ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR REPORT

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MGT-20136 – Organizational Behavior

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1.) Read through the directions located under the Table of Contents and set the stage for your project.

2.) Make sure to take note of the prompts that are in the directions. These will be important to address in your project.

3.) Review the Project Rubric located under the Table of Content to ensure a good understanding of your tasks.

4.) Carefully read the Project Scenario and identify two needs-based organization behavioral theories that apply to the candidate being hired into the company. You will use these two theories throughout your analysis and proposal to discuss the anticipated outcomes and challenges at each level of the organization, possible interventions as well as the ethical considerations.

✰ What to Submit:

The 1 deliverable for the ​MGT-20136 Organizational Behavior ​competency is:

Organizational Behavior Report – This report has 2 major sections – The Analysis and the Proposal. Both need to be included in your report.

1.) Analysis:

a. Describe in detail your process for applying 2 organizational needs-based behavior theories as it relates to the candidate.

b. Determine the anticipated outcomes or challenges at each level of the organization for each organizational behavior theory that you applied. Consider how the individual, group, and organization are motivated and what behavioral changes are likely to occur by hiring the candidate.

2.) Proposal:

a. Recommend interventions to ensure new-hire and organizational success for each behavior theory you applied. Consider the following:

b. How can your manager motivate and support the candidate and team members?

c. What emerging trends currently exist in organizational behavior management?

d. Describe the limitations, risks, and ethical considerations of applying behavior theory to inform decisions.

e. Explain how recommending interventions impacts organizational performance. Consider the concept of an open system.

✰ Must Read Resources

Rubric Criteria	Unit	Resource
Describe in detail your process for applying each behavior theory as it relates to the candidate.	Fundamentals of Organizational Behavior	Resource: Organizational Behavior, ch.1.2 'Understanding Organizational Behavior" Source Information: Defines organizational behavior and its importance at three critical levels: the individual, the group, and the organization Resource: Needs Based-Theories of Motivation Source Information: Explains needs-based motivation theories
Determine the anticipated outcomes or challenges at each level of the organization for each behavior theory that you applied. Consider how the individual, group, and organization are motivated and what behavioral changes are likely to occur by hiring the candidate.	Applying Behavior Theory	Resource: Content Theories of Motivation Source Information: Provides a comprehensive look at behavior theory as it’s used for motivating employees.
Recommend interventions to ensure new-hire and organizational success for each behavior theory you applied. Consider the following: How can your manager motivate and support the candidate and team members? What emerging trends currently exist in organizational behavior management?	Applying Behavior Theory	Resource: Content Theories of Motivation Source Information: Provides a comprehensive look at behavior theory as it’s used for motivating employees. Resource: Organizational Behavior, ch.6.4 Motivating Employees Through Performance Appraisals Source Information: Provides a comprehensive look at performance appraisals used for motivating employees.
Describe the limitations, risks, and ethical considerations of applying behavior theory to inform decisions.	Organization Behavior Management	Resource: Organization Behavior Ch 9, Decision Making and Creativity Source Information: Provides a comprehensive outline of the ethics and issues that may arise as a result of decision making
Explain how recommending interventions impacts organizational performance. Consider the concept of an open system.	Fundamentals of Organizational Behavior	Resource: https://managementhelp.org/misc/orgs-open-systems.pdf Source Information: Defines the concept of an open system as it relates to work environments
Clearly conveys meaning with correct grammar, sentence structure, and spelling; shows understanding of audience and purpose	https://learn.snhu.edu/d2l/le/content/304949/Home?itemIdentifier=D2L.LE.Content.ContentObject.ModuleCO-6822595
Lists sources where needed using citation methods with no major errors	https://learn.snhu.edu/d2l/lor/viewer/viewFile.d2lfile/93606/22441,-1/

✰ Further Rubric Criteria Explanation…

· Describe in detail your process for applying each behavior theory as it relates to the candidate.

· Pick two Organizational Needs-Based Behavioral Theories to analyze the candidate and describe why you chose those theories.

· Determine the anticipated outcomes or challenges at each level of the organization for each behavior theory that you applied.

· At minimum, two anticipated outcomes or challenges should be described for each behavior theory regarding each level of analysis: the individual (candidate), the group (team), and the organization (company), how they are motivated and the behavioral changes that are likely to occur when the candidate is hired. (Note we will accept 1 challenge and 1 outcome, 2 challenges, or 2 outcomes for each of the 2 theories.)

· Recommend interventions to ensure new-hire and organizational success for each behavior theory you applied. Consider the following: How can your manager motivate and support the candidate and team members? What emerging trends currently exist in organizational behavior management?

· Using the two needs-based theories you applied above give multiple examples (at least two for each theory) of how your manager can motivate and support the success of the team.

· Describe the limitations, risks, and ethical considerations of applying behavior theory to inform decisions .

· Applying organizational behavior theory in the workplace has some drawbacks. What are some limitations, risks, and ethical considerations of applying organizational behavior theory when making informed decisions? The proposal describes at minimum 2 limitations, 2 risks, and 2 ethical considerations of applying behavior theory to inform decisions.

· Explain how recommending interventions impacts organizational performance. Consider the concept of an open system.

· Explain how open systems are used

· Provide 2 supporting statements that highlight how recommended interventions impact organizational performance

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✰ Submit the Project!

· Review the rubric carefully. Are there any criteria about which you have questions? If so, feel free to send a note through the Discussion Channel.

· Review the Project Checklist. Have you covered everything? Any questions? Make sure to include a complete deliverable each time you submit your project.

· Good luck you can do it!