Behavior Trends
Abstract
The organizational environment has a powerful influence on employee
behavior. Many of our responses are automatic: we drive with
effortless attention to the road and lights; we take notes in class
without thinking about how to write. In the long term the frequency
of these behaviors may depend on the consequences (the payoffs for
driving or writing), but at any one moment it is primarily the stimuli
in the environment that control our behavior. This paper will focus
on how the following two trends influence the employee behavior
in the workplace: 1) the influence of ethics on decision-making 2) the
impact of technology on work-related stress.
Organizational Behavior Trends
The behavior patterns and beliefs that shape an organization’s culture
have the profound ability to enable or prevent the company from
achieving its strategic objectives. By becoming clear about the kind
of culture that supports the organization’s vision and business
strategy, the organization will have the ability to target culture
change efforts in order to align its organization's culture to achieve
strategic success. This paper will explore the influence of ethics on
decision-making, as well as focus on the impact of technology on
work-related stress.
The values, beliefs, and norms expressed in an organization’s actual
practices and behavior may be different from what the business strives
to be as an organization, and what values it hopes to endorse. The
building blocks of these shared values are the values of individuals
within the organization. While culture evolves over time, within the
organization continually modifies by influences external to the
organization, in the form of values introduced by new members.
Culture drives the organization and its actions; and guides how
employees think, act and feel. It is dynamic and fluid, and it is
never static.
At Bank of Hawaii, the Board of Directors is committed to providing
leadership that ensures the long-term success of the Corporation and
maximizing shareholder value over time. They have developed, and
adopted, the Corporate Governance Guidelines (Code of Ethics) to
assist the Board in its responsibilities in serving the shareholders
and the Corporation. The Guidelines provide the general structure
within which the Board may conduct its business and are subj...
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...illiamson further notes that a survey of U.S.
employees “who had access to the Internet both at work and at home
surfed the web for 3.7 hours per week in the office, but compensated
for that by spending 5.9 hours of their leisure time on work-related
projects” (9).
From luxury to accessory, technology has now become a necessity in the
workplace. We are living in a digital world and our lifestyles have
changed; and unethical is not utilizing such advancement. On a final
note, David Williamson again quotes Euryn Williams, “It’s about seeing
the technology as an opportunity rather than a threat” (9).
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