The key to organizational success, both for employees and the organizations with whom you are involved, is effective communication. As you have probably experienced in both your personal relationships and organizational relationships, communication is not always successful. Ineffective communication can cause many problems that can impact relationships, productivity, job satisfaction, and morale as we interact in organizations. Generally, communication only flows downwards, and not upwards. It is one of the signs for an unhealthy work culture. In a healthy work culture, everybody talks to each other and communication flows from down to up.
One of the greatest challenges facing organizations is the practice of ethics. Ethics are a basic code of conduct (morals) that individuals and groups use to assess whether something is right or wrong. How ethical are you as an organizational participant? Do you always make ethical personal and professional decisions? Ethics is moral principles- it is a system that defines right and wrong and provides a guiding philosophy for every decision you make. There are two aspects to ethics: The first involves the ability to identify the right from wrong, good from evil, and propriety from impropriety. And, the second involves the commitment to do what is right, good, and proper.
The physical aspects of a workplace environment can have a direct impact on the productivity, health and safety, comfort, concentration, job satisfaction and morale of the people within it. Important factors in the work environment that should be considered include building design and age, workplace layout, workstation set-up, furniture and equipment design and quality, space, temperature, ventilation, lighting, noise, vibration, radiation, air quality. The work environment in which employees work and undertake most of their activities can impact on their productivity. The quality and quantity of work generated by employees are influenced by the office environment. Working in a safe and comfortable environment helps to keep you focused on what is important to do your job. But if your work environment causes stress or makes you feel ill, you are likely to focus more on what is causing you the discomfort rather than working.