Organizational Behavior Perspectives

Organizational Behavior Perspectives 
Project
Your course project is to identify potential organizational behavior problems and recommend
solutions for an organization with which you are familiar. All your weekly, written papers will be
course project tasks.
Early in Week 1, identify an organization you would be interested in studying. You will investigate
the organizational behavior in this organization and research best practice solutions for any
problems you observe. You may select your own organization, the organization of a family
member, or an organization that interests you. Be sure to review each week’s assignments
before selecting the organization to make sure you can locate necessary information. Contact
your instructor early in the week if you need advice on your organizational selection. As much as
possible, you should utilize actual research and real data for your project. Occasionally, you may
fill in some details with hypothetical information. However, you are expected to provide
documentation (e.g., citations) throughout your work.
Each week, you will write on the topics identified in that week’s reading, so note any information
you find related to any of the following topics:
• Systems theory
• Individual behavior
• Communication
• Change
• Conflict
• Motivation
• Groups and teams
• Making decisions
• Organizational culture
• Leadership
Week A
Assume that the human resources department of your selected organization has received
disappointing results on a job motivation survey administered to all employees at all levels. The
results indicate that employees reported lower-than-industry-average job motivation, and
management is concerned. Employee comments on the survey included the following:
• My job is so boring!• My boss micromanages me but never tells me how I’m doing.
• I’ve been in my position for fifteen years, but I am never allowed to provide any input about
making the work better.
You have been tasked with writing a paper that reviews the theoretical perspectives relevant to
the situation in your organization. In particular, you are interested in systems theory and job
motivation for this week’s analysis.
Tasks:
Write a paper addressing the following:
• Summary: Identify the organization you select and provide a summary of it. What is it? What
does it do? Cite research from a variety of sources, including the company’s website, social
media sites, company blogs, industry and trade sources, and other sources. The summary
should include the organization’s products or services, customer or client base, areas of
operation or distribution, history, main competition, and current situation (whether it is an industry
leader, a start-up, or a well-established corporation).
• Analysis: Analyze the factors that affect job motivation and the internal and external
consequences of low job motivation. At this time, you do not need to propose any solutions.
Rather, you are using scholarly literature and data (e.g., observations, discussions, events,
outcomes, reports, etc.) from your organization to analyze factors and consequences related to
job motivation.