Organizational behavior is a very all encompassing class that has taught us a great deal about working with ourselves, and other people. The class has taught us through various readings, videos, movies, and even TV shows and in class activities that we have so much more to learn about ourselves and how to be effective leaders. The business world is an ever growing and ever changing place and we must do everything in our part to stay on top of these changes. We must learn, essentially, how to lead when even we may not know exactly what to do. We must learn how to motivate others in unknown times and how to handle adverse situations. Organizational behavior provides us the tools to do just that. In Survivor, we have seen a group of people who …show more content…
Our textbook details many of the issues we have seen in Survivor, but also details the ways a manager can fix these problems. Our textbook touches upon many of the issues that we see in Survivor, especially the idea of “groupthink.” Groupthink, as the book puts it, is “A deterioration of mental efficiency, reality testing, and moral judgment resulting from pressure within the group” (Nelson, D. L., & Quick, J. C. 2017). This groupthink is very evident in Survivor. According to the textbook, some of the symptoms of groupthink can be peer pressure, illusions of invulnerability, and even rationalization. These symptoms of groupthink are incredibly present in Survivor, especially when it comes close to the time to vote someone off. The contestants are constantly working with and against each other to further themselves in the game. The contestants are always pressuring others to vote for a certain person, usually their weakest link. With this, many times people on the show become so confident in themselves and the game as well, that they get illusions of invulnerability. The contestants that are the most confident in their abilities are usually the ones blindsided and voted off without any idea that they would be leaving. While trying to vote others off, the contestants will exhibit “rationalization”. The contestants try to rationalize they way they are feeling and try to convince others to feel the same way through rationalization. The textbook we use for class illustrates some of the things we are seeing in Survivor, most importantly I feel is the concept of
Everyday a war is being waged, not in foreign countries- but in small neighborhoods and capital cities all over the world. A timeless battle to retain individual thought and action in an increasingly conformist society. The concept of a unanimous group-thinking society can be witnessed throughout history in the form of political controversies to pop culture and trends, to subtle influences in everyday life. The short narrative “Shooting an Elephant” written by George Orwell is a perfect example of group-thinking that implicates that to be accepted into these societal groups, one must do what is right by them, and not by the individual. Throughout the narrative, the author is influenced by increasing pressures from the crowd to shoot the elephant although it goes against his own personal convictions. The author desires to be accepted into the native's lives; no longer a social outcast. However, with this desire comes the knowledge that the group may or may not be correct in their brutal quest for blood.
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Robbins, S. P., & Judge, T. A. (2007). Organizational Behavior (12th ed.). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, United States of America: Pearson Prentise Hall.
People who want to have a successful organization in business world; first they should be able to define OB which helps the organizations to be more effectively. “Organizational behavior is a study and an application of knowledge about how people, individuals and groups act in organizations” (Clark, 2000). Frankly, OB can help to indentify people behavior and to have a work relationship among the worker. Moreover, it can affect an organization to enhance its profitability and innovation by showing organization resources which can depends on customers. As well, it helps to achieve a job satisfaction by understanding the importance elements of motivation, communication and leadership.
There are eight symptoms of groupthink. The first symptom is when all or most of the group view themselves as invincible which causes them to make decisions that may be risky. The group has an enormous amount of confidence and authority in their decisions as well as in themselves. They see themselves collectively better in all ways than any other group and they believe the event will go well not because of what it is, but because they are involved. The second symptom is the belief of the group that they are moral and upstanding, which leads the group to ignore the ethical or moral consequences of the decisions. The group engages in a total overestimation of its morality. There is never any question that the group is not doing the right thing, they just act. The disregarding of information or warnings that may lead to changes in past policy is the third symptom. Even if there is considerable evidence against their standpoint, they see no problems with their plan. Stereotyping of enemy leaders or others as weak or stupid is the fourth symptom. This symptom leads to close-mindedness to other individuals and their opinions. The fifth symptom is the self-censorship of an individual causing him to overlook his doubts. A group member basically keeps his mouth shut so the group can continue in harmony. Symptom number six refers to the illusion of unanimity; going along with the majority, and the assumption that silence signifies consent. Sometimes a group member who questions the rightness of the goals is pressured by others into concurring or agreeing, this is symptom number seven. The last symptom is the members that set themselves up as a buffer to protect the group from adverse information that may destroy their shared contentment regarding the group’s ...
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A company's understanding and use of organizational behavior concepts can make or break it. Just as important, if a company ignores these same concepts, it can easily spell disaster.
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Organizational behavior is the study of the many factors that have an impact on how people and groups act, think, feel, and respond to work and organizations and how organizations respond to their environments. (George & Jones, 2005) Organizational behavior is particularly important to managers, who are responsible for supervising the activities of one of more employees.
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Formation of groups or teams is not something that occurs overnight. Because it involves human beings that come from various backgrounds with different sets of values, forming a group and anticipating them to integrate and function dynamically cannot be expected to