Organisational Dynamics and Behaviour
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OB-a1.docxOrganisational Dynamics and Behaviour
The purpose of this assessment is to put theory to practice from the Organisational Dynamics and Behaviour by examining what contributes to real-life organisational dynamics through an OB lens.
Description: Essay 1500 words, Harvard referencing
In brief essay form (Introduction, body and conclusion) and critically analyse separately below 2 theories :
· Schacter and Singer's (1962) Two Factor theory
· Lazarus's (1982; 1991) Theory of Appraisal
The critical analysis will involve the identification of the authors’:
a) Aims:
1. What the authors state what they already know about the research area before commencing their key study;
2. What they don't know about the area of research before they commenced their key study;
3. How they are going to find out in order to contribute to their field of study (what is their methodology and methods?).
b) The actual methods they use
c) What their results were
d) Identifying limitations
d) What conclusions they drew from their findings
format essay with headings: Aims, methods, results, limitations, and conclusions for each of the theories discuss.
