-Organizational Behaviour

Course BUS8020-Organizational Behaviour

Research Paper: Organizational Analysis (A) & Reflection (B)

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Individual Assignment- All submissions go through “Turn-it-in) for Originality

Value: = 35 % (Rubrics (A &B) below) Submit to eConestoga Dropbox

 

Note: Late assignments are docked marks per  policy: 10% /day late to max. 3 days, after 3 days late, not accepted.

 

Purpose: Research, Analyze, Report & Reflect on a Particular Organization, e.g. Choose from the Top 100 Canadian Employers (2020) https://www.canadastop100.com/national/

 

(A) Refer to the OB ideas (Key Concepts) from your text and discussed in class ! &

(B) Cite from text and other sources (use footnotes or endnotes), including internet links

(C) HINT !!! Pick an Organization early and do a little on it each week and when it is due…it will be well under way toward completion.

 

Part (A) Research, Report, and Reflect on the following about your Organization

Note: Use the following as subheadings

 

Include both an Introductory Statement (why you chose this organization) and a Concluding Statement (Particular points of interest you discovered in your research)

 

(Part A)Describe with specific Examples and Illustrations your chosen Org. in OB terms:

  1. Organizational Structure (Ch. 13.) Txt. Part 5- Reorganizing the Workplace
  2. Organizational Culture (Ch. 10.) Txt. Part 4- Sharing the Organizational Vision
  3. Values, Attitudes, and Diversity (Ch. 3) Txt. Part 1-Understanding the Workplace
  4. Motivation in Action (Ch. 5) Txt. Part 2- Striving for Performance

 

Action Steps: Organization Analysis

  • Form/Sign up with Instructor (Individually)

 

Note: Length: Part A=6 pgs=1800 words, + Part B=2pgs=600 words Minimum Total = 8 pages (A&B) Must be ORIGINAL work excluding cover/refs)

(Ideas and paraphrasing as well as Pages printed out from the Internet are other people’s work and must be referenced, otherwise it is Plagiarism (See College plagiarism policy) Submit reports to Dropbox electronically + provide Instructor with copy of Report.

As a guide no more than 5 pages from the internet as appendices….not = part of 8 pages)

 

Note: Sources (All Secondary): Must utilize all 4 different sources below:

  1. Top 100 Employers website (2020) = 1 source
  2. Organizations web page (Considered as only 1 source)
  3. At least one Industry Magazine or Industry Journal article (see LRC staff for use of data bases
  4. At least 1 Newspaper/Media articles relevant to your organization (See local, regional or national newspapers or LRC staff re: PROQUEST (database of newspaper articles)

 

Note: Citing /Referencing others work: Must cite relevant passages, quotes, paraphrasing, in the BODY of your text, not just list a bibliography at the end. Use of footnotes or endnotes is acceptable.

Marking Rubric: Analysis and Report of the following

 

  1. Organizational Structure (CH.13)       6 Marks each     Include citations

Elements Identified/Illustrated?         ___  _____________________________________

Forms of Departmentalization/Illustrated? ___  _____________________________

Mechanistic/Organic References/Illustrated? ___  ___________________________

Contingencies of Org. Design References/Illustrated?  ___   ___________________

Links between Structure & Strategy: ___  _________________________________

The Structure-Strategy Relationship  ___  _________________________________

 

  1. Organizational Culture (Ch.10)

Values/Beliefs/Assumptions/Illustrated?    ___  __________________________

Cultural Dimensions Identified? ___  ____________________________________

Artifacts-(all types)  Examples/Illustrated?          ___  __________________________

Subcultures within the Organization? ____  _______________________________

Contingencies of Culture & Effectiveness? ___  ____________________________

Changing or Strengthening the Org. Culture? ___  __________________________

 

  1. Values, Attitudes & Diversity in Workplace (Ch. 3)

 

Value systems in the Canadian workplace ___    __________________________

Terminal & Instrumental Values ___ _____________________________________

Hofstede’s Value Dimensions for measuring Culture___  _____________________

Attitudes & Job Satisfaction ___  ________________________________________

EVLN (Responses to Job Dissatisfaction) ___  _____________________________

Organizational Commitment (3 Types) ___  _______________________________

 

  1. Motivation in Action: Ch. 5

 

Creating Effective Reward Systems ___  ___________________________________

Variable Pay, Incentives, Org. Based profit sharing ___  ______________________

Flexible Benefits, Intrinsic Rewards ___   __________________________________

Motivating by Job Design, Motivating Potential Score ___  ____________________

Job Characteristics Model and application  ___  _____________________________

Alterative work arrangements, Flex, Share, Telecommute ___  _________________

 

Spelling and grammar _________     ____ / 1 Mark_______________     ________

         

Total (Part A) ……………………………………………………………..  _____  / 25%

 

 

 

Sample Draft – Summary “Outline only- Not in Report Style)-Just a Guide

Organizational Analysis Reports

 

  • Organization: Chamber of Commerce of “Our Town”

 

  • Common Objectives, Philosophy, Mission: “To provide a wide range of quality support and advocacy services to the business community of “Our Town” [1]

 

  • Organizational Structure: Formal and Informal: Board of Directors, Two departments: Business Development and Tourist Bureau, 8 functional standing committees, (Matrix Structure reporting to both chair of committee and Board Chair) Staff (flat hierarchy) including Executive Director, Managers of Business Development and Tourism and support staff. Ad hoc working groups of members/volunteers, (smoking by-law) formed using team structure temporarily to study and report on urgent or special situations. Formalization and Centralization both =high (via Policy & Procedures manual & Exec. Dir. & Board Chair.)Informal groups include social and sports participation within Chamber and with other district Chamber members and staff

 

(Add Organization Chart: includes, Board, Committees, Staff, Members, and Volunteers)

 

  • Organizational Culture: Business like (Formal). Language, (entrepreneurial/managerial) ceremonies, (Business after 5) rituals (annual golf tournament) and stories, (Pivotal roles in redevelopment schemes, opposition to City policies unfriendly to business ) reflect values, beliefs and assumptions from an exchange and profit motive perspective. Inclusive for small and large business however 80% of member firms have 50 or less employees. Socialization of new members, staff and volunteers, (Orientation packages/training consultants) Culture strengthened through 5 different strategies…etc. With municipal amalgamation forced to merge with two other Chambers (strategy employed a combination of Assimilation and Integration) + Add examples of all types of Artifacts

 

Then Add 2 Sections (with Subheadings) on: Values, Attitudes, Diversity and Motivation in Action

 

I expect you to analyze and report on your organization in terms of OB Key Terms and Theories…Relate…Relate…Relate to these throughout and do not forget to back up statements/observations with Real Examples/Illustrations…in each of these 4 OB areas !!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part (B) Reflection Instructions & Rubric- (10%) Next 2 Pages

 

 

 

Reflection Instructions and Rubric (10%) for

 

Either: 1. Research Paper: Organizational Analysis (Part B) __X__   or

   

  1. Case Analysis _______

 

Reflective writing is an analytical practice in which the writer describes a real or imaginary scene, event, interaction, passing thought, or memory and adds a personal reflection on its meaning. … Thus, in reflective writing, the focus is on writing that is not merely descriptive.

 

Instructions: You are being asked to Write Reflectively 2 pages Minimum=600 words (Max 3 pgs) on the  Learning Assignments noted above.

 

Write about your personal thoughts and feelings not only about the subject Concepts and Ideas but about the learning experience and process provided through these assignments.

 

We explore and discover new ideas, perspectives, ways of understanding not just others but ourselves as well and in so doing we expand our capacities to communicate and engage with one another and find new avenues of expression we never knew of or experienced before. Learning experiences add meaning to our lives.

 

THESE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS WE CREATE AND EXPRESS IN OUR REFLECTIONS…

SILENT OR WRITTEN.

 

Before you write a word…review the Reflection “Rubric” Chart (Pg.5) to more fully appreciate what we are looking for in your Reflection  as we aim to be:

 

Moe than just describers or analyzers…but also “Reflective Practitioners”

 

Now put down 1.5 pages of Reflective Writing  on your chosen assignment experience (6 of the 10 %)

 

Finish off your reflection (last half page), for 4 of the 10% with some suggestions (2 Recommendations) you could share with the CEO or Senior Manager at your chosen Organization.

 

Pretend you are a high paid “Management Consultant” hired to deliver such sage advice.

 

Remember to include your reasoning, in OB terms, to show why implementing your recommendations would likely make their Organization more “Effective” in meeting it’s Goals and realizing their Vision.

 

See   Reflection Rubric- Next Page 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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