Organizational Behavioral Analysis

Organizational Behavioral Analysis

BUS 610 Organizational Behavior

January 14th, 2013

Organizational Behavior Analysis

Organization behavior is the study and application of information regarding how an individual or group of people within an organization behaves. According to John Schermerhorn author of the book Organizational Behavior Twelfth Edition, organizational behavior is the key characteristic used to maintain and enhance interaction levels amongst employees within a company (Schermerhorn, 2011). There are additional characteristics such as leadership, openness to confer in relation to issues, and challenges in an attempt to assist a corporation achieve their strategic business objectives. Organization behavior involves the understanding of critical matters that assist with comprehending and predicting what influences human behavior and how it will help achieve desired goals. Organizational behavior is also defined as the investigation of behavioral factors that affect modern organizations and their management at the individual, group, and organization-wide levels (Baack, 2012).

In order to effectively analyze the various behavioral components within the author’s current organization, he will describe the demonstrated attitudes exhibited by individuals within his company. Additionally, the author will analyze the organizational behavior of his current employer by describing the type of culture, modes of communication, nature of authority, motivational techniques, areas of emotional intelligence, and how the components of a virtual organization are embraced. Upon conclusion of this document the reader will have a brief understanding of the aforementioned categories in regards to organizational behavior analysis and how it pertains to the author’s current employer.

The Work Place

Within the authors current organization employees operate...