Organizational Behavior Summary Paper
Yolanda Reditt-Johnson
Organizational Behavior
Tiffin University
Instructor: Jason McCallen
August 16, 2012
Organizational behavior is the study of how people, individuals, and groups act in organizations. What it does is interprets the different types of relationships in terms of the people, organization, group, and the social system as a whole. The purpose of organizational behavior is to make sure that human, organizational, and social objectives are achieved to build better relationships within the organization. It compasses many different topics, such as human behavior, leadership, change, and teams just to name a few. In this paper I will be discussing some of the things that were learnt in the class and some that I gained knowledge on from other classes that I have had in the past and elsewhere.
Organizational Behavior can be impacted by many things. For instance a variety of individuals coming together can bring different types to talents to organizational behavior. All of these talents brought together give a group the ability to accomplish many things. However, in order to accomplish their goals the group has to understand each other as well as be willing to listen to different points of view. Communication in this process can either negatively impact the group or positively impact the group. It depends on how good the communication is.
These two topics, group and team development and communication, hold the most interest to me because they go hand in hand. Communication probably is more important out of the two because without good communication within a group, the development and performance of the team cannot be met. The group should have one common goal and be able to communicate successfully in order to meet that goal. It 's amazing to me how such a small error in communication can cause such a huge error in the end.
Most of us have played that game "telephone" when we were little. This is where a group of people get in a circle and one
Organizational Behavior
Tiffin University
Instructor: Jason McCallen
August 16, 2012
Organizational behavior is the study of how people, individuals, and groups act in organizations. What it does is interprets the different types of relationships in terms of the people, organization, group, and the social system as a whole. The purpose of organizational behavior is to make sure that human, organizational, and social objectives are achieved to build better relationships within the organization. It compasses many different topics, such as human behavior, leadership, change, and teams just to name a few. In this paper I will be discussing some of the things that were learnt in the class and some that I gained knowledge on from other classes that I have had in the past and elsewhere.
Organizational Behavior can be impacted by many things. For instance a variety of individuals coming together can bring different types to talents to organizational behavior. All of these talents brought together give a group the ability to accomplish many things. However, in order to accomplish their goals the group has to understand each other as well as be willing to listen to different points of view. Communication in this process can either negatively impact the group or positively impact the group. It depends on how good the communication is.
These two topics, group and team development and communication, hold the most interest to me because they go hand in hand. Communication probably is more important out of the two because without good communication within a group, the development and performance of the team cannot be met. The group should have one common goal and be able to communicate successfully in order to meet that goal. It 's amazing to me how such a small error in communication can cause such a huge error in the end.
Most of us have played that game "telephone" when we were little. This is where a group of people get in a circle and one
Cited: E. H. Porter, Manage Conflict and Improve Relationships. Strength Development Inventory: Standard Edition Tubs, S. (2009). A System Approach to Small Group Interaction (10th Ed.) New York: McGraw Hill Inc. This class has helped me to see that the people you are around on a day to day basis are not going to be the same as you. I also learned that it is not a bad thing to be in a team or group as long as the others are respectful and get their work done just as you will. I learned a lot about myself and how not to get over worked up about things that are not in my control, but at least share how I feel about what is going on to see if there is something else that can be done to make everyone else work better together. This class is going to be very vital for me since I want to open my own business one day. The type of business that I want to open people will not need a degree but they will need to know some of the things that were taught in the class. I think I will be a very good teacher to them with explaining to them what is and is not expected of them when they are working in teams.