Organizational Behavior Terminology and Concepts Francisca Alexander MGT/307 Organizational Behavior and Group Dynamics September 10‚ 2012 Dr. Chris Mendoza Organizational Behavior Terminology and Concepts An organization is a collection of individuals working to achieve a common purpose‚ and sharing their cultures and norms. Culture characterizes a work environment. Most people pay no attention to how culture affects their everyday behavior. People are one of the most important assets
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Communication is the process of information exchange between two and more than two individuals or organizations (Bowditch and Buono‚ 1997‚ cited by Anotony and Macvicar‚ 2011: 106). In general‚ communication process could be divided into two forms‚ verbal and non-verbal (Buchanan and Huczynski‚ 2010). Verbal communication includes oral and written‚ non-verbal communication includes body language and eye contact (ibid.). Because of the development of technologies‚ especially the progress of internet
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challenges of organizational behavior" Behavior is a function of a continuous‚ multidirectional interaction between the person and the situation. The situation consists of the environment the person operates in‚ and it can include things like the organization‚ the work group‚ personal life situation‚ job characteristics‚ and many other environmental influences. The ability to understand behavior is a prerequisite for effectively managing an organization. But to fully understand behavior at both
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CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR 1. The creation of Q global village 2. Workforce diversity 3. Improving quality and productivity 4. Improving People skills 5. Management control to empowerment 6. Stability and flexibility 7. Improving ethical behavior. There are a lot of challenges and opportunities today for managers to use Organizational behavior concepts. The critical issues for which Organization behavior offers solutions are: 1. The creation of a global village The world
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Organizational Behavior Terminology and Concepts Anna Sparks University of Hawaii-West Oahu Abstract Organizational behavior can offer solutions to organizations that are experiencingeconomic pressures‚ globalization‚ workforce diversity‚ “temporariness”‚ and balancing work-life conflicts.It can also make more effective managers for any organization whether they are hurting or flourishing. Keywords: organizational behavior‚ organizational culture‚ workforce diversity‚ communication‚ effectiveness
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Organizational Behavior: Terminology and Concepts Organizations today often encourage change to better the work environment. However‚ these changes often cause unwanted results which were not expected. This leads us to observe organizational behavior (OB) in hopes of minimizing unwanted and/or negative changes within an organization. Organizational behavior‚ organizational culture‚ diversity‚ communication‚ organizational effectiveness and efficiency‚ and organizational learning are all factors
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Issues in Organizational Behavior It is obvious that ethical issues play a major part in any organization when it comes to outlining good behavior from bad behavior. As Kinicki & Kreitner‚ (2009‚ pg. 52) has stated “There are a variety of individual and organizational factors that contribute to unethical behavior. Organizational Behavior is an excellent vantage point for better understanding and improving workplace ethics. If OB can provide insights about managing human work behavior‚ then it
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Organizational Behavior in Criminal Justice CJA/510 January 10‚ 2011 Brian Robinson Organizational behavior in a criminal justice agency is the way in which employees and their superiors interact amongst themselves and with one another both positively and negatively. Organizational behavior itself is the study of social conduct as it relates to the confines of a specific group. It is the study of how an individual or group interacts with one another and the dynamics of the personal relationships
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Organizational Behaviour is a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals‚ groups and structure have on behaviour within organizations‚ for the purpose of applying such knowledge toward improving an organization’s effectiveness. An organization is comprised of individuals who make up the organizational behaviour. From top management down to the employee‚ organizational behaviour takes shape. The effectiveness of the organization largely depends on the structure of the organization
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