Course Description
Organizational behavior and culture work together, and can have an impact on a company’s success or failure. As you look at culture and its positive and negative effects on an organization, you’ll see how it extends to staffing structure, which is also known as the division of labor. This is defined as a specialization of a field within an organization. These fields can’t function properly just depending on the culture. Technology has allowed us to become connected and reach out globally. International business and globalization would not function adequately without the influence of organizational behavior.
The course, Applications of Organizational Behavior, will explain how companies can operate in a diverse workforce utilizing organizational behavior. You’ll also explore effective communication techniques. This course shows how culture acts as a behavioral guide for employees. You’ll discover how trust, conflict, and negotiation can affect performance and relationships. This course will also address team conflict, explaining the challenges within teams and whole organizations.
What You'll Learn
- Analyze a culture's contribution to the success or failure of an organization
- Categorize the different facets of divisions of labor
- Distinguish between a trustworthy colleague and an untrustworthy one
- Identify efficient and effective types of communication
- Define team conflict responses
- Explore how organizational behavior supports international business and globalization
Key Takeaways
- Organizational behavior and culture work together and can impact a company's success or failure.
- Culture extends to staffing structure, also known as the division of labor, which is the specialization of a field within an organization.
- International business and globalization rely on the influence of organizational behavior to function adequately.
- Culture acts as a behavioral guide for employees, and trust, conflict, and negotiation can affect performance and relationships.
- The course addresses team conflict, explaining the challenges within teams and whole organizations.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this course cover?
Applications of Organizational Behavior explains how companies can operate in a diverse workforce using organizational behavior. It covers culture and its positive and negative effects, division of labor, trust, conflict and negotiation, organizational and team conflict, international business and globalization, and effective communication techniques.
What will I learn about culture in this course?
The course shows how culture acts as a behavioral guide for employees and how a culture contributes to the success or failure of an organization, including its positive and negative effects.
Does this course address conflict and communication?
Yes. It covers how trust, conflict, and negotiation can affect performance and relationships, addresses team and organizational conflict, and explores effective and organizational communication techniques.
How is the course structured?
The course includes lessons on Organizational Behavior and Culture; Division of Labor; Trust, Conflict, and Negotiation; Organizational and Team Conflict; International Business and Globalization; Effective Communication; and Organizational Communication, followed by a Test Your Knowledge section.
