SEC/390 Organizational Behavior and Management / Assignments & DQs

Individual

Organizational Behavior Research Paper

Write a 700- to 1,400-word paper in which you identify a problem you have observed in your work setting/environment that could be addressed and possibly solved via Organizational Behavior (OB) research using the scientific method. Describe the benefits that Organization Behavior (OB) has for the current day security manager, and in which ways OB can help the security manager to address issues and conflicts within the organization or department.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Individual

Motivation Paper

Identify a current or past job that you have had.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that identifies and addresses the following:

·         The intrinsic and extrinsic rewards provided by the job.

·         The satisfaction and motivational result of those rewards.

·         Changes in rewards you would make to increase your motivation to perform the job at higher levels.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Learning Team

Group Development Paper

Identify the developmental stage of your Learning Team. Illustrate that identification by noting observable behavioral examples.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you analyze group behavior, the stages of group development, and how to move the team toward or maintain the team at the performing stage. Address the following questions:

·         How will the team know it is at the performing stage?

·         What will be the observable behaviors?

·         How will the team deal with group conflict?

·         What strategies will the team incorporate for improving (and/or maintaining) group performance?

Incorporate the material from your team’s charter—strengths and weaknesses, how to deal with conflict, and so forth—to support your findings.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Individual

Decision Making Analysis

Write a 1,400- to 2,100-word analysis on a recent decision you made at work. Answer the following questions:

·         How did you go about making the decision? Apply the steps of the decision-making process.

·         Critique your decision approach. What were the strengths and weaknesses? Did you involve supervisors, coworkers, or employees? If so, how and in what capacity? If not, why did you not involve them?

·         Have you experienced cognitive dissonance since you made the decision? If so, how did the dissonance affect you? If you resolved the dissonance, how did you do so?

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Learning Team

Implementing Change Paper and Presentation

Present the following scenario:

·         You and the members of your Learning Team are employees of a security oriented organization. Your team has been tasked with developing a change proposal in an attempt to convince senior management to implement the change initiative your team has chosen.

Write a 1,400- to 2,100-word paper that addresses the following questions:

·         What is the change initiative, and how will the change improve organizational productivity?

·         What are the various organizational, procedural, group, and individual impacts that change could have?

·         What are the action steps needed to implement the change, including gaining managerial support and necessary resources?

·         What resistance do you anticipate in implementing the change?

·         What are your recommendations to mitigate the resistance and resolve conflicts due to the change?

·         What measures can be used to determine if your change initiative is successful?

Prepare a 10- to 15-slide PowerPoint® presentation on the change initiative your Learning Team would like to implement.

Format your paper and presentation consistent with APA guidelines.