Organizational Behavior Theory

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In this article, the writer relates that, for years, psychologists have studied how individual human beings make decisions; how men and women process information, pool their ideas and arrive at workable solutions to problems. Further, the writer notes that behavioral psychologists analyze and quantify the full range of cognitive processes. The writer then points out that a corporation ultimately arrives at its decisions in much the same way as an individual, or collection of individuals. In addition, the writer maintains that the successful business is not static in its organization; rather it is a learning organization. The writer concludes that success is based on continued learning and working together.

From the Paper:

"Change is the new constant. Old ideas and methods must give way to new challenges if today's businesses are to survive in a global environment. Globalism demands an ability to adapt to rapidly changing circumstances; a talent for understanding different cultures; for working in different legal and regulatory environments. A company must be able to employ the latest technology and the most qualified personnel. A modern learning organization is shaped by its organizational behavioral paradigm."
"The significance of change, and the concomitant importance of adapting to that change, makes the behavioral structure of a successful modern business much like the behavioral mindset of a successful entrepreneur - the main difference being that the first is an organization, while the second is an individual."

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