Description
you can choose three theoretical from the PPT .
Personal Application Assignment
Students are required to write a short, applied paper accounting for 15% of the course grade.The assignment, approximately 7-10 pages in length (double spaced), is on a topic or topics of your choice.The objective is to discuss three OB theoretical concepts in terms of your own life and experiences.If you do not know whether the concept is or is not a theory check with me.Not all ideas presented in the text are theories.You will be expected to provide observations of your own behaviour or experiences in organizations or groups, and to analyze these observations with the help of organizational behaviour theory.The paper is designed to make you think about what you learn in this course, and to use this knowledge for understanding the world of organizations.You will have considerable latitude in choosing your topic of discussion and writing style.
Requirements and grading criteria:
Demonstrate a thorough understanding of theoretical ideas (correctly review the key concepts of the theory).
Integrate theoretical understanding with personally relevant issues or events (correctly explain where and how the theory applies to the personal event).
Produce a well-crafted document. Your paper will be reviewed for spelling, grammar, and layout (eg. use of appropriate headings and a logical plan for the presentation of your ideas). All written assignments are expected to be well organized and readable.There should be a minimum of errors in spelling and grammar. You must have an introduction, headings where appropriate, introductory topic sentences at the beginning of each paragraph, and summaries as required. Such writing assists you as a writer in presenting your ideas in a coherent and persuasive manner (points will be deducted from the total for these errors).
Required components of this assignment are: describing the theory you are using, describing the event that happened to you, explaining how the theory applied to the event, and giving appropriate introductions, transitions and conclusions.
I encourage you to come and talk to me if there are any doubts or ambiguities about your ideas for this paper or whether or not the concept you have chosen to discuss is a theory.Keep in mind that the goals are the understanding of theoretical concepts and to bridge the gap between academic knowledge and real-life experience.
Explanation & Answer
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Running head: ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
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Theories of Organizational Behavior
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Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3
Theories of Organizational Behavior .......................................................................................... 3
Personality- job fit theory ......................................................................................................... 3
Types of personality traits .................................................................................................... 4
Personal experience ............................................................................................................... 5
Theory of cognitive dissonance ................................................................................................ 6
Personal experiences.............................................................................................................. 7
Goal Setting Theory .................................................................................................................. 8
Principles of Goal Setting Theory ........................................................................................ 8
Personal Experience ............................................................................................................ 10
Conclusion ................................................................................................................................... 11
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Introduction
Organizations are made up of a group of people who work together towards achieving a
common goal. Therefore, in an organization, ability to study and manage the behaviors of
employees determines the success of the organization. Organizational behavior is very helpful in
the management of human resource. This is because it helps in the study of human behaviors hence
promoting effective human resource management (Zhao, Hwang & Low, 2015). There are several
organizational behavior theories that are used to study human behaviors in an organization.
Effective and efficient application of organizational behavior theories help organizations to
improve job performance, promote job satisfaction, improve innovative and leadership skills.
Therefore, organization behavior theories should be employed by the organizations that want to
prosper and achieve competitive advantage over their competitors. I have learnt many
organizational behavior theories from the organizational behavior class and these theories have
helped to shape my experience in the work place. In this essay, I will discuss three organizational
behavior theories that have shaped and influenced my work life. These theories include the theory
of cognitive dissonance, personality job fit theory and goal setting theory.
Theories of Organizational Behavior
Personality- job fit theory
The personality job fit theory is very helpful in minimizing employee turn- over rates. The
personality job fit theory is used in most organization to determine job satisfaction and turnover
rates. This theory measures the degree in which a person’s values, character, goals, interest and
other characteristics are compatible with a given job type (Deniz & Ertosun, 2015). Every job
description requires specific personality traits to ensure that the job is accomplished without
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creating personal conflicts. Personal conflicts is a major contributor of job dissatisfaction hence
increasing the rat...
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