There are several key elements involved in the formulation and management of a successful organization. These elements include organizational behavior, organizational culture, diversity, communication, organizational effectiveness and efficiency, and organizational learning. All elements play crucial roles in success and any business lacking one or more of these elements may face failure.Organizational behavior is defined as "the study of individuals and groups in organizations" (Organizational Behavior, 2005). Organizational behavior is better described as a learned discipline that is based on scientific methods and promotes the contingency approach of management. This means that management practices should correspond to the condition of a situation. In other words, management should react according to the circumstances, not the same way regardless the situation.Organizational behavior is prevalent in my workplace and managers are often chosen due to their good sense of judgment. Each manager in my organization must take into account all of the conditions before making a decision. Some of these conditions may include budget, time to resolve, customer satisfaction, and reputation of the company. If not all circumstances are evaluated before a decision is made, the company is likely to receive a negative response to the decision.Organizational culture is defined as "the shared beliefs and values that influence the behavior of organizational members" (Organizational Behavior, 2005). A successful organization will have a strong organizational culture. The organization will have a common set of ethics and values that all employees should be responsible for following. This will help promote teamwork and innovation regardless of differences in employee backgrounds. Strong and positive internal culture is reflected outwardly to stakeholders and potential customers.My company strives to build a strong organization culture among its employees. New employees are sent to a week-long team-building retreat called Pathways. This gives them the opportunity to meet some of their peers and discover what our company is truly about. Pathways also provides new employees with the ethical standards our company chooses to hold. This way, employees are knowledgeable of the company's expectations and what needs to be done to uphold them.The organization for which I work is part of the medical industry. It is of utmost importance that we maintain a high level of values and ethics. Our primary objective is to provide the customer, veterinarians, with the convenience of an in-house diagnostic laboratory. To be successful, we must market our instrumentation in a manner that makes it more appealing than the competitor. There can be a fine line between effective marketing and misrepresentation. It is very important that our sales representatives have strong ethical values and beliefs to ensure they only market the instrumentation honestly.Pathways training and other...