Microsoft and Organizational Behavior

MICROSOFT AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR (2007

INTRODUCTION

Organizational behavior determines how the organization carries out its operations and how it operates in gaining competitive advantage over its rivals . Organizational behavior captures how workers in an organization behave and interrelate in ways of achieving the set goals and objectives of the organization . In addition , it entails the cultural identity and pattern exhibited by an organization in the environment in which it operates . The importance of studying an organization 's behavior lies in the fact that the culture exhibited by the organization helps to

sustain the commitment of individual members to the good of the organization There is the perception that individuals who have genuinely internalized the values of the organization are likely to engage in cooperative and spontaneous behavior in their service to the organization (Balmer Wilson , 1998 . Thus , building a workforce that have imbibed the organization behavior and culture will go a long way in helping such organization in arriving at its objectives and goals

Microsoft Organization is a leader in the hardware and software industry . The company is a force to reckon with this industry . Given the increasing level of competition and change in operating business due to change in technology , change in customer taste and preference , an organization need to build its organization strategies to be effective in meeting observed challenges in environment it operates . The way these strategies are operated is determined by the adopted organization behavior . For an organization to succeed and curve a niche in a competitive industry , there is the need that it posses distinctive corporate culture that is different and difficult for other rivals to imitate

This write-up will bring out the organization behavior in Microsoft and how this has affected its operations

MICROSOFT ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

Microsoft through its various strategies of innovative product and maintenance of organizational culture and standard has maintained a steady organizational behavior that has aided the organization in competing well and curving a niche . Microsoft is an organization that maintains a steady change according to the trends and foreseen expectation and wants for its customers

For Microsoft organization , the organizational structure would have a management in place that sought to bring about the best condition of services from its workers . Thus , it encourages a democratic leadership style that encourages workers in the organization to contribute meaningfully to the organization 's decision process . Nevertheless , to some extend it would be said that the situational leadership model is applicable to Microsoft organization , as situation arises and demands that other leadership styles are introduced . The organization has successfully created soft wares that teach managers of organization how to carry out an effective leadership style in management practices

DEVELOPING HUMAN RESOURCE FOR SUCCESSFUL ORGANIZATIONAL OPERATION

Looking on how the organization uses the development of its human resource to operate a successful advantage over its rivals , Microsoft has invested greatly in the training of its human resource through research and development institution the organization has established since 1991 . Research to Microsoft is a vital...