Synthesis of Organizational Behavior

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Introduction

For any organization that is business oriented to witness long-term success and prosperity , it must strictly consider the concept of organizational behavior . This concept entails application of the knowledge obtained about the way groups , people as well as individuals act in any given organization . It is very crucial for any organization since it encourages growth of better relationships through achievement of the organizational , social and human objectives . Application of Organizational behavior determine how the

entire workforce will be interacting within the organization , how management issues of human resource are going to be addressed and the kind of picture that the organization will be having in the global market . In its broad sense organizational behavior encompasses several concepts such as organizational structure , motivation , organizational culture , power and politics among others that must be deeply addressed to maintain strong relationships within the organization

This essay will explore on how Wal-Mart organization applies the concepts of organizational culture , communication and human resource practices so as to achieve its enormous success

Organizational culture is basically the organization 's personality . It comprises of the assumptions , beliefs , attitudes , norms , values experiences and tangible signs of the organization . Organizational culture therefore ideally involve the values , beliefs , attitudes as well as norms that different groups , individuals and people posses and share in the organization . These values , beliefs , attitudes and norms control the way of interaction among these groups , people and individuals and even the way they interact with other stakeholders who are not within the organization . Good inter-personal relationships promote strong interaction among the workforce and this encourage more investment from investors and philanthropists . The stakeholders are also assured of remaining in business since harmony and diplomatic approach to and solving of problems that may arise at times is exercised (Miner , 2002

It is the organizational culture of an organization that leads to creation of a conducive work place , where all members of the organization are free to interact and air their views in a democratic and diplomatic way . New strategies ad strategic planning will all be liable to failure if their implementation is not based on organizational culture . The outlasting success of Wal-Mart organization is attributed to its strong culture and the way it has continued to apply it on its operations . It has been able to remain competitive in the global market , with all its workforce and management team highly committed to achieving the organization 's goals . It is the culture of Wal-Mart to establish and maintain good relationship between the management team and the workforce . This is evident from the efforts the officials put in correction of errors that they had made during calculation of overtime payments for their employees . Immediately after settlement of those miscalculations , about 87 ,000 employees were paid their overtime compensations they had worked previously for . This is a practice that builds and enhances trust between the management and the employees hence leading to increased efforts and commitment to...