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This 12 page paper considers how organisational behaviour can help or hinder organisations ability to meet and adapt to the challenges of the commercial environment. The paper defines what is meant by organisational behaviour and how this can impact on the changes that are implemented in a company, making use of examples. The paper then looks at how the organisational behaviour may be managed and directed and the different models that can be seen, with their positive and their negative implication. The paper ends with the conclusion that different models of organisational behaviour will suit different types of organisation. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
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former wood pulping company which is now mobile telephone company have managed the change successful as a result of successful management aided by the organisation behaviour. The way
in which an organisation meets the challenges depends not only on the knowledge of the market, but also on the organisational behaviour in the company. Organisational behaviour can be defined
as "The study of the structure, functioning and performance of organizations, and the behavior of groups and individuals within them" (Middleton, 2002). It is therefore possible to see how the
collective of individuals which make up the organisation can have a impact on the way in which the challenges are met within the commercial world. There are many examples
which indicate the important ace of organisational behaviour, companies such as Boeing have seen massive changes when they have tackled the attitude and behaviour patterns rather than simply looking at
systems and forgetting the impacts on the individual, especially in terms of motivation., Other companies, such as Hewlett Packard and Microsoft, have meet challenges with developments fuelled by intellectual capital.
Other companies where there have been challenges, such as high costs and the need to cut back, or different competitive environments can be seen to suffer due to the organisational
behaviour, as seen with the recent case of British Airways and the need to meet the decreased demand in the airline industry. The result of a change in desired working
practices resulted in strikes that cost the company millions, with not only 40,000 cases of compensation, but payments of ?10 to travel agents for every ?80 passenger compensation (Travel Trade
Gazette UK & Ireland, 2003). In addition to this there is also the long term damage to the reputation of the company. The consideration here may be how can
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