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Organisational Behaviour Assignment - Reflective Case Study

Task: Drawing on your own personal workplace experience, write a mini case-study (max 1200 words ) on: The key components of my effective team.

Following the case-study, two questions are to be posed which encourage the reader to analyse different aspects of the case in close detail. Students should also provide a brief 200-250 word example answer for each question in order to demonstrate the potential learning outcomes of the case. A minimum of four distinct references from academic journals are to be included in the assignment. They can be part of the case, the example answers, or spread across the two sections.

Purpose: This assignment seeks to achieve 2 key learning outcomes.

Firstly, it seeks to develop a students' awareness for the way in which Teamwork occurs in organisations and the associated benefits.

Secondly, understanding workplace behaviour can be greatly informed by periodic 'reflection'. Through this assignment it is hoped that students recognise the value of setting aside time in their work schedule to reflect upon and analyse, issues that influence the behaviour of themselves and others in the workplace.

Structure and style of the Case-Study -

There is no prescribed structure for the case.

It is advised that students develop a catchy title; one that gives some insight into the particular focus or purpose of the case.

Although not mandatory, students might use sub-headings to help structure their case story.

The general aim is to write an interesting story which clearly illustrates a good lesson in Organisational Behaviour. It is important that the key concepts associated with the lesson are discussed in the case and that this information is presented in a logical manner (i.e. it is effectively 'contextualised' and the story has good 'flow').

At the same time, students should avoid being too blatant with the learning-related details. It is important for readers to 'pick-up' (if they read the case carefully enough) various surreptitious clues about the particular OB concept and to recognise their relevance to the intended learning objective.

It can be difficult, when writing a 'reflective' piece of work, to maintain a distant '3rd-person' perspective. Sometimes it makes more sense to write in 1st-person. Either approach is therefore suitable for this assignment.

For students who have no workplace experience on which to base their case, they will need to identify and interview someone who can provide the required first-hand insight. This will provide for a more realistic case story; as compared to simply making things up. Students can however, use a small degree of 'artistic license' to help promote the OB issue at the centre of their case; and related learning outcome(s).

It is important that you use pseudonyms to protect the identity of the organisation and the individuals concerned.

Attachment:- Assignment Files.rar