Organizational Behavior Essays and Term Papers
555 Essays on Organizational Behavior. Documents 451 - 475
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Organizational Management
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Cobb, Anthony T. (1986). Political Diagnosis: Applications in Organizational Development. Academy of Management Review, Vol. 11 Issue 3. 482-497
Bibliographic reference: Cobb, Anthony T. (1986). Political Diagnosis: Applications in Organizational Development. Academy of Management Review, Vol. 11 Issue 3. 482-497 Abstract (Quoted from the article): The political side of OD intervention is receiving more consideration by those in the field. Most of this attention focuses on how the consultant can increase and use his or her power in the client system. Little attention has been given, however, to the diagnostic requirements of effective political
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Organizational Structure
MBA 621 Organizational Structure Organizational structure plays an important role in day-to-day functions of an organization. The delegation of authority, work specialization, and employee reporting framework are some of the elements that help determine what the organizational structure should be. An efficient structure will facilitate decision making and smooth the span of control or scope managers have over operations. The first and most common structure type that managers would choose for a manufacturing firm when
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Observable Aspects of Organizational Culture
Observable Aspects of Organizational Culture Samuel Spetnagel University of Phoenix MGT 331: Management: Organizational Behavior Michael Borden, Ph.D. June 3, 2006 Organizational Culture refers to the values, beliefs and customs of an organization. Whereas Organizational structure is relatively easy to draw and describe, organizational culture is less tangible. The organizational culture at Kenworth is different from many other companies; this is because of the geographical location of the Chillicothe facility. Chillicothe is located in southern
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Organizational Behaviour and Design
According to Manz & Neck self-leadership is a process through which individuals control their own behavior, influencing and leading themselves through the use of specific sets of behavioral and cognitive strategies. Self-leadership as a concept emerged in the mid-1980s as an expansion of self-management, which was originally rooted in clinical self-control theory. Recently self-leadership has been widely used by Academics, managers and business executives in the work places. Self-leadership is a self-influence process through which
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The Impact of Diversity and Demographic Characteristics on Individual Behavior
Organizational diversity emphasizes achieving equality and opportunity in the work environment through the changing of organizational demographics. Diversity in the workplace emphasizes the appreciation of differences and creates an environment in which everyone feels valued and accepted, however it is individual behavior that determines the workplace environment. There are numerous types of diversity and demographic characteristics that impact on individual behavior. Values and attitude differences are a key driver of individual behavior. Values and
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Behavioral Tools
Behavioral Tools Sometimes it is very difficult to discipline ones children. In today’s society there are many contradicting book and literature on how and what type of disciplinary actions need to be taken to promote behavioral change. All parents wonder if they are too strict or not strict enough. If one finds yourself using words like "don't...," "stop...," and "no" to discipline your child, try using positive words instead. Children need to be taught how
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Ethics and Organizational Development
Introduction For many organizations 'ethics' is something to be defined and managed by senior executives. Consider the arguments for and against this control-oriented position. In today's world it is all too prevalent to see more and more people hungry to gain success at an ever-increasing rate. Modern culture can and indeed is labeled 'greedy' and 'thoughtless', through my extensive time spent in business, I have encountered many of these types of people. But who are
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Organization Behavior - the Benefits of Diversity
Organization Behavior The Benefits of Diversity Affirmative action has been the center of many heated debates for decades now. Affirmative action policies are used in the United States to give advantages to racial minorities in areas of education, employment, health care, or government funding. These “minorities” are underrepresented groups in society, especially when defined by race, ethnicity, or gender. Until the mid-1960’s, legal barriers prevented blacks and other racial minorities in the United States from
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Diversity: The Spice of an Organizational Structure
Diversity: The Spice of an Organizational Structure Diversity and demographic characteristics play an integral role in all facets of organizations. Their impact can be felt in numerous different ways ranging from the euphoric feeling experienced when a company reaches its quarterly revenue goals due to a young motivated sales crew to the disheartening sensation experienced when a sexual harassment dispute rages within a company due to a gender-biased work force. These examples illustrate just a
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Relationship Between Transformational Leadership and Rewarding Organizational Culture and Climate
Relationship between transformational leadership and rewarding organizational culture and climate The purpose of the article: The purpose of this article is to explore the relationship between types of managers / leaders (design, rewards, sit down and place), and perceptions among employees that organizational climate - with me in the organization. The main argument that I would like to offer is: Type of organization and how the leader is perceived by his employees, has significant effects
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Organizaitonal Behavioral
Organizational behavior is concerned with developing people skills. Therefore, the goals of organizational behavior are to help us to explain, predict, and control human behavior. When we seek answers to why an individual or a group of individuals did something, we are pursuing the explanation objective. It is probably the least important of the three goals from a management perspective it occurs after the fact. Yet, if we are to understand a phenomenon, we must
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A Conceptual Model of Entrepreneurship as Firm Behavior: A Critique and Extension
A Conceptual Model of Entrepreneurship as Firm Behavior: A Critique and Extension. by Shaker A. Zahra The study of entrepreneurship as a firm-level phenomenon has come of age. While the findings of empirical research in this area have been preliminary and tentative, this young body of literature shows great vitality and rigor. This increasing rigor is evidenced by a growing attention to methodological concerns and analytical tools (Low & MacMillan, 1988; Jennings & Lumpkin, 1989;
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Divorce Is Creating a New Behavior
Divorce is Creating A New Behavior How many families do you know who have been involved in a divorce? In our society there is a rapid increase every year in the divorce rate. Even higher when it involves children. I am a product of a divorced family and can understand why some children are being affected from this social trend. There are several emotional and social factors that are involved to creating the characteristics
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Organizational Environment
Organizational environment can be divided into two which is external environment and internal environment. External environment consists of all outside institutions and forces that have an actual or potential interest or impact on the organization's ability to achieve its objectives. The environment that influences the organization includes competitors, resources, technology and also economic conditions. Competitors are the other organizations which operate in the same field and share the same customers group. After the industrial
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Organizational Culture Impact
Introduction Organizational culture is a set of key values, assumptions, and beliefs that are shared by an organization’s members. The combined key values create a custom attitude or culture that is followed by the organization’s members. The culture represents the “personality of the organization” (McNamara, 1999). Through the observation of employee behavior one can help predict an organization’s culture that influences its business attitude. Organizational culture can also help distinguish two companies from each other.
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Ethical Behavior in Organizations
Ethical Issues in Organizational Behavior Abstract Ethics relates to the moral principles of values. Organizations often decide between profit and moral. Some organizations acquire both, yet ethical issues arise every time. Ethical standards are a way to resolve these issues. Primarily, the task of management is to do business according to the ethical standards. Organizations need to incorporate set standards and be one of the same as an individual. Additionally, organizations have certain social
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A Contribution to Delinquent Behavior in Juveniles
Parent/Child Relationships: A Contribution to Delinquent Behavior in Juveniles Michael Ferra Sociology 4325, Section 1 Dr. Charles Ubah March 19, 2008 Parent/Child Relationships: A Contribution to Delinquent Behavior in Juveniles For years now researchers in the fields of psychology, sociology, genetics, and the juvenile justice system have contemplated the reasons why some youth turn to delinquency and violence. To investigate the reason, for some adolescents you would have to research on a case to case
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Consumer Behavior in Indian Market
How effective are your human resource practices? The following questionnaire was designed to help companies evaluate their human resource practices. Complete the following questions, checking off yes or no, then add up your total and check the results at the bottom of the page. 1. Do you have a program to assist employees when their personal problems may affect their on-job productivity (e.g. alcohol or drug related, financial, etc.)? yes ____ no ____ 2. Are
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Organizational Culture
Schein defined organizational culture 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." Organizational culture is often viewed as the bases to organization effectiveness. Developing and cultivating leadership is a major
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Organizational Culture
I chose the Goodwill Industries for my organization. This organization’s culture appeals to me because they have a blend of everything. They have elderly, disabled, and healthy people that work as employees. The culture in my area is White and American Indian (predominantly). It does not matter who or what you are they will help you with employment or they will hire you. To me this is a wonderful thing to see come together. Goodwill’s
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and the Structural Family Therapy
I. Introduction The paper will be used to further explore intervention approaches and treatment options for the client I did my case presentation on and also a process recording, Amanda. The information presented about Amanda is information gathered during the intake assessment, family discussions, and individual family sessions. The two theories that have been researched and will be used throughout this paper are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and the Structural Family Therapy (SFT) because both
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Ethical Organizational Profile Executive Summary
Ethical Organizational Profile Executive Summary MGT/216 December 21, 2009 Introduction The organization ethics program examined is Taste Wine and Coffee Bar. Moral and ethical issues faced by establishments that serve alcoholic beverages can become extensive. Bars and restaurants have the ethical and moral obligation of serving adults of a certain age depending on the state's legal drinking age. This is not only a moral responsibility, it is a legal obligation. Other legal and moral
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Ethical Behavior
Ethical Behavior As far as the article on virtual morality; I do not think that using your computer for personal use is unethical. Anymore than I believe using a company phone, or taking a smoke break, or even just a 5 minute walk away from your desk, your work, moment to yourself is unethical. Sometimes it’s necessary to take a few minutes away from what you are working on and do something different. Breaks from
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Organizational Case Analysis on Ruby Tuesday
Running head: ORGANIZATION STRATEGIC PLANNING Organizational Case Analysis on Ruby Tuesday Tanisha Adams Florida International University ADE 6180 – Dr. Alfred Case Analysis #1 - Ruby Tuesday Introduction At some point it becomes necessary for an organization to undergo changes. If embracing change is truly one of the organizations core beliefs than efforts should be taken to make the necessary transition. A strategic planning structure allows the organization to stay focused on plans, yet be
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