Organizational Behavior Terminology and Concepts

Organizational Behavior

University of Phoenix Online

Gary Denney

January 8, 2006

Organizational Behavior Terminology and Concepts

The world today is very aggressive and diverse; in order to be successful, organizations must have a good understanding of their employees. Companies must learn the varied behaviors, cultures, diversity, communication, effectiveness, and the learning styles that make up their organization. In order to understand how the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) operates I will look at the qualities of my agency.

Organization Behavior

Organizational behavior is the behavior of people, not the behavior of an organization, but more accurately the behavior of the people in an organization. This can be anything from a family at home to a church or to a group within a company. Some of the things that make behaviors challenging in today's workplace are high-performance demands, ethical behavior, productivity improvement, technology utilization, quality, diversity, work-life balance, and the global economy, (Schermerhorn, Hunt, and Osborn, 2005).

DHEC's organizational behavior is controlled by the policies and procedures set by the different divisions we have, which are also controlled by the different public services we perform. The main divisions that make up DHEC is Women and Children's Services, Environmental Health and Quality Control