Final  Project     Organizational Behavior COURSE OBJECTIVES Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to: 1. Discuss individual organizational behavior in the context of diversity, values, ethics, and decision-making 2. Examine group organizational behavior in the context of team management, motivation, communication patterns, and job satisfaction 3. Analyze the importance of organizational structure, culture, and power BACKGROUND INFORMATION Every organization is different. Organizations vary by product, industry, people, structure, etc. They also vary in less obvious ways such as organizational culture, leadership style, use of power, motivation, and type of reward system. During this course, you have gained knowledge of all major components of an organization, the visible and the inherent. These unique components of an organization dictate how an organization can perform, how it reacts to change, and how it plans for the future. Understanding these components and how they relate to organizational success is required for any manager or organizational leader. This final project will help you identify, evaluate, analyze, and synthesize these components, building your understanding of how organization behaviors support organizational performance. PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS This project has three parts: fact gathering, analysis of the organization, and critique of the findings. Your final deliverable will consist of a paper written in APA format (suggested length: 810 pages). 1. Fact Gathering One way to identify the inherent components of an organization's culture and behaviors is to interview an existing employee. In this section, you will actually conduct an interview with someone you know in real life. a. Identify an organization you are familiar with. It can be a place you have worked or an organization of someone you know. b. Develop 10 interview questions that provide an adequate qualitative analysis of the organization. a. Center your interview questions on the following three categories: © 2016. Any unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this material is prohibited without expressed written permission. Students are expected to maintain the integrity of the assignment by refraining from reproducing or posting the assignment or their completed work where it can be viewed by current or future students. Final  Project     Organizational Behavior • • • Identify the motivation and leadership theories the organization uses. Analyze the power and political structure within the organization. Discuss the cultural characteristics of the business. Some examples of questions that could be included are as follows: What is the organization’s culture? What are the management’s beliefs and vision? What is the organization’s reward system? How does the management motivate employees in the organization? What is the leadership style of your direct supervisor? For confidentiality purposes, do not list the interviewee’s name in the project. Refer to the end of these instructions for a draft consent form. Please review the consent form with your interviewee prior to the interview. Please retain the consent form for your records, but you do not need to submit it with your project. 2. Organizational Analysis In this section, you will use the responses from your interview to summarize and analyze the organization's key cultural characteristics. a. Briefly summarize the general findings from your interview. b. Determine two motivation theories (e.g. Motivation-Hygiene Theory or Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs) and two leadership theories (i.e. trait or behavior theories) that the organization uses. • Define the theories you selected. • Explain how the interview responses support the theories. c. Analyze the organization’s practices in relation to the selected theories. • Explain if the practices of the organization are successful. • Explain if you believe the organization should keep using these practices. Why or why not? d. Evaluate the power and political structure within the organization. Use the interview responses to determine the following: • How is the organization run? • What leadership styles are present? • How is the power distributed within the organization? © 2016. Any unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this material is prohibited without expressed written permission. Students are expected to maintain the integrity of the assignment by refraining from reproducing or posting the assignment or their completed work where it can be viewed by current or future students. Final  Project     Organizational Behavior Is the organization a vertical or horizontal structure and is it appropriate for the business? • What priority does this organization place on development? How does this impact the organization's competitive advantage? e. Discuss the cultural characteristics of the business based on your interview responses. • Describe the culture of the organization. • Determine if there should be any cultural changes. • Describe how the overall culture of the organization supports the organization’s goals. If it does not, explain why not. • 3. Critique the Organization's Key Strengths and Behaviors Using the knowledge gained from the interview and the course, analyze the organization’s key strengths and behaviors. a. In this section, address the following questions: • What are the key strengths of the organization, or what differentiates this organization from others (e.g. culture, people, power, motivation, change, development, etc.)? • How does the organization react to change? • Is this organization a change driver/risk taker? • What would it be like to work for this company? • Would you want to work for this company? Why or why not? 4. Conclusion a. Describe what you learned from studying motivation theories, leadership styles, and business culture and applying these concepts to the interview responses. PROJECT SUBMISSION 1. A title page is not required for project submissions. Because evaluators do not see student names when reviewing student work, it is important that students not include any personal identifiers in their project submissions. 2. If your project requires a video, you should post the video to a free video hosting site like www.youtube.com, www.photobucket.com, or another free web hosting site. The following website maintains a list of video hosting sites: http://www.videohostings.com. In the written materials that you submit as part of the assignment, you should include the title of the video and a link for the evaluator to use to grade your submission. Please make sure that the privacy settings on your video are set to allow third parties to view it. © 2016. Any unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this material is prohibited without expressed written permission. Students are expected to maintain the integrity of the assignment by refraining from reproducing or posting the assignment or their completed work where it can be viewed by current or future students. Final  Project     Organizational Behavior 3. When you are ready, click on the Upload Files button in the Project tab of your course to submit your assignment. Your project should be graded within 7 days. Please contact your instructor if this is not the case. 4. Your assignment will not be returned to you, so keep a copy for your files. Consent and Confidentiality Form I am ________________________________ and you are invited to take part in a final project in my Organizational Behavior course at ____________________________. This form is part of a process called “informed consent” to allow you to understand this project before deciding whether to take part. All possible conflicts of interests will be discussed. Background Information Procedures If you agree to be in this project, you will be asked __________ questions in a ______-minute, face-toface or phone interview. I will take notes in the interview. Voluntary Nature of the Study Your participation in this project is voluntary. This means everyone will respect your decision of whether or not you want to be in the project. If you decide to join the project now, you can still change your mind during the project. If you believe you are stressed during the project you may stop at any time. You may skip any questions you believe are too personal. Risks and Benefits of Being in the Study There are no known risks in this project. The results from this project may be of value to business and make a social impact revealing how ____________________________________ Confidentiality Any information you provide will be kept confidential. The researcher will not use your information for any purposes outside of this project. The researcher will not include your name or anything else, which could identify you in any reports of the study. Contacts and Questions You may ask any questions you have. Please contact _________________, at ______________. Statement of Consent © 2016. Any unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this material is prohibited without expressed written permission. Students are expected to maintain the integrity of the assignment by refraining from reproducing or posting the assignment or their completed work where it can be viewed by current or future students. Final  Project     Organizational Behavior I have read the above information and I understand the project well enough to make a decision about my involvement. I am agreeing to the terms described above. ________________________________________ Signature Date © 2016. Any unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this material is prohibited without expressed written permission. Students are expected to maintain the integrity of the assignment by refraining from reproducing or posting the assignment or their completed work where it can be viewed by current or future students. 
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