title: Concepts of organizational behavior applied to occupational medicine.
abstract: People in organizational settings exhibit predictable patterns of behavior. Effective managers understand the psychological underpinnings of group functions. Formal organizational rules and job expectations influence employees. Informal or group dynamics also exert powerful influences. Effective managers try to reduce conflict between organizational and group norms. Informal group cohesion can be harnessed and channeled towards achieving organizational goals and objectives, and informal leaders can be assets to organizational managers. While formal organizational structures can be changed, supervisors should try to accommodate informal group structures when possible. Understanding subordinates is an important skill of successful managers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public and Allied Health, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403, USA.
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Fallon
mesh_terms: D001519:Behavior; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D009787:Occupational Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009820:Ohio; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010559:Personnel Management / Q000379:methods; D011057:Politics; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity