Antonia Haywood
MGT/321
May 9, 2015
Tabita Maureira-Olivera
Organizational Behavior Paper
Organizational behavior is made up of many different components. The main components are broken down into three levels; the individual, the group and the organization as a whole. Each component is important in its own way especially for managers. The purpose of this paper is to explain the main components of organizational behavior, discuss how these components relate to a preschool and last consider how the knowledge of organizational behavior will benefit a manager.
Components
Organizational behavior is made up of three different components. The first component is the individual. The individual is an important part of organizational behavior because each individual is a part of the organization. The way that each person acts says a lot about the organization. One person can make the entire organization look bad. There is research in organization behavior that has focused on “The way in which the characteristics of individuals affect how people do their jobs” (George & Jones, 2012,). The next component is the group. A group is two or more individuals that work together to set goals and reach their goals. A group is important because it shows how well individuals can work together. There are many situations in different workplaces that require individuals to work in groups. The way that they group works together is important. For example; a manager looks to see if the group works well together or if they end up having multiple disagreements. The last component of organizational behavior is the organization as a whole. This component is the most important because it is made up of individuals as well as groups. The personalities of the workers say a lot about the organization as a whole. In order for the organization to function efficiently everybody has to work together.
A Preschool When it comes to the three components of