Employee behavior inside a certain organization may affect the productivity of a single job. Each individual has its own differences and these differences may affect the production of a certain organization. Behavior is defined as the actions of a system or organism, usually in relation to its environment, which includes the other systems or organisms around as well as the physical environment. It is the response of the system or organism to various stimuli or inputs, whether internal or external, conscious or subconscious, overt or covert, and voluntary or involuntary.
Many elements determine an individual’s behavior in the workplace. Managers as well as employees have been shaped by their culture, and by the organization’s culture. These influences affect the way employees communicate and interact with one another, and with management. In the same way, a manager’s communication is greatly influenced by outside factors. Each employee beliefs effect their ethics, and sense of ethical responsibility. Communication helps to shape employee perceptions, and helps employers to understand employee’s perceptions. Different forms of communication, both verbal and non-verbal, must be used to ensure that each demographic within a corporation’s diverse team is reached both effectively and efficiently.
Employee tardiness is a phenomenon that is common in many organizations. This problem has a big impact on the employees’ productivity and performance as well as to the organization as a whole.
Every employee in the organization is expected to be at their work station on time ready to perform the tasks and duties of his position. Continuity of services depends on the presence of employees late arrival may disrupt the days work station. The employees’ late arrival may disrupt the days work schedule because appointments may not take place on time and the work of other employees who depend on, or are connected with these. The wrong habit of employees my cause miscommunication on the production and disruption of the services of a particular company.
Organizational commitment is an issue that has been investigated because of its manifested negative correlation to undesirable outcomes such as absenteeism and high sick leave. (Mathieu & Zajac, 1990, Mowday et ul, 1982) Tardiness is a short period absenteeism and is costly to the company and to the employee as absenteeism is expected to have a substantial financial cost such as lost of productivity of the late employees. Monetary loss and loss of time supervisors and managers have to deal with the late employees.
Absenteeism was noted to have an unfavorable effect on the performance of the business organization. According to Meyer and Allen (1997), employees who are organizationally committed represent the “heart, brain & muscle” of the organization and business success depends on the commitment of these employees. A committed employee is perceived to be one of who stays with the organization through thick and thin attitude work regularly protects company properties and share with company’s vision and mission. If an employee is not committed his/her attitude attention may channel to other directions.