Ob - Organizational Behavior

Organizational Behavior

A well-managed organization needs adequate talent to achieve its goals. In addition, organizational leaders need to understand the individuals that are working for the organization. By learning how the behavior and culture of individuals affects the organization, leaders and organizations move one step closer to success.

“Organizational behavior, OB for short is the study of human behavior in organizations. It is a multidisciplinary field devoted to understanding individual and group behavior, interpersonal processes, and organizational dynamics.” (Hunt, Osborn, & Schermerhorn) OB leadership roles are essential to meeting the challenges and uncertainty that confront today’s organizations. Factors that influence the effectiveness of an organization are globalization, cultural diversity, technology advancement, competition, resources, instant communication, and a profusion of information. The key areas of OB are understanding individual and group behavior pattern and attitudes.

Organizational Behavior organizations have groups of people who work interdependently to accomplish shared objectives and work toward some purpose. The behaviors of the individuals affect the performance of the organization. Understanding OB allows management to facilitate the needs and the performance of a diverse workforce.

Corporate culture is a key component in the achievement of an organization’s mission and strategies, the improvement of organizational effectiveness, and the management change. Culture is rooted in deeply-held beliefs. The impact of culture can include conveying a sense of identity and unity of purpose to members of the organization, facilitating the generation of commitment, and shaping behavior by providing guidance on what is expected.

“The culture of a group can now be defined as a pattern of shared basic assumptions that the group learned as it solved its problems of external adaptation and internal integration, that has worked well enough to be considered valid and therefore, to be taught to new members as the correct way to perceive, think, and feel in relation to those problems”. (Schein 373-374) Leaders play a large role in defining organizational culture through actions and leadership, however all employees in an organization contribute to organizational culture. Organizational culture is a powerful element made up of life experiences. Each individual takes the experiences, including strengths and weaknesses, to the work place and shapes the environment of the organization. Groups or clicks of people are formed through work relationships, interactions, and work