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Organization: State Government Agencies
Area of Interest: Economy and Job
Why this issue hinders organizational efficiency: pay decreases performances, diversity is decrease. Less people willing to accept pay because of the workload
Organizational behavior is really the combination of four areas of study - psychology, social psychology, sociology, and anthropology.
While each of these areas involves an examination of people and their interactions, the focuses are quite different:
Psychology - studies the mind and how people make decisions.
Social Psychology - examines how people work in groups.
Sociology - explores how systems work within the organization.
Anthropology - examines how culture works within the organization.
Now, assume that you are an organizational consultant and have been asked by a new CEO to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the organization.
Of the four areas of study listed above, which would you focus on first?
Make sure to explain why you chose this area, and why it would take precedence over the other areas.
ASSIGNMENT PREP COMPANY SELECTION AND SOURCES
There are three written assignments in the course,inwhich you will use the same organization to analyze the culture and make recommendations. Therefore,itis essential you startto think now about your company selection.
Consider selecting a company you work for, a company a family member or friend works for, or a civic organization. To ensure your selection sets you up for success in all three assignments, be sure that your company:
? is one you are familiar and can draw on internal processes the public (outsider) is unaware
? has true issues that need to be resolved
? allows forrealistic and enforceable solutions forthe organization to be successful
INSTRUCTIONS
To complete this assignment, use the provided textbox in which you:
1) Identify thecompany that you want to research for the three written assignments in thecourse.
2) Describe the organizational issue in your chosen company.
3) Explain why the issue hinders organizational efficiency.
ASSIGNMENT : ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS
Leaders address issues and propose solutions. As a leader, you'll need to stay on top of events that may facilitate or hinder productivity. You must create and implement solutions to address these issues. This assignment exposes you to complex modern organizational challenges. The solutions you devise should reflect yourlearning and research of organizational and individual influences in the workplace.
INSTRUCTIONS
The new CEO has selected your consulting firm to give him/her an analysis of the organizationalefficiency.
Write a double-spaced 2 to 3 page paper in which you will presentto the CEO your findings during your research steps. You must propose strategic solutions in your paper to include the following:
1) Describe the Organization and the Issue to Resolve
• Provide a brief description of the organization you selected.
• Presentthe organizational issue that adversely affected productivity and that you, the consultant, will review and resolve.
2) Analyze Current Corporate Culture
• How has the current corporate culture facilitated the development ofthe currentissue? Research the organization, digintotheculture, andanalyze howit contributedtothis issue.
Hint: Review the mission and vision statements as well as the corporate website.
3) Identify Areas of Weakness
• What are the organization's areas of weakness? Use your research on organizational behavior approaches to corporate culture, diversity, teamwork, and motivational strategies.
4) Propose Solutions
• What organizational practices would you modify? What solutions would you recommend to management? As the consultant you will identify the suggestions and solutions you would presentto the organization's leadership with regard to modifying currentorganizationalpractices toresolvetheissue.
5) References and Citations
• Provide at least 2 quality resources such as the course textbook, company website, business websites (CNBC, Bloomberg, etc.), resources from the Strayer Library, and/or outside sources. Note: Wikipedia and web-based blogs do not qualify as credibleresources.
• In-textcitationsarerequiredwhenparaphrasing orquoting another source.
6) Formatting and WritingStandards
• Formatting and writing standards are part of your grade. Align your formatting to the Strayer Writing Standards.