Question

• Organizational behavior and culture---Most people spend at least a third of their lives in organizations. Given how significant the workplace is in our lives, we need to think deeply about not only the effects of organizational behavior on us but also how we can affect it.

The behavior of people in organizations is greatly affected by culture--- which is defined as the shared beliefs and values that influence the behavior of organizational members.

Research an organization (i.e., Facebook, Google, Disney, Starbucks, Linkedin, HEB, etc.) you are familiar with and discuss the organization’s culture and climate and describe the type of individuals who best fit into that particular organization. (Hint...their websites will have this info).

Answer 1

How we can affect organizations behavior of people

In this world every individual is different from others in their nature, characteristics, features, and behaviors therefore, effective organization have various challenges that can directly or indirectly affect the behavior of an organization. In some cases management of organization have to require that to determine the skills and match such skills with behavior of an individual. There are various factors that can affect the organizational behavior of an individual like:

Biographical Characteristics: It includes individuals physical Characteristics, age, gender, religion, etc. These things cannot be changed. Manager can use their organization behavior technique effectively if managers know about the strength & limitations of persons.

Learned Characteristics: It includes Individuals personality, values, attitude, perception, etc. These Characteristics can be learned by persons therefore manager’s lays more stress on such type of behaviors.

Effects of organizational behavior on us:

In the same way organization behavior can effect on us like organization in itself is made of group of people working individually or often within teams. If the management can analyze properly the human needs within an organization, it can work towards fulfilling organization needs, with the help of Organizational behavior we can develop an understanding of the attitude and performance of individuals, and the organization as a whole. We can acquire many skills and values from its environment.

Discuss the organization’s culture, and climate and describe the type of individuals who best fit into that particular organization.

Below following points are related discussion with Facebook, Google, Disney, Starbucks, LinkedIn, HEB, etc organization’s their culture, and climate.

Facebook- Facebook Company follows intellectual challenge of creatively which forces employees to great achievement. Facebook is basically social media company, its culture developed their human resources through training in related to skills and talent so that can pursue creativity and innovation. The following characteristics can most find in Face book’s organizational culture like boldness, openness, speed, creative decision-making & problem solving .

Google- Google basically deals in online services & IT. Google provide degree of employee’s freedom in so that employees can maximize the speed and efficiency of knowledge transfer. Google provide their employee’s innovation related programs therefore for being a part of google employee required to increase employee’s knowledge, skills, and abilities to innovate.

Disney-Disney follows optimism and innovation culture, and also focus on family oriented. Disney required such type of employees who are creative in storytelling, positive, innovation.

Starbucks- This Company follows relationship driven approach, openness, inclusion, diversity & communication features.