Organizational Behavior Trends
Outline:
1. Definition of OB and related terminologies.
2. Role of decision making in OB environments.
3. Conflicts involved in decision making processes in organizations.
4. Rifts between managerial level staff and operations level workforce.
5. Stakeholders in decision making in a corporate hierarchy.
6. Self-inflicted ethical dilemmas and differences, causes for it.
7. Values and goals affecting causing ethical dilemmas in OB
8. Globalization and its strategic alliances.
9. Impact of technological advancements in organizational environments.
10. Techno stress and other stress factors in organizational environments.
11. Survey results of organizational stress and prevalence.
12. Pros and cons of stress factors.
13. Resources
Abstract:
This paper will provide a basic description and evaluation of the trends in Organizational Behavior (OB). It then goes on to expound on the influence of ethical behavior on decision making in an organization and its prevalence in modern day corporate environment. It also explores the ethical area of Organizational Behavior and how it can cause friction in the organization stemming from personal and career oriented causes. The final parts of this thesis speak about work stress and technological aspects of OB.
Firstly one must know what OB is. It's an interdisciplinary field of study and practice, investigating the impact of individuals, groups, structure and environment on behavior withi ...