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Challenges and opportunities for OB

In the dynamic world of today, there are various challenges and opportunities in managing OB.

Following are the challenges:

1 .Gl oba l i za t i on- Organizations are no longer constrained by national borders, the world

has become a global village. Increased foreign assignments, working with different people like

bosses, peers and other employees who were born and raised in different culture, to work

effectively with them one has to understand how their culture, geographic and religion have

shaped them. Foreign collaborations, mergers and acquisitions have also led to the changing

dynamics of the business world.

2. Managing workforce diversity - People in organizations have become heterogeneous

demographically. This has led to work force diversity of people from different countries. It is

indeed a challenge for the organization to ensure that maximum benefits can be reaped from

diverse teams. Bringing about harmony amongst the global workforce and maintaining a balancebetween individual and organizational aspirations.

5.Improving people skills

Designing motivating jobs, how creating effective teams, techniques for improvinginterpersonal

skills

6.Stimulating innovation and change

Victory will go the organization the maintain their flexibility, continually improve theirqualityand beat their competition in market place. An organizations employees canbe major block in

change, the challenge to the manager to stimulate their creativityand tolerance for change.

7.Coping with Temporariness

Survival for the organization, is need to move fast and flexible and innovative in theirproducts,

jobs are redesigned, task are done by flexibility, trained old employeeswith new technology,

better understanding of change, overcome resistance tochange, create organizational culture

8.Working in network organization

Global working through one link i.e. INTERNET, technology changes the people towork

together and communicate at thousand miles, people can work from their homeand non office

locations.

9.Helping employees Balance work-life conflictsFlexible Working hours, reporting time, creating opportunities for employees, jobsecurity, design

workplace and jobs

10.Creating positive Work Environment

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Human strength, vitality, right person appointed at right place, effort on what goodfor

organization.

11.Improving Ethical Behavior

Manager shouldnt place an order on which subordinate dont agreeDefine clearly the right and

wrong conductFair policy and appropriate systemIncrease confidence and trust overorganizationHave some logic against order you place to employees