Maintaining Cultural Diversity in Multicultural Workplace
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Running head: ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR Organizational BehaviorName of the student:Name of the University:Author note:
1ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR Learning Outcome a. Theories of Organizational behaviorOrganizational behavior is the study of behavior of employees within an organization. Itis the study of behavior through varied viewpoints, including the behavior within theorganizations also with respect to the other organizations. Micro organizational behavior isrelated to individual and group dynamics within an organization. The macro organizationaltheory are those studies that are related to organization, industries and how the organization, thestrategies, structures and contingencies that guides the organization. The various aspects oforganizational behavior are, leadership, team building, ob satisfaction, motivation and decision-making. The organizational behavior is also influenced by the culture of the organization, it isalthough difficult to study the corporate culture of the organization. It is very important to study the behavior of individuals that work in an organization,studying the behavior of the employees helps the organization to know their employees thefactors that makes them happy, sad, satisfied and dissatisfied. Once it is known that what affectsthe employees and their behavior, the motivating factors, and then it would be very easy tomotivate them and make the environment favorable for any particular behavior. Ensuring anorganizational culture that would be favorable for the desired behavior of the employees can onlybe done if the organizational behavior of the employees is studied. The behavior of the employees are determined and influenced by a number of factors, likepersonality, perception, attitudes and values of the employees Personality- The behavior of an individual is very much dependent on his or herpersonality. Personality of an individual is set or characteristics that are different in individuals,
2ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR it makes individuals different from each other; these characteristics are known as personalitytraits. Some employees are introvert and some are extrovert. This difference affect theinterpersonal behavior of the employees, the extrovert generally have good interpersonalrelationship with other group members compared to the introverts. Perception- Perception is defined as the Leadership theoriesLeadership is very important influencing the behavior of the employees of anorganization. The type of leadership style by an organization can determine the behavior andattitude of the employees and the group dynamics. Three main types of leadership are used inorganization. Autocratic leadership style- Autocratic leadership style is the style in which the managementdoes not involve the employees in the decisions making process. The decisions are mostly takeby the upper management, this type of leadership often leaves the employees unhappy becausethey are not really satisfied because there is too much of dissatisfaction (Bolman and Deal2017).Democratic leadership styleThis is a leadership style in which the employee participation is involved, employees areencouraged to give their suggestions so that the organization can take decisions keeping in mindthe opinions of their employees. Practice of this management style builds a good relationbetween the employees and the management. There are very less conflicts and dissatisfaction.
3ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR Lassez fairIn this management style the decision making process or other activities are not interferedby the supervisors and the management. Practicing this leadership style creates problems likedecentralization of power. There is controlling problems, it becomes difficult to monitor, leadand direct the employees when this management style is adopted. Learning outcome bTheissues that an employee can have in an organization Employee attitude- The attitude of the employees towards work and the organization can oftenbecome a reason for inefficiency of the employees and hence the production of the employeescan be reduced. The attitude of the employees might be based on a particular situation or it canbe innate to the employee. Solution- The reason behind the employees is needed to be investigated, it might happen that theattitude is due to particular situation then necessary steps will be taken for improvement of thesituation or the condition. Conflict in groupsConflicts in groups are one of the common issues of any organization, conflict occurswhen there is difference in opinion of the employees, conflicts in interest is also a commonproblem in an organization.
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