Organizational ehavior
Managers are people who do things right, while leaders are people who do the right thing." -- Warren ennis, Ph.D. "On ecoming a Leader." Since organizational behavior is the "study and application of knowledge about how people, individuals, and groups act in organizations," then to build an argument for or against this as a vital ingredient in the workforce, we need to look at a few of the theories surrounding this study.

The first theory, Scientific Management, was created to organize workers, managers, and operations during the Industrial Revolution. This states that workers are basically machines and are easily replaced. Each task was broken down to its smallest unit, thereby making the worker doing that one thing repetitiously. Pay was tied to performance as an incentive to work harder and longer. Industrial engineers were used to establish conditions of the work environment, to increase overall production. After analyzing each job,…...

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Organizational Behavior
In 1984, the movie The Gods Must be Crazy depicted a Kalahari bushman who finds a Coca-Cola bottle that was discarded from an airplane into the desert. The bushman does not recognize the bottle or the brand, and the situation leads to all manner of confusion among the tribe, who try to decipher the meaning of the bottle. Such a story would be rather incomprehensible today, that there would be anywhere in the world where people would not recognize a Coca-Cola bottle. Indeed, not long after the movie was made, the process of globalization began in earnest with the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, followed by waves of other bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements, and then followed further by the invention of the Internet. If the era of globalization had not been officially declared before, by the time the 1999 WTO protests in Seattle occurred, globalization was a household…...

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References

Bock, A., Opsahl, T., George, G. & Gann, D. (2012). The effects of culture and structure on strategic flexibility during business model innovation. Journal of Management Studies. Vol. 49 (2) 279-305.

Conrad, C. & Poole, S. (2012). Strategic organizational communication: In a global economy. Wiley: Hoboken, NJ.

Danet, B. & Herring, S. (2007). The multilingual Internet: Language, culture and communication online. Oxford University Press: Oxford.

DeSanctis, G. & Monge, P. (1998). Communication processes for virtual organizations. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. Vol. 3 (4)

Organizational Behavior
Power and influence are two critical aspects of the ways that people in organizations interrelate. Power is relatively simple -- it is about how you get what you want. Influence is trickier -- the text understands it as the reaction to power.

The author discusses issues relating to obedience. The acceptance of authority is discussed, and the author proposes that there are four conditions that must be met in order for authority to be accepted; these are not supported with evidence. The author then discusses what the reactions are to orders -- the different levels at which obedience manifests in the organization. There is a zone of indifference, which is basically those instructions that are carried out without any critical evaluation on the part of the person doing the job. Sometimes, however, an employee may feel that they are getting poor value out of their relationship with the organization, and…...

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References

Lavigna, R. (2014) Why government workers are harder to motivate. Harvard Business Review. Retrieved April 9, 2015 from  https://hbr.org/2014/11/why-government-workers-are-harder-to-motivate

Organizational Behavior
In the last few years, the safe disposal of radioactive and hazardous waste have been increasingly brought to the forefront. This is because the public is demanding that some kind of solution is provided for addressing these challenges over the long-term. The result is the creation of the Centers of Excellence for Hazardous Materials Management (CEHMM). This is a nonprofit that was founded to address these and other challenges through introducing innovative solutions. To fully understand how the organization is able to reach these objectives requires looking at: the individuals / groups in the organization, the way they interact with each other and the organizational behavior of the firm. Together, these different elements will highlight how the CEHMM is able to reach a variety of benchmarks. ("CEHMM," 2012)

Inside the CEHMM, everyone is working together with communities to address a host of challenges impacting the environment. The way that this…...

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Algae Bio Fuel. (2012), CEHMM. Retrieved from: http://www.cehmm.org/algea-stuff

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CEHMM. (2012). CEHMM. Retrieved from: http://www.cehmm.org/admin-team

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Organizational Behavior
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This paper explains the core concepts of organizational behavior in the view of the case study of president of Great Northern American, Joe Salatino. The paper first explains the importance of perceptions and the attributions formed on the basis of those perceptions by the people. It also highlights the appropriate learning theory which could be deployed by Joe Salatino effectively in dealing with his employees. Moreover, it also explains how operant conditioning, learning theory and social learning theory could be instrumental in improving the performance levels of the employees. It also explains how self-efficacy could lend a hand to Joe Salatino in hiring new people within the organization.

Organizational Behavior (Joe Salatino Case Study)

The Process of Formation of Attributions from Perceptions and Its Significance for Joe's Employees

Perception tends to be a pivotal aspect of consideration in the domain of sales and marketing. In order to sell…...

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References

Champoux, J., E. (2011). Organizational Behavior -- Integrating Individuals, groups and Organizations. NewYork, Taylor and Francis.

Griffin, R., W. & Moorhead, G. (2009). Organizational Behavior: Managing People and Organizations. Mason, Ohio. Cengage Learning.

Hellriegel, D. & Slocum, J.W. (2011). Organization Behavior. Mason, Ohio. Cengage Learning.

Pawar, S., B. (2009). Some of the Recent Organizational Behavior Concepts as Precursors to Workplace Spirituality. Journal of Business Ethics. 88(2), Pp. 245-261,

Organization Behavior
Management and Organizational Behavior at Europcar Sydney International

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Management and Organizational Behavior at Europcar Sydney International

A manager is a person who is responsible to manage the work of his subordinates and ensure an effective running of business operations through planning, leading, organizing, and controlling (Koontz & Weihrich 2010). He may work individually or in teams to accomplish his assigned targets and achieve the organizational goals in a well-organized and efficient way (Saxena 2009). He also leads and motivates the organizational members through different motivational techniques so that they work with commitment and keep themselves directed towards the organization's mission and vision (Silverstein 2007). Being a leader, he is also dedicated with the responsibility of resolving conflicts and issues among his subordinates (Griffin & Moorehead 2012).

This paper presents an analysis of the Management and Organizational Behavior at Europcar Sydney International Counter -- one of the most competitive organizations…...

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DuBrin, J.A. 2009, Essentials of Management, 8th Edition. Mason, OH: Thomson Business & Economics

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Europcar, 2012, Europcar career opportunities -- Work for a worldwide car rental company. Available from [Accessed February 5th, 2012]

Griffin, R.W., & Moorehead, G. 2012, Organizational Behavior: Managing People and Organizations, 10th Edition. Mason, OH: South-Western Publishers

Organizational ehavior Terminology and Concepts
Organizational Culture

An organization's cultural composition encompasses a wide array of structural variables, all of which comprise the ultimate operational atmosphere of the company. Productive capacities and efficiency levels are almost always determined by the effectiveness and receptiveness of an organization's culture. The culture within an organization is also a key determinant of why and how leadership bodies will integrate strategic decisions. Depending of the various specificities of the firm and its respective industry, some firms will design their organizational cultures and leadership models with an authoritative metric, while others will promote a more participatory and collaborative technique in the company's cultural atmosphere. Ideally, an organization's culture will be receptive and help to easily facilitate strategic decisions and initiatives to further increase the profitability of the firm.

Organizational ehavior

Organizational behavior entails the various models used in strategic decision-making and goal setting and the subsequent actions taken to fulfill…...

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Organizational Behavior - Analysis of Problems with the Top Leader Team at Greenlife
Whenever an organization changes in any way, central problems in organizational behavior often result (ousseau, 1997; Barley & Kunda 1992; Goodstein, 1994). This is evident within Greenlife, where the top leader team is demonstrating some critical failures and lack of cooperation.

Organizational moral behavior can only be obtained through a true "cooperative effort among all employees" (Holmes, et. al, 2002, p. 85) which is not the case at Greenlife. With the change in executive management that recently occurred between Lucy and Jane, things have gone awry, and the organizational structure at present more resembles a dictatorship than democratic environment. Jane has taken over and rather than encouraged top leader participation and collaboration, she has fostered an environment of dissent based on forced control and the illusion of consent.

A management is a successful organization has the responsibility of carrying the…...

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Galpin (1996) suggests that because changing the basic assumptions and beliefs of the underlying culture is very difficult, the best approach for influencing specific aspects of a culture that need to be changed for any given initiative and strategy to be successful needs to be on an exception vs. all-inclusive basis. Strategies then for dealing with change must focus on re-aligning values and objectives first with the initiatives and strategies that a company is trying to achieve. At the core of any successful change program, the values of a company are modified. In fact change management and culture are so tightly intertwined with each other one cannot be considered without the other with the CEO being crucial to leading effective cultures capable of changing (Berson, Oreg, Dvir, 2008). An example of this is the need Microsoft had to shift from being purely focused on packaged software to concentrating more…...

Communication

Communication in the organizations cover all the means and modes, be they formal or informal, by which information finds its ways down, up or even across the organizational network of employees and the management in a given business setting. These modes of communication may contain important information for instance between employees and the managers, to more trivial issues like passing rumors or hearsay from one employee to another as noted by eference for Business (2011). It is upon the business fraternity to channel the numerous pieces of information passed from one point to the other towards bolstering employee satisfaction, ensuring customers are satisfied with the services, enhance sharing of knowledge among the staff members as well as boost the organizational competitiveness.

Culture and behavior of Microsoft Corporation

The Microsoft Company has a peculiar culture that defines and sets apart the company from other organizations. In order to deal effectively with the external…...

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Australian Public Service Commission, (2001). Guidelines on workplace diversity. Retrieved August 29, 2011 from  http://www.apsc.gov.au/publications01/diversityguidelines.htm 

Debra Lamb (2010). Organizational Behavior. Retrieved August 29, 2011 from  http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/research/subjectguides/organizationalbehavior.html 

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Communication occurs at an inter-organizational level, an intra-organizational level, and between the organization and the community or society at large. For example, inter-organizational communications include the one-on-one discussions between coworkers. These communications can be purely related to the daily operations of the organization or they can be casual, to stimulate a friendly environment in the workplace. Intra-organizational communication occurs between two or more organizations. For example, an environmental group will need to maintain communications between it, the media, and the government. Finally, an organization will often need to communicate to the society at large. Organizations do so using pamphlets, advertisements, websites, and other media formats.
The effectiveness and efficiency of an organization is reflected in more than just profits. For instance, non-profit organizations often prove their effectiveness and efficiency through their ability to change public policy. Some organizations might have humanitarian goals in mind, such as adoption agencies or aid…...

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Works Cited

Clark, Donald. (1998). "Big Dog's Leadership Page: Organizational Behavior." Retrieved online  http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/leadob.html .

Santosus, Megan. (1996). "Uneasy pieces Part 2: The Learning Organization." CIO.com. Retrieved online 23 Nov 2004.  http://www.cio.com/archive/060196_uneasy_5.html .

Organizational Behavior
Employees in public sector organization are known to be -- and in many instances expected to be -- more flexible and more committed when it comes to putting in extra hours and extra effort to complete important assignments for the organization and the community. That concept is believed to be true because public sector organizations are more focused on the betterment of the community rather than on profit, power, or prestige for individual employees.

This concept is fully explored in an article published by the Journal of Business Ethics. The authors Rayner, et al., point out that when employees go "the extra mile" and do positive things for the organization it is referred to as organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). And when it comes to those working in public sector organizations, there is a "public service ethos" which embraces the ideas of "…service, duty and obligation" (Rayner, 2012, p. 118). In…...

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Works Cited

Rayner, Julie, Lawton, Alan, and Williams, Helen M. (2012). Organizational Citizenship

Behavior and the Public Service Ethos: Whither the Organization? Journal of Business

Ethics, Vol. 106, 117-130.

Organizational Behavior
One of the most immediate changes that happened in my college just recently is the introduction of online library services that allows me to access important resources I need for my studies more easily anywhere I go. Similarly, technological change has brought about significant changes that made my tasks at the firm more manageable and faster, allowing me to perform optimally. Evidently, environmental forces greatly influence changes among organizations more than internal forces that act within them.

Organization interventions are activities initiated by the manager to induce planned change in developing problem-solving techniques and strategies for efficiency of tasks in handling change in an organization. In this context, it is evident that change is the key to the implementation and success of intervention, mainly because change is the inevitable result of intervention.

The concept of total quality management (TQM) is possible to be implemented without initial diagnosis of identifying whether the…...

Organizational Behavior -- Conflict Management and Negotiations
Conflict is functional when it serves to respond to business needs and problems are results in the creative outpouring of ideas and functions. Functional conflict can help teams achieve goals and create new solutions to problems. Conflict is not functional when it serves only to disrupt the work environment, disturbs or hinders job performance and creates emotional turmoil for employees. Functional conflict can turn into dysfunctional conflict if employees stop communicating with one another and searching out new ideas.

There are certain situations when it would be beneficial to have more inter-group conflict. A perfect example is when a company is deadlocked or out of ideas and thus decides to go with the standard approach to solving a problem or conflict rather than a new one. Sometimes additional conflict and varying ideas help add to a particular problem and can result in new interpretations and…...

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Reference:

'Conflict." Available:

 http://webhome.idirect.com/~kehamilt/ipsyconf.html

Organizational Behavior
The risk that I am going to take to become successful in my career is to making sure that when formulating decisions for the organization, I am not compromising the interests of both the management and members (employees). Rather than compromising their interests, the risk that I am willing to take is to reconcile the interests of both parties, a feat that is difficult, yet not impossible to undertake.

It is vital to establish priorities in confronting different problems in order to create an image of being firm and consistent as a leader or manager for the organization. It is only necessary to re-evaluate priorities when the problem involves situations or circumstances that are beyond the organization's ability to resolve (e.g., internal conflict in the organization wherein the decision-makers themselves are involved and concerned).

Diversity is vital for efficient decision-making processes confronting organizational problems within the global context. Diversity allows decision-makers…...

Management by Objectives and Organizational Success
Introduction
Management by Objectives (MBO) is a management approach that links individual and organizational goals to improve performance and productivity. By clearly defining objectives, setting performance targets, and providing feedback, MBO empowers employees and enhances organizational success. This paper examines how implementing MBO contributes to organizational success in Thesis.
Goal Alignment
MBO aligns individual objectives with the overall strategic goals of the organization. By cascading goals from the top down, employees understand how their roles contribute to the overarching mission. This alignment ensures that everyone is working towards a common purpose, reducing silos and promoting collaboration.
Improved Performance
MBO encourages....

Kurt Lewin: Revolutionizing Social Psychology

Kurt Lewin (1890-1947) was a German-American psychologist who is widely regarded as the founder of social psychology. His groundbreaking work revolutionized the field by introducing new theories, methods, and perspectives that continue to shape our understanding of human behavior and social dynamics.

Field Theory and the Life Space

Central to Lewin's approach was his field theory, which posited that behavior is determined by the individual's psychological "life space." The life space encompasses the individual's perceptions, motivations, needs, and the social and environmental forces that influence them. Lewin believed that by understanding the field space, we could better predict....

How Psychological Safety Influences Employee Response to Change in the Liberian Banking Sector
Introduction
Psychological safety, a crucial organizational climate factor, significantly impacts employee attitudes and behaviors, including their response to organizational change. In the Liberian banking sector, where rapid technological advancements and regulatory transformations continue to reshape the industry, understanding the role of psychological safety in employee adaptation to change becomes imperative.
Definition of Psychological Safety
Psychological safety refers to a shared belief among team members that they can express themselves freely and take risks without fear of negative repercussions. According to Amy Edmondson (2019), psychological safety consists of three elements:
Speaking up....

The Impact of Work Environments on Employee Job Satisfaction Levels
Work environments play a significant role in shaping employee job satisfaction levels, directly impacting employee morale, productivity, and overall well-being. Here are key ways in which different work environments can influence job satisfaction:
1. Physical Environment
Ergonomics and Workspace Design: A comfortable and ergonomic workspace enhances productivity and reduces physical discomfort, leading to higher satisfaction levels.
Lighting, Temperature, and Ventilation: Proper lighting, temperature, and ventilation contribute to employee comfort, well-being, and productivity, positively impacting job satisfaction.
Noise and Distractions: Excessive noise or distractions can hinder focus, reduce efficiency, and lower job satisfaction.....