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State the problem: Organizations today often encourage change to better the work environment. However, these changes often cause unwanted results which were not expected. This leads individuals observe organizational behavior in hopes of minimizing unwanted and/or negative changes within an organization. Organizational behavior, organizational culture, diversity, communication, organizational effectiveness and efficiency, and organizational learning are all factors within an organization. These terms must first be defined in order to create a truly more efficient work environment.

Organizational behavior is defined as "the study of individuals and groups in organizations". (Schermerhorn, Hunt, Osborn, 2003, p. 2) This definition helps to better understand the organizational behavior which businesses practice on a day-to-day basis. Also see: (http://www.answers.com/organizational%20behavior).

Organizational culture is defined as "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, p. 2) Also see: (http://www.answers.com/organizational%20culture) Communication within the organizational behavior helps with many aspects of an organization. First, open-communication allows employees to feel respected and valued because they can walk into their manager's office and discuss any thoughts he or she may be have. Second, communication ensures that all problems are dealt with and not over-looked. The third benefit to communication is that new ideas can be generated from anyone who wishes to help out the organization. Communication is also used to facilitate employees who resist change within the organization. (Schermerhorn, Hunt, Osborn, 2003) Organizational behavior holds many aspects of individual concepts which must be incorporated into an organization in order for it to succeed at its fullest.

Organizational Diversity - (Chapter 3, Hunt, Osborn, 2003)

http://cmsu2.cmsu.edu/public/classes/vazzana.mgt/Chapter%202,%202006.ppt#256,1,Chapter 2 Environment, Diversity and Competitive Advantage
Workplace diversity aims to promote people of different backgrounds working together to achieve organizational goals. Organizations who implement workplace diversity programs are concerned about the diversity of a global customer base. Foreign language and culture skills, ingenuity, humor, and careful listening, are examples of traits that workplace diversity programs typically require. It would appear that these evidence a general shift to the human capital point of view, and an acknowledgment that human beings do contribute much more to a productive enterprise than "work": they bring their character, their ethics, their creativity, their social connections, and in some cases even their pets and children, and alter the character of a workplace.

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