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Organizational Behaivior

Organizational Behavior Concepts

as Applied at General Electric Company (author (affiliation Running Head : Organizational Behavior

Organizational Behavior Concepts as applied at General Electric Company

In any human organization , there exists an inherent organizational culture . Organizational culture is the system of shared actions values , and beliefs that develops within an organization and guides the behavior of its members . In the business setting , this system is often referred to as the corporate culture . Just as no two individual personalities are the same , no two organizational cultures are identical (Schermerhorn , Hunt , Osborn , 2003

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Organizational culture is something that evolves over time , it may evolve slowly or quickly , but its changing trends are very unpredictable , due mainly to the unpredictable nature of human beings who comprise an organization . It can evolve on its own , or with strong leadership , evolve into a vision and mission of an organization

The culture of an organization influences the way an individual within that organization thinks and performs . Corporate culture can have both positive and negative elements , caused by a variety of factors . The balance between these elements can determine an organization 's success or failure

Management , as much as possible , tries to influence organizational culture by employing the concepts of Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior , as defined by Stephen Robbins (1998 ,

. 7 ) is a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals groups , and structure have on behavior within organizations for the purpose of applying such knowledge toward improving an organization 's effectiveness ' In simple terms , Organizational Behavior studies what people do and how it affects the organization 's performance

Organizational Behavior establishes its authority from various behavioral science disciplines including psychology , sociology , social psychology , anthropology , and political science (Robbins , 1998

Successful organizations are able to draw upon these resources and knowledge to administer certain procedures that would have a positive influence on the behavior of individuals , thereby creating a positive chain of influence to the overall corporate culture , and improving morale and performance organization-wide

So how do today 's organizations employ the concepts of Organizational Behavior to improve their organization 's performance ? This shall take a look at the business practices of the world 's most valuable and admired company , the General Electric Company , in the light of Organizational Behavior concepts

Brief background of the Company

The General Electric Company traces its roots to Thomas Alva Edison the business pioneer and inventor whose vision was to bring innovation to the marketplace . GE first began in 1892 , primarily as a lamp factory then , dedicated its scope to scientific research in 1900 . Several of GE 's first products were the electric fan , the steam turbine , and the electric toaster . GE then moved on to acquiring patents for various inventions from x-rays , to refrigerators , to televisions , to jet engines . Now , GE has grown to a multi-business organization specializing not just in Industrial services but in Commercial Finance , Healthcare Infrastructure , Money , and Entertainment Media networks as well (GE Corporate Website

To date , GE employs more than 300...

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