Organizational behavior, or OB, is the study of how people act in an organization or workplace, and what motivates them to act that way. Knowledge of OB concepts is an important tool in any new ...

As a small-business owner, it's understandable why you may keep your focus on the adjective. You may be a member of your local chamber of commerce, which caters to small businesses. You may attend ...

Without conscious effort on the part of fire department leadership, members are unlikely to abandon their personal values and solely adopt organizational ones. Fire service leaders must lead their ...

After over 30 years of working with organizations globally, I can confidently state that most companies don't fully understand and embrace organizational values. Further, those that do have a ...

The reader is quite correct in noting that I do not write about politics. I have not done so in the 20 years I have been a featured columnist for BizTimes Milwaukee and I am certainly not going to ...

In addition to benefits, policies, and core values, organizational culture is determined by patterns of thoughts and behavior that govern daily interactions. Culture continuously changes as employees ...

Companies spend a lot of time and energy developing statements of purpose and values for their people to live by. Yet often these efforts don’t bring about any change in behaviors. It’s little wonder: ...

In 1964, the Department of Organizational Behavior at Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management created the field’s first doctoral program—and we’ve been leading in innovation ...

At Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management, our PhD in Organizational Behavior (ORBH) program is structured to resonate with our department’s mission of developing ...