Category: Organizational Behavior

Organizations across multiple industries have experienced change related   to internal and external influences founded upon behavioral theories. Short- and long-term organizational success requires leaders to distinguish         connections between these influences and individual, group, and                  organizational behaviors. Organizational behavior reviews the usual               suspects that influence organizational performance and sustainability,         including, but not limited to, leadership approach and style, motivational   methods and models, internal and external culture, individual behaviors,     attitudes, and individual perceptions.
The purpose of this project is to explore these topics from the three specific  layers related to organizations: the individual, the group, and the entire         organizational system. The project will be a case study analysis of an           organization. The analysis will include exploring the organizational               modeling, the leadership theory used, and the organizational culture of the company in the case study. By examining an organization through the case study, you will better understand how the different aspects of organizational behavior manifest themselves within a company and how that influences    the operations of the company. You will use this case study for this                  project:  The GM Culture Crisis: What Leaders Must Learn From This Culture   Case Study. https://web.archive.org/web/20180326013055/http://switchandshift.com/the-gm-culture-crisis
In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following           course outcomes:
Analyze organizational shifts in common business practices in the form  of structure or design throughout history for their influence on modern organizational ideals
Assess internal and external influences to ensure alignment with               organizational outcomes
Analyze behavioral cause and effect in terms of the organizational           outcomes in both employee and organizational performance
Analyze the impact of culture on organizational operations for its               influence on leadership styles and motivational theories on behavior     within the organization
Apply organizational behavior models and decision-making tools used  by management in a business organization
Prompt
For this project, you will analyze a real-world case study through the lens of organizational behavior, including at least cultural, diverse, motivational,     and leadership model perspectives. You will identify these key components within the case study, using proper organizational behavior terminology,      and discuss the impacts each appears to have within the organization itself.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
Introduction
How is the organization described in the case study? What are its key attributes? What are its strengths and weaknesses?
Organizational Modeling
Describe a current behavioral organizational model used in the case study.
Compare the current behavioral organizational model used above     to other models used within the industry and also within external        related industries.
Explain why there are differences between the organizational model  used by the organization in the case study and those used by              organizations in another similar industry. In other words, what are        some of the reasons for using these different organizational models?
Compare the current impact of culture on current organizational      models to the impact culture has had on past organizational models.
Explain how the organization is or is not operating within an                  organizational model unique to its industry.
Explain if motivational models have shifted in comparison to the        organizational modeling trends.
Evaluate Leadership Theory
Describe a leadership style used in the case study and why there was a shift in leadership style throughout the case study.
Explain the characteristics and decisions of management in the case study that help explain the shift in leadership style.
Identify the internal and external influences on the organization that may have caused the shift in leadership style. Be sure to explain your choices.
Describe the relationship between a leadership style used by the       organization in the case study and the decision-making process.
Assess Organizational Culture
Discuss the internal culture present within the organization. Be sure to utilize terms relative to organizational behavior.
Identify specific examples from the case study that demonstrate the  internal culture present within the organization.
Insights and Conclusions
Explain why the leadership style(s) and internal culture of the               organization complement each other or do not complement each    other.
Explain whether or not the changes in leadership style or internal         culture of the organization influenced each other.
Explain how the leadership styles and internal culture of the                  organization may have influenced the behavior of the employees      within the organization. You could consider providing specific              instances or examples from within the case study to support your        response.
https://web.archive.org/web/20180326013055/http://switchandshift.com/the-gm-culture-crisis

Write a one- to two-page reflection paper on one of the topics listed below.
Understanding others
Inclusiveness
Diversity in the workplace
Reflection should include at least three of the following sections:
Cultural competencies across diverse populations
Externalities and effects on others
Causes and proposed solutions
Disability discrimination
Social, economic, and political environments
Physical environment
Proposed evaluation measures
Your one- to two-page paper should be in current APA Style and include a title page and reference list for all sources used. You should use a minimum of two scholarly sources (your textbook can be one of the sources).

Assignment: Globalizing for Growth
Ultimately, having the ability to understand and contribute to a positive organizational culture is key in today’s workforce. Those who can add value in this area will be able to grow, develop, and lead in their organization.
The following Course Outcome is assessed in this assignment:
Analyze organizational structure and culture in an organization.
You previewed this assignment in Unit 9, now is the time to finish up your response and submit it to the Dropbox.
Based on the reading and learning activities regarding leadership, culture, values, and organizational structure, you will apply what you understand to a company trying to unite into a viable structure and culture.
Read the fictional scenario and address the checklist items.
Scenario (fictional):
BOT Inc. is a robotics software company with 100 employees located in Austin, Texas, in the United States. Up until now, the culture has been fairly strongly established as a rigid culture with detailed policies and procedures. Everyone has an explicit job description. The company hires mostly locals, and only directors make any important decisions. The company has had a formal code of ethics, but it has not been enforced. As a result, there have been increasing incidents of personnel doing consulting work for other companies outside of work hours. The CEO is concerned that their robotics software could be compromised. Lately, as the company’s software has been increasingly sought out by robot-producing companies around the globe, the CEO realizes it is time to reimagine a more diverse, inclusive, and global company, while adhering to an ethical code of conduct with uniform responses to infringement.
The CEO knows they will soon need to hire at least another 20 sales staff and additional software developers to address this increasing global demand. The CEO wants to restructure the company while keeping company costs down as much as possible.
Help BOT Inc. address the problems by completing the checklist items.
View the company’s current organizational structure.
Address the following items in your submission:
Checklist:
Identify the characteristics needed to implement a shared ethical culture and explain the identified characteristics will help the organization.
Explain how the ethical culture will be affected by the global context.
Describe some of the global implications, using the competing values framework in analyzing the situation.
Analyze the current organizational structure and identify at least three key questions the executives need to answer in order to create the most effective and suitable organizational structure and culture.
Explain the importance of ethical leadership involved in implementing a new organization structure.
Suggest a possible new structure based on the learning activity.
Name the structure.
Provide an overview of the structure.
Describe why the structure was selected.

MGMT 4100
Personal Learning Summary Assignment
The objective of this assignment is to give you experience in analyzing and synthesizing job position information and practicing your critical thinking skills. In addition, the personal learning summary assignment is designed to be an exercise that allows you to assess your own “organizational” characteristics and how these fit with a career or occupation that you find potentially desirable. The written report gives you an opportunity to develop:
(1) Your ability to apply concepts from class and the text to a practical situation
(2) Your analytical and written communication skills
(3) Your career interests
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1. Content of Paper
This assignment will consist of three parts. Make sure you answer all of the questions. Please use the headings and subheadings in your paper (i.e., I do not want one long essay).
Part 1 of the project involves obtaining information about a job in which you are interested based on the results of your vocational assessment. (i.e., a job you might want after graduation).
a. Find a job description of a job that seriously interests you.
b. Please copy title and tasks into your document (and use appropriate formatting as not to waste space with large fonts, advertisements, or spacing). The job announcement itself does not count towards the page requirements. Make sure to cite the source of your job announcement/description.
c. Analyze the job you chose to pursue in terms of (this requires several pages). Your analysis should go beyond what is written in the job description:
i. Knowledge, skills, abilities – In your own words, what do you need to know/know how to do to successfully perform this job in terms of knowledge, skills, and abilities?
ii. Work environment – what will a typical day in this job look like? Think in terms of tasks, interactions with customers/colleagues, types of activities, physical environment, stress levels etc.
Part 2. You have completed various self-assessments throughout this course. The results of these assessments will be summarized in this part of the assignment. In other words, you should describe what you have learned about yourself in terms of your strengths, weaknesses, and dispositions as a future employee and/or manager from each of these self-assessment exercises. You do not need to discuss the assessment instruments themselves***.
Integrate concepts discussed in class or in the book as you consider these explanations. You may draw from any exercises or readings we’ve done as part of the class or from outside sources (however these need to be cited and referenced).
You should incorporate 4 self-assessments, 3 of which are mandatory, and the other one should make sense for your chosen job. The following self-assessments are mandatory for this assignment:
1. Big Five Personality Factors
a. State and briefly explain your score (using percentiles) on each of the Big Five personality traits. (e.g., what does it mean to score high on Extraversion?)
b. What does each of these scores mean in terms of strengths and weaknesses for you as a 1) subordinate, 2) a manager? Please be objective and thorough.
2. Least Preferred Coworker Scale
a. Using your self-reported score, state your leadership preference and give a brief overview of what that means to you. b. Does this match with your high scores on the Big 5? Explain why or why not?
3. Job Diagnostic Survey
a. Evaluate and discuss the Motivating Potential Score (MPS) of the job you have now. i. How does the job rate on each of the five job dimensions? (scale 1-343)
ii. Is it low, moderate, or high? And why?
b. Discuss your personal Growth Need Strength (GNS). (scale 1-7)
i. Is it low, moderate, or high? ii. Is it what you expected? Why/why not?
c. Compare the job’s MPS and your personal GNS. i. Is there a match or a mismatch? ii. If there is a mismatch, what about the job could be changed to make the MPS match with your GNS?
4. One self-assessment of your choice (choose only from Dark Tetrad, Organizational Culture Profile, values questionnaire):
a. Name which assessment you chose to do and why this assessment is relevant to the job that you chose for this assignment.
b. What was/were your score(s) on the assessment? What does it/do they mean?
c. Describe the key things you learned about yourself from this exercise in terms of strengths, weaknesses, and dispositions.
d. Discuss the implications of these findings for you as an 1) employee and 2) manager.
***Note: Make sure to attach your self-assessments to this paper.
Part 3 will consist of a summary diagnosis and a comparison of what you discovered in parts 1 and 2. This part should be several pages long. This is the most important part of the paper, so spend a lot of time on this part!
a. Integrate the results of the assessments done in part 2 to provide a summary diagnosis of your own organizational behavior.
i. Please provide a brief overview of the strengths and weaknesses discovered in part 1 and 2. Please discuss the consistency and any lack of consistency (if any) between the assessments.
ii. Based on your discoveries in part i, what are the main trends of your organizational behavior across the assessments? You need to be specific here. Name the assessments and dimensions and provide the evidence for the trends (This should NOT be a replication of part 2, but an integration!). Please remember that trends can be positive or negative.
b. Compare your summary diagnosis from part a. above to the job requirements as discovered in part 1****. In other words, assess your “fit” with the job you described in Part 1 in terms of culture, values, knowledge, skills, abilities, and job requirements. (how does the job fit with your summary diagnosis Please make sure to assess both your fit with your strength trends and your weakness trends.
c. Based on what you know about yourself now, is this a good job for you? Why/why not?
d. What weaknesses related to OB did you identify in part a i. that you would like to work on (if nothing, explain why)? Why do you want to make these changes? How will you go about improving these weaknesses? Please be specific.
****Note: Make sure to attach your job description to this paper.
2. Writing style of the paper:
• The writing should be clear and intelligible. Thus, it should display proper grammar and sentence structure. Have the paper proofread so that it displays proper spelling, punctuation, grammar, syntax etc.​
• The paper should be well organized with headings and subheadings
• The paper should use appropriate business terminology.
• The paper should be typed and double-spaced using 1” margins and 12-point font.
• All reports turned in for grading must meet professionalism standards. The professor reserves the right to reduce grades on unprofessional assignments (e.g., inconsistent font or formatting; lack of organization, spelling, grammar mistakes, etc.)
• Although the length of the paper is unimportant as long as all aspects of the project are thoroughly covered; anticipate 4-5 pages double-spaced total.
• You should have 12pt font, Times New Roman, double-spaced, 1” margins, with a cover page listing your name and class and a title of your paper, like below:
Discovering Myself: An Examination of my Future Career
Your Name
Georgia Gwinnett College
MGMT 4100
Professor Huff
3. Other considerations:
• The assignment has to be original. Cite the work of others properly. The textbook can be one of the references and the other references must be from either academic or professional sources. Dictionaries and encyclopedias are not acceptable references for college work. A reference page documenting the references that are used to prepare the report is required. Each reference must contain the author’s name, the name of the article or document, the name of the journal/magazine/book or website where the article is published, and the date of publication.
• Please use outside references where applicable, using a CONSISTENT citation system (e.g., MLA, APA, footnotes).
• Late papers will incur a 10% point reduction per day.
4. Grading:
You will be graded on the following criteria:
a. Part 1 – Analysis of job
• Explanation of the job itself and the sources for this information
• Depth and completeness of culture and values analysis. You need to add value above and beyond a simple summary of your results on the various exercises.
b. Part 2 – Self-assessment analysis
• Depth and completeness of your analysis. The paper should demonstrate your level of introspection. You need to add value above and beyond a simple summary of your results on the various exercises.
• Demonstration of understanding of the exercises and class concepts.
c. Part 3 – Analysis of person-job fit
• Depth and creativity of analysis of person-job fit
d. Clarity, organization, and professionalism (e.g., format, lack of typos, ease of reading) of your writing

1. Use APA formatting (title page, references page, citations, margins, etc.)
2. Your research paper should include the following (at a minimum):
Background on your topic
Major researchers/contributors
Overview of the topic – how does it influence organizations, leadership, management, etc.?
Major applications of your topic
References – at least three academic references in addition to the textbook (academic references should come from the Cleary Online Library).
3. Reflection – approximately one to two pages should be a personal reflection on your topic. Why did you pick the topic? What did you learn, and how will it impact you in the future? Will it change any of your own thoughts, perceptions, or behaviors in the workplace?