Organizational Behavior: An Analysis of Helm Fire and Rescue Company
Introduction
Organizational Behavior is referred to as the study of individuals and their relative behavior subject to the existing organizational environment. The concept applies in a diverse workplace setting in different ways and had diverse impacts to the organization. Organizational behavior field includes communication, sociology, psychology, and management. The concept is subject to both internal and external factors affecting the organization. The formula for success in business as noted by Millstein et al. (1998, p.7) requires two elements including the external environment and the individual. Major scholars have also noted that removing one of these values is
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The findings provided from the analysis indicated that a Helm fire and rescue service was an effective organization though in some of the departments, it required improvements.
Francis and Fred (2009, p.69-76) was of the view that management must continuously be the main element palpating the pulse of the specific organization and at all times know their opportunities, threats, strengths, and weaknesses. They noted that four cardinal contributors to a success within an organization are the way in which that particular organization is governed, the way it attains and establishes its goals and objectives, its strategies to promote ethics, and if the strategic maintenance of aspects that reflect a healthy organization. To effect change and allow for full operations to take place at Helm fire and rescue services management has been the key element of consideration. Helm fire and Rescue Company has its mission as being effectively saving property, lives and the environment. The strategies implemented to accomplish this mission, and the identified values are subject to management (Millstein et al 1998, p.7). These aspects drive the organization, and management is facing a herculean challenge (Robert 2009, p.297–299). However, the company has thrived in operation with the management facilitating periodic evaluation of diverse components of the organization including success and failure in the year’s operations, communication between departments and
In 2009, The National Fire Protection Agency released its 46-page presentation on potential performance measures relating to the core functions of the fire service. This document is available online www.nfpa.org. The document acknowledges there are vast differences across the country and no two fire departments are alike. However, specific value set’s lie within every department that can be held to measurable standards for statistical data input, referencing, and documentation. Maintaining higher standards does come at a price. The fire service, in general, is a costly profession to operate. Unlike the police departments and ambulance companies where vehicle and equipment cost is less
| Organizations are a social invention helping us to achieve things collectively that we could not achieve alone.
There are 8 guidelines for management/ leadership which are participation, communication, competence, satisfaction, reviews, coordination, norms, and goals. There are a variety of different ways by using these guidelines that can improve this fire department. Such as, participation- which can greatly impact the outcome and service that this department provides. Also, participation can encourage the crews to work together as a team to fulfill the mission statement that the department has created. In fact, using participation to benefit the employees is a tremendous way to show the community that your department is taking part of everything they can possibly handle, from community events to a higher level of training to provide extra
4. Briefly describe the elements of the formal and the informal organization. Give examples of each.
in skills, and for some people will feel that they won’t be able to make the transition
The Stress Coping Preference Scale estimates my preference of coping strategy while facing challenges in my life. According to the following result, I have favorable scores for subscale of “problem solving”, “social support” and “blame others”, especially for the last two ones. This means that I tend to deal with stress by actively seeking emotional support, information, or guidance from others. Managers who turn to others for help appropriately can always get much more sufficient information and settle the situation more efficiently and effectively. Additionally, I seldom blame others when some problems occur because I think it will only deteriorate my energy for solving the problems and most seriously, lower the morale of the team. The coping strategies of me which I just mentioned meet the requirement of being a manager. However, there is also a higher-than-average score when it comes to the subscale of ”avoidance”. While the average score is 6, I get 8 points on it, which indicates that sometimes I will cognitively or behaviorally avoid resolving the source of stress. This is an extremely unfavorable tendency as a manager. It
Organizational behavior is the study on how organizational structures affect behavior of its employees within the organization. Organizational systems is the structure that an organizations uses to organize its functions and assign responsibility to its employees. Organizational behavior in any criminal justice organization is how the superiors and the employees relate
psychology: work teams, work motivation, training and development. Power and leadership, human resource planning, and workplace wellness
Classical organization theory evolved during the first half of this century. It represents the merger of scientific management, bureaucratic theory, and administrative theory.
Q1.Using the Assessment tools we have discussed in unit 6, (McKinsey 7-S framework, Balanced Scorecard, SWOT Analysis etc) provide a complete assessment of the company you are currently working for. If you were CEO what would you change and why - provide your recommendation with a Before and After Organizational chart. - If you are not working at this time - use a past employer.
g. Remuneration of Personnel. Salaries are the price of services rendered by employees. It should be fair and provide satisfaction both to the employee and employer. The rate of remuneration is dependent on the value of the services rendered as determined by the employment market.
The course provides students with a conceptual and a pragmatic approach to understand the employees’ behavior in the organization. This course equips students with the knowledge and skills required to diagnose problems of organizational behaviors, and enhance students’ skills to manage the work behavior of employees at the individual, team, and organizational level.
“Organizational behavior is the study of factors that affect how individuals and groups act in organizations and how organizations respond to their environments.” - George and Jones (2005, p. 4)
This structure provides a “more radical design within a system approach to the entire organisation”. Management is at the centre of the leaf and participates in all 4 major organisational systems co-ordinating the work of each of these systems as well as determining organisational objectives.
Abraham Maslow explored a hierarchy of needs, from the most basic physical needs to the most internal needs for selfactualization, and found that individuals respond to motivation that meets their lowest need at a particular point in time. This approach to motivation holds considerable potential for companies willing to apply it to their personnel practices. Another goal setting theory by Dr. Lock explained how specific and difficult goals led to better task performance in general. These two theories have been examined in the perspective of GrameenPhone ltd, the biggest cellular company in Bangladesh. Some major impacts of the two theories are visible in every aspect of GrameenPhone ltd. The motivation level of employees in GrameenPhone is