Organizational Behavior Terminology and Concepts

Organizational Behavior Terminology and Concepts Paper

Luis H. Heredia

MGT/307

July 13, 2010

Rogelio Hernandez

Organizational Behavior Terminology and Concepts Paper

Organizational Culture

Every employee in an organization, regardless the level of authority must assimilate and adhere to the policies set by the company in its organizational culture. Policies and codes will tell everyone what is right or wrong, important or unimportant, workable or unworkable within the organization and the process to follow when something not responding accordingly to expectations. The organizational culture indicates proper reaction to sudden changes in plans or unexpected crisis.

When hiring a new employee the first training is about organizational culture in an attempt to integrate the new element. Every person is expected to be aware of the correct way to behave and what to expect from peers.

Organizational culture is the accumulation of an organization’s historic events and present plans, philosophy, and ethical values that make it successful. This culture represents the organization self-image, internal settings, relationship with competition, and future expectations. Several factors like beliefs, customs, express or implied contracts, and written and unwritten rules developed over time and that have worked well enough to be considered valid.

Corporate culture manifests in how the organization takes care of its employees and customers, its reputation in the community, and the conduction of business. Also in the freedom allowed in making decisions, in how much authority delegated, the support of new ideas and development, and allowing personal expression. Hierarchy reflects the organizational culture in the way how power and information is conveyed and the commitment generated among employees for the pursuit of objectives.

Organizational Behavior

According to the dictionary and Cornell University “organizational behavior...