There are many terminologies and concepts used in the study of organizational behavior. This paper examines how these terminologies and concepts help define the many aspects of organizational behaviors

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Organizational Behavior Terminology and Concepts

Chase Dodson

University of Phoenix

Organizational Behavior / MGT 331

Mr. Roberto Coto

January 30, 2006

Organizational Behavior Terminology and Concepts

There are many terminologies and concepts used in the study of organizational behavior. This paper examines how these terminologies and concepts help define the many aspects of organizational behaviors. Some of the terminologies and concepts described include: organizational behavior, organizational culture, diversity, communication, organizational effectiveness and efficiency, and organizational learning.

Organizational behavior introduces many basic principles of human behavior which seeks to understand individual workers, work groups and entire organizations. Organizational behavior is the study and application of knowledge about how people, individuals, and groups act within an organization. The basic principles of Organizational Behavior include behavioral interventions such as positive reinforcement, feedback, diagnosing performance problems, and goal setting. Measurements in organizational behavior often seek to assess employee perceptions about work within an organization by describing employee attitudes, beliefs, intentions, and behaviors. Organizational behavior is often concerned with which variables present within groups and/or organizations positively or negatively affect the attitudes and behaviors of workers. Variables that may affect the organization positively or negatively