Org behavior – reflection, discussion and assignment

Reflection and Discussion – 600 words

Chapter 1: What is Organizational Behavior

Learning Objectives:

Define organizational behavior (referred to as OB throughout the text).

Show the value of systematic study to OB.

Identify the major behavioral science disciplines that contribute to OB.

Demonstrate why few absolutes apply to OB.

Identify managers’ challenges and opportunities in applying OB concepts.

Compare the three levels of analysis in this text’s OB model.

Reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Identify what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding.

Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:

You are working as a manager of a financial planning office where you require your employees to have a presence on social media. One of your financial advisors posts to his Twitter account that he needs $500 to pay his rent for the month. Would you punish him? Why or why not? 

Assignment

Problem Set #1

1. As a student of organizational behavior, you have the opportunity to investigate what factors lead employees to make certain choices. What can this in turn help you do within your job?

2. It is important for service organizations to include customer needs and requirements in assessing their effectiveness. Why is this so? Discuss

3. Explain “workforce diversity.” What key managerial skill do you think is most important when dealing with workforce diversity? 

The assignment is to answer the question provided above in essay form. This is to be in narrative form. Bullet points should not to be used. The paper should be at least 1.5 – 2 pages in length, Times New Roman 12-pt font, double-spaced, 1 inch margins and utilizing at least one outside scholarly or professional source related to organizational behavior. This does not mean blogs or websites. This source should be a published article in a scholarly journal. This source should provide substance and not just be mentioned briefly to fulfill this criteria. The textbook should also be utilized. Do not use quotes. Do not insert excess line spacing. APA formatting and citation should be used.