Organizational Behavior Terminology and Concepts

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Organizational Behavior Terminology and Concepts What is organizational behavior? In today’s organizations there are many elements that make up an organization. The organization’s administration, the employees, the customers, and the products or services are all elements which make up an organization. In addition to the mentioned elements an organization’s culture, behavior, diversity, and communication are additional components of organizations. This paper will explain organizations key concepts of diversity, communication, organizational culture, and organizational behavior. The paper will also describe each concept’s observable aspects. In addition to the description of the concept’s observable aspects a brief analysis of Eli Lilly and Company culture and behavior is provided. Organizational Behavior Organizational behavior is made up of the behaviors of the individuals within the organization. Some of these behaviors include ethical behaviors, interpersonal behaviors, and work ethics. Organizations in a work setting are social platforms where individuals socialize and communicate with each other within the organization. When looking at an organization such as Eli Lilly and Company one will wonder what type of behaviors would you see within the organization. Eli Lilly and Company is a global pharmaceutical company with its head quarters in Indianapolis, IN. The organization holds each employee and leadership responsible for their behaviors. The leadership role behavior preference appears to be for leaders to play in roles in which they exhibit strong analytical and critical thinking skills and exerting control of others. Of all the team roles, the strong analytical, critical thinker role preference appears to be the most prevalent throughout the entire corporate profile. This role preference is extremely predominant in the senior levels of
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