Potential of theory in managerial decision making

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MCR002 Organisational Behaviour - Universal Business School Sydney

Assessment- Group Report

This task is designed to develop your ability to: contribute fruitfully to a group task; assess an organisational issue or problem as objectively as possible; appreciate the potential of theory in managerial decision making and problem solving; apply theory to ‘real life'; take managerial responsibility by designing a practical course of action.

You must submit your assignment online via Moodle (Turnitin software will be used to detect plagiarism cases). Only one report from each group. The report MUST contain the name and ID numbers of all group members. Please mention the word counts on the cover page and also highlight the names of the group members who were inactive/ not contactable/ didn't contribute at all.

Task description:

1. This is a group assignment and the lecturer will create and finalize assignment groups in week 3/4.

2. You must identify a problem (only one problem relating to OB) in an organisation that you have access to (preferably an organisation where at least one group member works or has worked recently. Do not focus on a problem that has already been solved and do not choose an organisation that is no longer in business (cease to exist).

3. Provide a brief introduction to the organisation (it is acceptable to withhold the name of the organisation).

4. Describe the problem, as much as possible in terms of the observable or measurable symptoms it manifests, for example: low levels of motivation; high employee turnover; deterioration of service quality; increased customer complaints; dysfunctional groups; loss of pro?t; negative/ unhelpful organisational culture etc.

5. The issue/problem should then be considered and analysed in terms of concepts/ models/ theories drawn from any two topics studied as part of this subject. Try to choose the topics that seem to o?er the most useful insights into the problem. Do not try to deal with many models or concepts. Topics outside the OB subject coverage must not be selected.

6. Design an intervention (a change program or set of activities and procedures) utilising some aspect or aspects of your analysis. The intervention should be intended to solve or improve the situation. Please note you are not merely being asked for a list of recommendations.

7. Prepare a report of 1200 words (cover page, summary and the reference list is not included in the word count) - there are penalties for exceeding the word limit (1 mark). Your report must be correctly and adequately referenced using APA/Harvard style. Please aim for a balanced range of research from academic journal articles and popular media (such as podcasts, company websites, practitioner publications, news items etc)

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