Understanding Social Psychology in Organizational Behavior

STUDY CASE

Table of Contents
Table of Contents.............................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Understanding of how social psychology will explain organizational behaviour......................3
Potential conflicts, co- operation and decision making in generational shift.............................4
Relationship between different generation in relation with their perception towards inequality,
fairness and discrimination.........................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Social psychology within the company is very necessary to be understood as the
psychology of the organization. The organization psychology is referred to as the study of the
human behaviour within the company and the direction of the thinking of the employees working
within the company is in direction of attainment of group goal or not (Fiske, 2018). This
psychology also involves the study of workplace relation, attitude, beliefs which are present
among the employees within the company. The present report will outline the understanding the
social psychology and its impact over the working of company. Also, the report will outline the
potential conflict, decision making and cooperation of the generational shift. In the end the
relation between the generation in perception relating to fairness, equality and discrimination
will also be highlighted.
MAIN BODY
Understanding of how social psychology will explain organizational behaviour
Many of the different people belonging to the different cultures work together and
because of this it is possible that all the employees have different perception and thinking
relating to the work. Hence, it is necessary for the organization and the employees to work in
same direction and to have same and similar thinking and perception relating to the work so that
all the work is done in the same manner. This is necessary because if there will not be any
common direction then all the working of the company will be in different direction. Thus, it is
necessary for the business to understand the social psychology of all the employees so that there
is unity of direction to the work. This is necessary because of the reason that if the employees
will work in different direction then the aims and objectives of the company will not be attained.
Hence, it is essential for the people within the company to manage and maintain unity
among all the employees working within the company. In the current case study which is based
up on the fictional film Up in the Air also reflects the fact that generational differences and
conflicts within the business professional affects the working of the company to a great extent (6
contributing discipline to the organization behaviour field, 2017). Thus, it is very essential for
the company to handle the mentality and the thinking of the employees within the company. The
case study revealed that the survey done by the Ernest and Young (2003) states that the strength