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An organization is simply made up of different elements (employees) with different functions (jobs) that all contribute to the whole function of the business (the company). The success of an organization is based upon how well the employees (the elements) come together to perform their functions. This paper will define Organizational Behavior, Organizational Culture, Diversity, Communication, Change Management, and Ethics, followed by a few examples of how they are applied in the work environment.
Organizational Behavior is defined as “the study of humans and group behavior within an organizational settings” (BNET), Studying the behaviors of a an organization’s employee’s is vital to the success of an organization and entails regular analysis of their employees personalities, their relationships with one another, the productivity, performance, commitment, job satisfaction of their employees, and the intensity of organizational commitment and business relations. An organizations leadership influences organizational behavior, the management styles within the business and its corporate culture. The final outcomes are performance, individual satisfaction, and personal growth and development. All these elements combine to build the model or framework that the organization operates from. An example of Organizational Behavior within my current company is every six months our human resources department conducts a survey taken by every employee in the company. There the employee is asked a series of questions that pertain to their feelings about their jobs, departments, their management and the company as a whole. These surveys are then published with the results as well as an announcement from our CEO statin ...