by Xiaokang Zhang | Nov 4, 2019 | Organizational Behavior
The Nature of Communication There are three important elements in the process of communication: symbols, noise, and channels. In the most formal definition, communication is the process of sending and receiving symbols with attached meanings. Noise is anything that...
by Xiaokang Zhang | Oct 6, 2019 | Organizational Behavior
Another overused but not fully understood term is: Politics. We used this word to describe some working place phenomena: When we say the managers fight with each about the ownership of certain projects, we say these are politics. Many people expressed their preference...
by Xiaokang Zhang | Sep 28, 2019 | Organizational Behavior
Why do we study OB? Organizational behavior focus on the invidious and groups in organizations. Studying OB helps us develop a better understanding about how people and gougers works in the organization. My primary goal is to better understand how organization works,...
by Xiaokang Zhang | Sep 25, 2019 | Organizational Behavior
One clear signal that a term is abused is that everyone is using it, but no one really understand it. Culture is one of such terms. We use culture to describe all types of social and organizational phenomenas: When we say Facebook expects significant deliverables from...
by Xiaokang Zhang | Aug 4, 2019 | Organizational Behavior
Organization Behavior is the study of individuals and groups in organizations. This blog introduce the basic concepts of the Motivation Theory. What Is Motivation? Motivation is the desire to act and move toward a goal. In the workplace: motivation refers to forces...