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Organizational Behavior Terminology and Concepts
Korin O'Brien
University of Phoenix
Organizational Behavior
Organizational behavior is a very specific field of study that looks closely at, and examines, the individual or group within an organization by using other disciplines of study such as economics, anthropology, sociology, political science, and psychology. By doing this, organizational behavior is considered a multidisciplinary field of study. It is dedicated to understanding not only the individual or group within an organization, but their behavior, their interpersonal processes and their organizational dynamics. Also, organizational behavior is an effort to control, predict and explain the why's and how's of both individual and group dynamics within an organization.
Organizational Culture
Organizational culture is an organizations personality. It embraces all of the varied beliefs, values, assumptions, and norms of the members of an organization as well as their individual behaviors. It is like a snapshot of the organization; telling the person who is looking what the atmosphere of the organization is like, what the people that comprise it are like, how the organization is run and what its purpose is. Organizational culture directly affects organizational behaviors, as well as the products and services organizations provide.
Diversity
Diversity as a term, according to Merriam- Webster, means "the condition of being diverse" which in turn means "differing from one another". When considering an organization, that difference refers to race and ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, politica ...