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College of Administrative and Financial Sciences Assignment 1 Deadline: 04/03/2021 @ 23:59 Course Name: Organizational Behavior Student’s Name: Course Code: MGT301 Student’s ID Number: Semester: 2nd CRN: Academic Year: 1441/1442 H For Instructor’s Use only Instructor’s Name: Students’ Grade: Marks Obtained/ 05 Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY • The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder. • Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted. • Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented; marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page. • Students must mention question number clearly in their answer. • Late submission will NOT be accepted. • Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions. • All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism). • Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted. Course Learning Outcomes-Covered 1 Demonstrate a clear understanding of human work behavior in the organizational setting and the implications of organizational behavior in the process of management (Lo 1.2). Assignment 1 Reference Source: Textbook:Colquitt, J. A., LePine, J. A., & Wesson, M. J. (2019). Organizational behaviour: Improving performance and commitment in the workplace (6th ed). Burr Ridge, IL: McGraw-Hill Irwin. Case Study: - Case: Honeywell Please read the case “Honeywell” from Chapter 5 “STRESS” Page: - 151 given in your textbook – Organizational behaviour: Improving performance and commitment in the workplace (6th ed). by Colquitt, J. A., LePine, J. A., & Wesson, M. J. (2019) and Answer the following Questions: Assignment Question(s): 1. Describe how the change in Honeywell’s telecommuting policy likely influenced the types of work stressors experienced by the company’s employees. How has the change in policy likely influenced nonwork stressors? (1.25 Marks ) (Min words 150-200) 2. Given the change in stressors resulting from the change in the telecommuting policy, what can you predict about the commitment and job performance of Honeywell’s employees? Explain. (1.25 Marks ) (Min words 150-200) 3. Identify steps that Honeywell could take to mitigate the potential for negative consequences resulting from the change in the company’s telecommuting policy. (1.25 Marks ) (Min words 200) Part:-2 Discussion question: Page: - Please read Chapter 5 “STRESS” carefully and then give your answers on the basis of your understanding. 4. Describe your dream job and then provide a list of the types of stressors that you would expect to be present. How much of your salary, if any at all, would you give up to eliminate the most important hindrance stressors? Why? (1.25 Marks ) (Min words 200-300) Important Note: - Support your submission with course material concepts, principles, and theories from the textbook and at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles. Due date for the submission of Assignment:- 1 • Assignment-1 should posted in the Black Board by end of Week-04. • The due date for the submission of Assignment-1 is end of Week-07. Answer: 1. 2. 3. . . College of Administrative and Financial Sciences Assignment 1 Deadline: 04/03/2021 @ 23:59 Course Name: Organizational Behavior Student’s Name: Course Code: MGT301 Student’s ID Number: Semester: 2nd CRN: Academic Year: 1441/1442 H For Instructor’s Use only Instructor’s Name: Dr. Shahid Alam Students’ Grade: Marks Obtained/ 05 Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY • The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder. • Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted. • Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented; marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page. • Students must mention question number clearly in their answer. • Late submission will NOT be accepted. • Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions. • All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism). • Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted. Course Learning Outcomes-Covered 1 Demonstrate a clear understanding of human work behavior in the organizational setting and the implications of organizational behavior in the process of management (Lo 1.2). Assignment 1 Reference Source: Textbook:Colquitt, J. A., LePine, J. A., & Wesson, M. J. (2019). Organizational behaviour: Improving performance and commitment in the workplace (6th ed). Burr Ridge, IL: McGraw-Hill Irwin. Case Study: - Case: Honeywell Please read the case “Honeywell” from Chapter 5 “STRESS” Page: - 151 given in your textbook – Organizational behaviour: Improving performance and commitment in the workplace (6th ed). by Colquitt, J. A., LePine, J. A., & Wesson, M. J. (2019) and Answer the following Questions: Assignment Question(s): 1. Describe how the change in Honeywell’s telecommuting policy likely influenced the types of work stressors experienced by the company’s employees. How has the change in policy likely influenced nonwork stressors? (1.25 Marks ) (Min words 150-200) 2. Given the change in stressors resulting from the change in the telecommuting policy, what can you predict about the commitment and job performance of Honeywell’s employees? Explain. (1.25 Marks ) (Min words 150-200) 3. Identify steps that Honeywell could take to mitigate the potential for negative consequences resulting from the change in the company’s telecommuting policy. (1.25 Marks ) (Min words 200) Part:-2 Discussion question: Page: - Please read Chapter 5 “STRESS” carefully and then give your answers on the basis of your understanding. 4. Describe your dream job and then provide a list of the types of stressors that you would expect to be present. How much of your salary, if any at all, would you give up to eliminate the most important hindrance stressors? Why? (1.25 Marks ) (Min words 200-300) Important Note: - Support your submission with course material concepts, principles, and theories from the textbook and at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles. Due date for the submission of Assignment:- 1 • Assignment-1 should posted in the Black Board by end of Week-04. • The due date for the submission of Assignment-1 is end of Week-07. Answer: 1. 2. 3. . . 150 C H A P T E R 5   Stress CASE: HON EY W E LL Honeywell has a history of evolving through acquisitions into high growth sectors of related business, and there is no indication that this trend is slowing. In fact, the company has placed increased emphasis on software and other businesses that address challenges related to energy, security, safety, productivity, and urbanization. However, while Honeywell continues to grow and evolve, the company also faces mounting pressure in some of its businesses and has reacted with initiatives intended to control costs and increase company performance. As an example, Honeywell’s Aerospace Division responded to an extended slowdown in the aerospace industry by laying off employees in 2015 and 2016. The division also implemented weeklong furloughs (unpaid time off) for employees not involved in manufacturing and sales. Honeywell also believes that improvements in company performance require teamwork, idea sharing, and faster decision making, and that this is best accomplished through face-to-face interaction among employees. To facilitate this, the company decided to end its telecommuting option for employees not involved in sales or field service. Honeywell had permitted employees to work remotely, at home if they wished, for several reasons. First, Honeywell employees are based in more than a thousand sites in over 70 countries, and they often work on important projects with other employees who may be located half-way across the world. The projects may be engaging, but trying to coordinate across time zones can be quite difficult during normal working hours. Second, telecommuting allows employees to work when and where they feel they are most productive. Employees who work remotely can chose to avoid the daily commute, office politics and distractions, and the hassle of accomplishing nonwork demands. Finally, telecommuting is very popular with millennial engineers and scientists who are comfortable using technology to collaborate and who have other employment options. The change in Honeywell’s long-standing policy will be especially difficult for employees who have built their lives around the flexibility of working remotely. As an example, choices regarding where to live may haunt employees who now face the prospect of commuting back and forth to distant Honeywell offices each day. To some Honeywell employees, however, there may be a bright side to the change in policy. After putting in their 40 hours in the office and commuting each day, employees may not feel as compelled to deal with work-related issues that come up in the evenings or on weekends 5.1 Describe how the change in Honeywell’s telecommuting policy likely influenced the types of work stressors experienced by the company’s employees. How has the change in policy likely influenced nonwork stressors? 5.2 Given the change in stressors resulting from the change in the telecommuting policy, what can you predict about the commitment and job performance of Honeywell’s employees? Explain. 5.3 Identify steps that Honeywell could take to mitigate the potential for negative consequences resulting from the change in the company’s telecommuting policy. Sources: D. DePass, “Honeywell Ends Telecommuting Option,” Star Tribune, October 21, 2016, http://www.startribune.com/ honeywell-ends-telecommuting-option/397929641/; Honeywell, “HealthResource,” http://www51.honeywell.com/hrsites/ healthresource/health_about.html (accessed March 10, 2017); Honeywell, “Our History,” https://www.honeywell.com/whowe-are/our-history (accessed March 10, 2017); R. Randazzo. “Honeywell Employees Told to Take Furloughs,” The Arizona Republic, May 25, 2016, http://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/economy/2016/05/25/honeywell-employees-askedtake-furloughs/84927666/; and R. Randazzo, “Honeywell Announces More Layoffs,” The Arizona Republic, October 20, 2016, http://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/jobs/2016/10/20/honeywell-announces-more-layoffs/92490690/.
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Employees in any organization can have some work-related stress when they change their
job site. An employee will experience work-related stress if there is a mismatch between the
demands of their work and the resources provided by the organization (Ajayi, 2018). Honeywell’s
decision to change its telecommuting policy brought considerable work stressors to employees,
such as lack of autonomy, exposure to poor work relationships, and the work environment.
Honeywell’s telecommuting employees have to deal with work-related stressors influenced by
demands, controls, and relationships at the workplace. Although the job's requirements may have
positive impacts on the employee’s productivity, they can cause them massive pressure (Ajayi,
2018). Honeywell's telecommuting workers had to cope with considerable demands that come
from supervisors in the offices. Besides, telecommuting employees lost their independence on
when to perform their work. The loss of autonomy is a significant contributor of stress to people
who used to work during their free time. Furthermore, employees who have poor relationships
with their supervisors or colleagues can experience work-related stress (Perry et al., 2018). The
telecommuting workers at Honeywell were exposed to strained work relationships after the change
of the policy which could lead to stress.
Similarly, the change in the telecommuting policy in Honeywell influenced non-work
stressors for employees. The mo...


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