority, motivational techniques, emotional intelligence influence on the organization in a positive manner and how the organization embraces new paradigms such as teleworking and vertical offices.
Organizational behavior
Organizational Behavior is “the study of human behavior in organizations (Schermerhorn et al, 2008). Known as OB for short, this process examines employees and groups for specific behaviors, interaction on different levels and the movement of the organization in order to improve the organization and its employee dynamic. Each organization operates by a set of core values, goals and vision that regulates the organizational culture; this sets the
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