Decisions in Paradise

In today’s working environment there are many ways that organizations function. Many times some of these ways can impact the company in many ways being good or bad. Some of these functions are organizational Behavior, Organizational culture, Diversity, communication, Business ethics, and Change management. All of these different steps can either make an organization work or can break the way that they think. Organizational Behavior is the study of factors that affect how individuals and groups act in organizations and how organizations respond to their environments. The key concepts are that the organization's foundation rests on management's viewpoint, values, vision and goals. This in turn drives the organizational culture which is composed of the formal organization, informal organization, and the social environment. The culture determines the type of leadership, communication, and group dynamics within the organization. The workers perceive this as the quality of work life which directs their degree of motivation. The final outcome is performance, individual satisfaction, and personal growth and development. All these elements combine to build the model or framework that the organization operates from.

Organizational Culture is the set of shared values, beliefs, and norms that influence the way employees think, feel, and behave toward each other and toward people outside the organization. The key concepts of organizational culture are to make sure that the beliefs and values of the organization stays within the organization. A strong culture is one which everyone understands the goals and priorities of the organization. (Bateman &Snell, 2007). Being able to communicate with everyone in the organization is a key goal for a company, so meeting the expectations of the organizations culture is one way to make sure that the employees and the staff of the organization keep the door open for feedback, because this is something that organizations believe in.

Diversity is a characteristic of a group of people suggesting difference among those people on any relevant dimension. The key concepts of diversity are that an organizations success and competitive edge relies upon its ability to embrace diversity and understand what the benefits are. When organizations actively evaluate their handling of workplace diversity issues, develop and implement diversity plans, several benefits are reported to have helped the organization become a better place to work. In many organizations people always complain about how many men or women are on the team, if there are more men than there are women it does not make it any more diverse. Having diversity in an organization can influence individual outcomes by serving as a positive recruiting tool.

Communication is the sharing of information between two or more people to achieve a common understanding about an object or situation. The key concepts of communalization is to make sure that when people are working together that they communicate with one another to make sure that all their information is correct. Any where a person works they need to communicate with other people, knowing where you stand with communicating with other people will help your communication skills. But communication does not end with what the message said, it goes farther than that. Communication is where everyone on both ends of the message completely understands what the other person is. The key concept is to make sure that there is communication between you and other people, that way there are no misunderstandings.