Organizational Behavior Article Reviews Samples For Students

Abstract

The following work is aimed at reviewing the article by Dann van Knippeberg and Michaela C.Shippers (2007). Their article addresses the developments in the field of work group diversity since the publishing of the work by Williams and O’Reily (1998), offering a review of 40 years of research in the field of demography and diversity of organizations. Topicality of the study is called forth by an increase in diversity in groups that can be traced in all spheres of work. The article under study examines different approaches and conceptualizations of diversity with special attention to studying the effects of ...

Introduction

Organizational behavior is actually a field of study, which investigates the impact that the individuals, the groups, and the structures have on the behavior within an organization for purpose of applying this type of knowledge towards improving the effectiveness of an organization. The concept of Leadership has essentially been a hot discussion topic for many millenniums. It is a current event that is directly related to the organizational behavior. The term leadership is defined in various ways. A definition that is widely accepted states that it is a characteristic which enables an individual to inspire a certain group to realize their common interest or ...

The performance quality is affected by social behaviors. The paper was carried to come up an answer of how daily social skills, social behaviors during ensemble practice, and the evaluation of music ensemble performance. 64 out of 68 female music majors responded to performance questionnaires created for the study entire. To assess the causal model of the relationship among social skills, social behaviors during ensemble practice, and the evaluation of group performance, it works employed structural equation modeling. The scores for social skills, styles of handling interpersonal conflicts, and leadership, the scores and social behaviors during ensemble practice revealed ...

“Multicultural Shared Leadership: A Conceptual Model of Shared Leadership in Culturally Diverse Teams discusses the concept of multicultural leadership of different corporation related instances. The aspect of shared leadership is observed; in terms of the effects that cultural diversity has on this very concept. Therefore, it concludes upon the presence of a multicultural leadership that is prevalent in many societies.
Another crucial point targeted in the article by Ramthun and Matkin is the fact that the hierarchical structure of organizations makes it easier to coordinate and collaborate on a collective basis, rather than solely working as a leader. However, Wighton in ...

Article Review

Article Review
Rood, A Scott (2010)

Introduction

Contemporary business entities employ human resources diverse in terms of gender, generations, and education, race, culture and value systems. I have chosen article written by Rood, A Scott (2010) dealing with generational diversity in hospitality industry and in particular lodging and resorts, for reviewing. Few empirical studies have attempted to investigate the effects of generational differences in workplaces in the contemporary hospitality sector (Anastasios, Maria-Krambia, Andreas & Iphigenia, 2011).
The article begins with the difficulties in managing multi-generational employees, as misunderstandings between them are on the rise and it is becoming problematic to manage ...

Business Article Review

Article Summary
The article is about the history of the emotional intelligence as a topic of study and the description of how it is being measured and defined. The article also refers to various studies relating emotional intelligence to essential work-related results such as organizational productivity and individual performance. People especially psychologists started to write on emotional intelligence, and they only concentrate on cognitive views. However, it is the cumulative or global scope of a person to think rationally, to act diligently and deal appropriately with his or her environment.
Emotional intelligence refers to a social intelligence type that entails ...

Incentives in the Workplace: Is Money the Key?

INTRODUCTION
While it is true that money matters in terms of financial gain and the gloriously pursuit to excel in accrual of revenues in business, research study and professional observational critiques have shown that monetary incentives in the workplace are not the key factor which motivates people in the workplace setting. The main article of referential focus, entitled ‘Social Incentives in the Workplace’ by economist research analysts Oriana Bandiera, Iwan Barankay, and Imran Rasul of the London School of Economics conducted a study which measures worker productivity as associated with rewards. Bandiera, Barankay, and Rasul (2010) discovered some startling ...

Executive Summary

Talent management in any institution is a key concept that should be totally differentiated from human resource management. This is because proper talent management leads to increased productivity and loyalty among the employees. The article “Strategic Talent Management: A review and research agenda”, Human Resource Management Review, 19: 4, 304–313” by Collings, D.G. and Mellahi, K. (2009) helps to shed light on the issue of talent management and human resource management.
The following report analyses the views and issues raised by the authors by looking at the validity and reliability of the research methods used by the authors, ...

Summary

Application
I learned from reading this article that PRP (performance related pay) has a positive effect on productivity, particularly where individual performance can be evaluate and rewarded. This does support my attempt to answer my questions on the affects of pay for performance on motivation and productivity. The article provided further insights into how PRP motivates the workforce in both positive and negative ways. PRP is most effective in employment situations where it serves as an immediate financial reward to top performers. In these situations, it improves the company’s productivity in two ways; it increases the performance of ...