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Management and Organisational Behaviour
Learning Outcome 1: Demonstrate understanding of the application of theories, concepts and tools that contribute to understanding of management.
Learning Outcome 2: Understand the difference between the theoretically explained management skills and functions, and applications in real business settings.
Learning Outcome 3: Identify individual and team-related employee behaviours exhibited within the workplace.
Assignment Guidelines
The most successful business leaders are ones that continuously look for ways and strategies to drive performance, not just through improving employee productivity, but also their workplace experience and job satisfaction. This can be achieved by understanding how employees interact with each other and management, as well as what motivates them. One way to do this is to study the interrelationship between individual employees, teams, and management to identify what sets the most effective workers and teams apart. Organisational behaviour describes the behavioural dynamics that occur between groups and individuals in an organisational setting. The following five elements are key to studying organisation behaviour: Corporate Culture, Power, Motivation, Teams, and Leadership.
As a recently employed intern, you have been requested by the Operations Manager to research into the organisation behaviour and how this impacts the performance of the organisation. Choose a real organisation to conduct an in-depth analysis and discuss as a case study. Those in work may use their organisation of employment. The purpose of this report will be to establish the influence that organisational culture, power, motivation, team, and leadership have upon performances and how this can be improved. You are required to apply models, theories, and concepts to structure and submit a report of 1500 words formatted as a word-processed document. This paper should be aimed at Managers and the CEO and should cover the tasks set out below. Your choice of organisation should be agreed with your tutor.
To complete this report, you should complete the following tasks:
Executive Summary
Contents Page
1. Introduction: Define organisation behaviour and highlight how it impacts performance within organisations. State the aim of the report, briefly introduce the organisation and signpost what will be covered in the report and in what order. Use citations to support your points where necessary (approximately 150 words).
2. Analyse the selected organisation using models to identify its dominant culture and power. Provide examples of influence tactics used and their consequences within the organisation (approximately 300 words)
3. Evaluate any two motivational theories and highlight with real examples the motivational techniques applied in the chosen organisation and how these impact on staff performance (approximately 350 words)
4. Identify the types of team arrangements observed in your organisation. Discuss how teams in the chosen organisation can be made more effective (approximately 250).
5. Describe leadership approaches and styles observed within the organisation. Discuss how you could improve the organisation behaviour using the situational leadership approach (approximately 350)
6. Conclusion and Recommendations: Conclude and provide actionable recommendations for improving organisational performance and meeting strategic goals. Base recommendations on the findings from your analysis (approximately 100 words).
Reference List: Ensure to use the Harvard Referencing style for all visual and written referenced material. See my UCA Library, Canvas, and unit handbook for further information.
Appendices - These are additional information, that are non-essential to the text, but help the reader to understand your arguments. Place these after the references.
You may insert tables, photographs, questionnaires, charts, and raw data used in the report within the text, provided they do not consume space or word count.
Your assignment will be assessed based on the following criteria:
Demonstrated understanding of organisational behaviour concepts and theories
Critical analysis and application of models
Real examples of individuals and teams' behaviour within the organisation
Evidence of research and use of appropriate academic sources
Structure, clarity, and coherence of the assignment
Adherence to the Harvard referencing guidelines
Live Component:
During classes, you will be given time to work on the assignment individually or in small groups. There will be opportunities to discuss your strategies with your peers and receive feedback from the instructor. This live assignment aims to simulate the complexities of real-world management, requiring you to bridge theoretical frameworks with practical solutions in a dynamic environment.