Introduction to Organisational Behavior - end of Chapter questions

[Suzette Matterson]

Please provide some guidance as to whether my response to the question
was sufficient. Thanks


Question:
Briefly explain the relationship between Organizations, Organizational
Goals and Organizational Behavior.

Answer:

In any organization there exists two or more persons engaged in a
systematic and co-ordinated effort, persistently over a period of time
in pursuit of organizational goals which convert resources into goods
and services which consumers want.
An organization therefore exists to achieve certain organizational
goals or a “future state of affairs” (Amitai Etzioni). In order to
achieve this “future state of affairs” there must be some form of
systematic and co-ordinated activities geared towards achieving them.
An organization therefore may have several long term and short term
targets which it pursues within its organizational structure all
geared towards achieving its main organizational goals. These goals
must have the characteristics of being challenging but achievable,
clear, concise and relevant, have a standard against which it can be
reliably measured and must have some form of time limitation in which
to achieve it.
We noted earlier that persons in the organization engage in a co-
ordinated effort to achieve goals. In any organization there are
certain degrees of specialization, grouping of activities and co-
ordination of activities all geared towards achieving organizational
goals, this type of organizational structuring leads to somewhat
permanent patterns of relationships between individuals and groups
within the organization. The behavior and attitudes of the individuals
and members of these groups within the organization are fundamental to
the organizations achievement of its goals. For instance, suppose a
group leader in an organization assigned certain tasks to his
subordinates and required them to work longer hours to complete the
task with no compensation and the subordinates refused, the outcome
would be that the organizational goal would not be met and the group
leader may face possible hostile behavior from his subordinates.

[Aaron Rampersad]

Hey Suzette i think that u supposed to put in ur own words.But hey if the shoe fits put it for the exams bye.

[Golda Dennis]

Hi Suzette,

Very thorough answer to this question, the relationship between Organizations, Organizational Goals and Organizational Behavior were well illustrated, you were concise and straight to the point, great use of examples. 

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