BEHAVIOR ON INDIVIDUAL SUCCESS

The Impact of Behavior on Individual Success

The Impact of Behavior on Individual Success

Introduction

As organizations face innumerable challenges in order to remain competitive in the marketplace, recognition is given to the company's most valuable assets its employees. Therefore, it is essential for organizations to maintain an employee-friendly work environment that is mutually respectful of each others' values, customs, and beliefs. As a result, organizations have implemented various cultural diverse education programs that positively reinforce individual awareness about diversity issues, reduce biases and stereotypes, and change behaviors for the better.

Each employee is different. In the everyday stress of the work environment, the smallest issues can escalate and soon employees are fighting over the techniques of fighting instead of dealing with the real issues. For the employers to understand the diversity factors, diversity must be defined and understood. Identifying diversity dimensions now is important because the “minority workforce is expected to increase by 25%” ((Alessandra, 2007)

Companies will be encouraged to focus on diversity and look for ways to become thoroughly inclusive organizations because it has the potential of yielding greater productivity and competitive returns. For now, the focus will surround on just a few dimensions that could bring upon greater cooperation in the workplace; as they impact individual behavior.

Socioeconomic Status

An individual's perception about comprehending the importance of diversity is influenced by their socioeconomic status. For example, in the days gone by, Americans believed that working long hard hours would merit financial stability in the future regardless of the knowledgeable skills and experiences. However, in an article written by Lisa Hawley (2007) suggesting that individuals had become less exposed to appreciating diverse skills and demographics because the premise of success is derived through individuality.

This type of shielding does not expose this child to developing the skills necessary to maintain a healthy life-work balance. This includes ways to deal with issues that require suitable critical decision making that is generally exposed in an open society, such as a workplace (Dennis & Thomas, 2007).

Socioeconomic status also influences the path towards a promising career through the available educational system. Education is a widely used indicator of socioeconomic status in the United States since it is a measurable tool of earnings. As the diversity workforce increases, so does the demand for more skilled and knowledge beyond the high-school level. According to the Dennis & Thomas, (2007) estimates that “65.7 percent of white youth…enrolled in college the fall following high school graduation, while only 54.9 percent of their African American peers and 52.9 percent of their Hispanic peers” enrolled; suggesting that a gap exists combined with race and socioeconomic status (Dennis & Thomas, 2007).

Rural versus Urban

One of the fundamental quests in our current society is to determine the best place to work and learn the aspect of interpersonal skills. On one side of the effort, people would theorize that working in a rural environment would result in minimal stressors due to higher organizational support. On the other hand exposure to a population mix in an urban ...