International organisational behaviour

The international organisational behaviour examines from an international perspective and within the international context.

Influence of international organisational behaviour

• how culture effects human performance

• how culture diffefences can be used to enhanced key organisational functions

• cultural values and major frameworks for understanding culture

• Motivation and work values, communications, negotiations and crosscross-cultural conflict resolution , groups and teams, leadership , decision making , ethics, and human resources management .

Singnificance of International Organisational Behaviour

▪︎The international context of OB is becoming increasingly significant as organisations expand beyond their national boundaries

▪︎Managers of Multinational firms have to manage a variety of social, political and economic environment as well as unique individual differences

▪︎The difference at the level of the individual include individualism/ collectivism , power distance , uncertainty avoidance , and masculinity/femininity , which are different in different countries.

▪︎ Managerial leadership is the process of influencing others to direct their efforts towards the achievement of specific goals

▪︎ It is not possible to transfer business practices directly from one country to other country

▪︎ In some countries, the emphasis on production rather than productivity becomes a barrier to the improvement of the performance of the organisation

Organisational characteristics in an International context

cross cultural influences are found to exist on:

▪︎Environment

▪︎Technology

▪︎Organisational structure and organisational change

Universalism in leadership

Transformational leadership is projected as an approach which can cut across cultural barriers and be effective in any organisation anywhere in the world and represents a higher level of leadership.

Specially the transformational leader:

• Articulates a vision
• Breaks from status quo (current affairs)
• Provides goals and plans
• Gives meaning or purpose to goal
• Takes risk
• Build a power base expertise, respect and the admiration of followers
• Demonstrates high ethical and morale standards

The international context of organizational inbehavior is becoming increasingly significant as organizations expand beyond their national boundaries. Managers of multinational firms have to manage a variety of social, political and economic environments as well as unique individual differences. The differences at the level of the individual include individualism/collectivism, power distance, uncertainty avoidance, and masculinity/femininity, which are different in different countries.

Managers need to be sensitive to cultural differences across different countries to achieve their goals in the global economy. The various aspects that differentiate cultures are people’s perceptions, their relationship with their environment, the time dimension, and the importance attached to public and private space. Differences between countries in these cultural aspects affect the way business can be conducted across the globe. Employees who travel to a foreign country for work find it difficult to adapt to the new culture because of factors like parochialism, ethnocentrism and culture shock.

 In some countries, the emphasis on production rather than productivity becomes a barrier to the improvement of the performance of the organization. It is not possible to transfer business practices directly from one country to the other. It is also not possible to use either the home country practices or the traditional practices of the host country. In such a situation, the best approach for expatriate managers would be to operate within the scope of home office policies, after adapting them to fit the culture of the host nation.

Theory Z is an example of an organizational approach that integrates American and Japanese management styles. The traditional and conservative approach to leadership cannot be used for organizations with a global presence. Globally competent managers have a good understanding of the worldwide business environment from a global perspective and try to learn about various cultures in order to carry out business operations in different countries successfully.