Posted: February 16th, 2023
Early in Week 1, identify an organization you would be interested in studying. You will investigate the organizational behavior in this organization and research best practice solutions for any problems you observe. You may select your own organization, the organization of a family member, or an organization that interests you. Be sure to review each week’s assign ments before selecting the organization to make sure you can locate necessary information. Contact your instructor early in the week if you need advice on your organizational selection. As much as possible, you should utilize actual resea rch and real data for your pr oject. Occasionally, you may fill in some details with hypothetical information. However, you are expected to provide docume ntation (e.g., citations) throughout your work.
Each week, you will write on the topics identified in that week’s reading, so note any information you find related to any of the following topics:
Week 1
Assume that the human resources department of your selected organization has received disappointing results on a job motivation survey administered to all employees at all levels. The results indicate that employees reported lower-than-industry-average job motivation, and management is concerned. Employee comments on the survey included the following:
You have been tasked with writing a paper that reviews the theoretical perspectives relevant to the situation in your organization. In particular, you are interested in systems theory and job motivation for this week’s analysis.
Tasks:
Write a p a per addressing the follo wing:
no plagerism and 3-4 pages
At the heart of the transformation process occurring in organizations is the behavior of the humans who utilize the incoming resources and technology, operate within the culture and structure of the organization, and seek to follow the goals and strategies of the organization to produce the output. Although, as an academic field of study, organizational behavior is specifically interested in the human behavior occurring in organizations, the systems perspective of organizations suggests that each individual is part of the greater whole (the system) and that each individual’s behavior has an effect on others’ behaviors, individually and collectively. Accordingly, the study of organizational behavior includes a wide range of topics related to the active processes that occur at all levels in an organization (individual, group, and organizational) as they transform input into output. Components include culture, technology, structure, goals, strategies, processes, behaviors, and leadership.
Each component of the system is important for the performance of the organization. Each component directly or indirectly influences the behaviors of individuals in the system. Additionally, problems that can inhibit organizational productivity might occur within any component.
From a systems view, each person is a system. In an organizational context, one way to interpret the individual as a system is to consider the inputs, transformation process, and outputs by the individual. We can do the same for a team. What are its inputs, transformation processes, and outputs? We can do the same for any unit and for the organization as a whole. A key question is whether all of those systems (individuals, groups, and organizations) are working in harmony.
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Expanded Open-System Model
Organization as Open Systems (adapted from Harrison, 1994)
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SOLUTION
Based on this information, the organization I would like to study is XYZ Corporation, a mid-sized manufacturing company that produces various consumer goods such as household appliances, electronics, and clothing. The company has been in operation for over 20 years and employs around 500 employees across different departments, including production, sales, marketing, and administration.
I would like to investigate the organizational behavior in XYZ Corporation and research best practice solutions for the problems observed in the job motivation survey. I will focus on the following topics in my research:
I will conduct research by reviewing academic journals, industry reports, and online sources related to organizational behavior and human resources management. I will also interview employees from different departments in the organization to get a better understanding of their work experiences and perceptions.
I believe that the findings of this study will provide useful insights for XYZ Corporation and other organizations facing similar challenges in improving employee motivation and job satisfaction.
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