Organizational Behavior Apple vs Scania
Introduction
Organizational Behavior is a field of Study which investigates the impact that individuals groups and structure have on organizations, for the purpose of applying such knowledge towards improving organization effectiveness. (Huczynsky, 2010) The way people behave individually or collectively in order to reach a common goal. Organizational behavior includes in it such issues as organizational design, culture, Group decision making, teamwork and leadership. (Dictionary of Business and Management, 2009) In this report two companies Apple and Scania are compared to each other in terms of their organizational behavior such as: design, culture, structure leadership and etc. The report is written based on the two key studies provided in the assessment and via additional sources and researches. The report starts with brief information about the background of the companies. Further the companies are compared by applying theories such as: Continuum leadership theory of Tannenbaum and Schmidt, Abraham Maslow’s theory of hierarchy of needs, Managerial grid Leadership theory of Blake and Mouton, and etc. The team-work approaches in both of the companies are highly focused, discussed and followed by recommendations.
Companies’ background.
‘A truly magical and revolutionary product. What this device does is extraordinary. It is the best browsing experience you’ve ever had… It is unbelievably great… A way better than laptop, way better than a Smartphone.’ Steve Jobs 2010
We could not even imagine how our phones and computers would look like today. The bulky and considered luxury machines are now innovated and updated devices owned by every single person and even few by each.
One of the major roles in evolution of IT technology during all these years has the multinational American company called Apple.
Established in 1976, the company was initially named Apple computer, Inc, but later on in 2007 it was renamed into just
Organizational Behavior is a field of Study which investigates the impact that individuals groups and structure have on organizations, for the purpose of applying such knowledge towards improving organization effectiveness. (Huczynsky, 2010) The way people behave individually or collectively in order to reach a common goal. Organizational behavior includes in it such issues as organizational design, culture, Group decision making, teamwork and leadership. (Dictionary of Business and Management, 2009) In this report two companies Apple and Scania are compared to each other in terms of their organizational behavior such as: design, culture, structure leadership and etc. The report is written based on the two key studies provided in the assessment and via additional sources and researches. The report starts with brief information about the background of the companies. Further the companies are compared by applying theories such as: Continuum leadership theory of Tannenbaum and Schmidt, Abraham Maslow’s theory of hierarchy of needs, Managerial grid Leadership theory of Blake and Mouton, and etc. The team-work approaches in both of the companies are highly focused, discussed and followed by recommendations.
Companies’ background.
‘A truly magical and revolutionary product. What this device does is extraordinary. It is the best browsing experience you’ve ever had… It is unbelievably great… A way better than laptop, way better than a Smartphone.’ Steve Jobs 2010
We could not even imagine how our phones and computers would look like today. The bulky and considered luxury machines are now innovated and updated devices owned by every single person and even few by each.
One of the major roles in evolution of IT technology during all these years has the multinational American company called Apple.
Established in 1976, the company was initially named Apple computer, Inc, but later on in 2007 it was renamed into just
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