Description
The goal of the consulting project is to analyze and apply organizational behavior concepts in a real organization. The consulting project will help you develop and practice the analytical skills you will need to apply the knowledge of the basics of human and organizational behavior that we provide in this class.
Your task will be to use concepts from the course to identify, analyze, and develop a plan for resolving key problems that an organization is facing. You will be responsible for finding an organization to study using interviews. In choosing your organization, you are welcome to use your friend and family networks as well as prior (or current) work experiences. Please note that student-run groups on campus are not permitted as an organization for this project.
You will interview at least 2 (preferably 3) individuals (at least one must occupy a management position within the company) from a company. These interviews should be aimed at understanding any organizational behavior issues that the company is currently facing. Let them tell you what issues are important! Do not provide a set of concepts for them! Your aim is to get at the underlying factors that are problematic within the company. Because the project requires specific recommendations, you should also find out if management has tried to address the current issues in any way.
The presentation should include the following four sections:
- Organization - Provide just enough details on the organization for me to be able to understand the problems that will be described. Resist the urge to provide irrelevant details and feel free to omit or disguise any details that might be sensitive in nature.
- Problem - Describe, specifically, two problems that the organization is struggling with that will serve as the focus of the presentation.
- Topic - Describe very specifically how the concepts, principles, and findings represented in the topic matter to the problem, and how they can be leveraged to articulate a solution. Use your textbook as a reference and refer to principles and concepts found in the reading to help diagnose and explain)
- Recommendations - Provide at least three very specific recommendations/action steps that flow out of the discussion of the topic and that can help solve the problem. In the interest of diversity in presentations, your presentation should avoid choosing the following two key terms: coworkers and advancement opportunities.
Explanation & Answer
Please view explanation and answer below.
Your Name
Course
Instructor’s Name
Date of submission.
Selected Organization
Lamar Sporting Goods Online Store
Organization
❖ Lamar sporting goods online store is a critical company based in California,
United States.
❖ The company offers a multi-line sporting goods store that provides services
and products related to all sports.
❖ The organization provides sporting equipment to participants in various
sporting
activities,
including
athletics,
basketballs, and other sporting activities.
❖ Interviewees managers, and 2 employees.
shooting,
fishing,
football,
Problem
❖Higher competition both from physical and online stores.
❖Cyber security
❖High overhead expenses.
Topic
Despite the company's significant success over the years, various challenges are
impacting the company's growth.
The practical organizational behavior that will promote a solution to the company's
current challenges includes better collaboration and teamwork, which will support the
company to work toward a common goal to gain competitive benefit and support
effective growth in the company (Foerster-Metz et al., 2018).
The other vital practice to support the organization to overcome the present challenges
is the manager’s commitment to providing solutions to the organization's current
challenges, such as budgeting adequate capital to finance the company's operation
overheads to enhance revenue growth in the company.
Recommendations
❖ The company should continue providing high-value products since the organization
that offers high-quality products and services wins most consumers.
❖ The company needs to enhance regular advertising activities.
❖ the organization needs to develop a cyber-security policy to enhance adequate
protection of the organization's information (Li et al., 2019). .
❖ The other important recommendation is educating the organization team.
❖ The organization should have a higher IT security manager and other experts who
will play an essential role in ensuring the organization is protected against the latest
cyber threats and ready to secure the organization against any planned attack.
Reference
❖ Foerster-Metz, U., Marquardt, K., Golowko, N., Kompalla, A., & Hell, C.
(2018). Digital Transformation and its Implications on Organizational
Behavior.
Journal
Of
EU
Research
In
Business,
1-14.
https://doi.org/10.5171/2018.340873
❖ Li, Y.,...