Organizational Behavior Terminology and Concepts

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Organizational Behavior Terminology and Concepts

MGT 307

Tina Emrich

June 13, 2011


Organizational Behavior Terminology and Concepts

     The business world has grown by leaps and bounds in the past decades. Many of the changes are from technology yet an awareness of ethical business practices is in the spotlight in current society. An organization can only grow strong from proper morals and values management instills. Organizations are built around their culture, behavior, diversity, and communication methods. To understand the inner workings of an organization one must first understand what these attributes of a company are and how they fit into an organization’s structure.

Organizational Culture

     Culture is viewed by most as the shared beliefs and values of a group or region. This is quite similar in an internal organizational environment. Organizations infuse a standard of shared beliefs and values for influential behavior of the organizational members (Schermerhorn, Hunt, & Osborn, p 11, 2008). Even though organizations have these beliefs and values, they will not be steadfast unless the company maintains a solid culture.  Well-developed and well-communicated beliefs and values are what support strong cultures within an organization by operating with a clear vision of their future. Emphasis on innovations, taking risks, and working as a team are signs of an organization with a strong, positive culture within their internal environment (Schermerhorn, Hunt, & Osborn, p 11, 2008). The behavior of an organization is the framework of their culture.

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Organizational Behavior

     Even a century ago, scholars and consultants gave augmented attention to a systematic study of management. The focus of these behavior building blocks were originally based on physical working conditions, principles of administration, and industrial engineering principles. But, in the 1940’s, organizations became more aware of overlooking a crucial factor in their inner workings, the human factor. This gave way to a diligent research in dealing with individual attitudes, group dynamics and relationships between workers and management (Schermerhorn, Hunt, & Osborn, p 5, 2008).

     This foundation gave precedence to organizational behavior, often referred ...

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