The Importance of Organizational Behavior

The importance of organizational behavior (OB) in today’s corporate world is akin to having standard operating procedures (SOP). During this paper, I will attempt to convey why my chosen sub-topics are important for organizational behavior, and how they essentially add to the success of an organization. My sub-topics include motivation, work performance, equal opportunity, career advancement, quality of work, and job satisfaction.

Motivation:
In a professional setting, it is imperative that a leader is capable of motivating his/her employees, primarily by example. First and foremost, the leader of the pack has to be self-motivating. When one possesses the ability to be self-motivated, it makes it a lot easier to extend themselves to motivate others. Most people believe that if a person is old enough to enter the professional field, that people should be able to motivate themselves. Douglas McGregor states; “people enjoy work, have untapped stores of creativity, intel...