Individual Behavior and Communication Paper
Individual Behavior and Communication Paper Communication is a vital part of maintaining a healthy organizational culture, organizational behavior, which is the combined behaviors of all the individuals in the organization. Individual behavior is determined and affected by different factors, such as attitudes, personalities and different beliefs. For Lowe’s, Rubbermaid, and CJMR; positive elements of ethical behavior, diversity, the company’s beliefs, attitudes, and values, perceptions, communication, and most importantly, the role of its leaders have been reasons for their success. The purpose of this paper is to describe these different factors that affect individual behavior and describe how communication can impact individual behavior in managing organizational behavior.
Ethical Responsibility Ethical responsibility is a shared responsibility between the organization, the internal and external people that are affected by the organization and what the organization provides. Large organizations have taken responsibility by providing standards and services to their employees to aid in what the organizations believe to be good ethics. The Lowes organization provides an in-depth training for their management staff and the management staff is responsible for the downward training to its employees. The organization has provided a hotline for the employees to leave complaints should it be necessary. For the Newell Rubbermaid organization, the organization has established a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. For small organizations like CJMR Inc., the organization does not have an established code of ethics. This has made the responsibility of setting ethical standards to the owner, the management staff and its employees. Every member of an organization is responsible for their individual ethical conduct. All the organization can do it make each employee aware of the ethical standards that the company believes are right and give the employee the proper
Ethical Responsibility Ethical responsibility is a shared responsibility between the organization, the internal and external people that are affected by the organization and what the organization provides. Large organizations have taken responsibility by providing standards and services to their employees to aid in what the organizations believe to be good ethics. The Lowes organization provides an in-depth training for their management staff and the management staff is responsible for the downward training to its employees. The organization has provided a hotline for the employees to leave complaints should it be necessary. For the Newell Rubbermaid organization, the organization has established a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. For small organizations like CJMR Inc., the organization does not have an established code of ethics. This has made the responsibility of setting ethical standards to the owner, the management staff and its employees. Every member of an organization is responsible for their individual ethical conduct. All the organization can do it make each employee aware of the ethical standards that the company believes are right and give the employee the proper
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