ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

Proposal for an empire study

(previous week work attached + Rubic)

10 pages

This week you will switch gears, and instead of following the same format as Week 2-6, you will use the information from those weeks to develop a proposal for an empirical study based on the theoretical foundation developed and application gaps identified through the project. You are to focus your proposal towards the music business

Introduction: Provide an opening overview for your readers – gain interest and reading attention.

Problem Statement/Research Questions: Based on your secondary research and your proposed application within the music business, where are the gaps? By determining the gaps, you can formulate questions for your own primary research.

Deliverables: Present a problem statement and two (2) – three (3) research questions, each with a brief explanation of why this question is important to answer. This is a good place to begin gaining buy-in from your readers – get them interested in why these questions need answering. (1 page)

Assumptions: Construct an assumption for each research question. While Qualitative research usually does not include hypotheses, simply state anticipated outcomes.

Deliverables: Present your assumption(s) for each research question, each with a brief explanation of why you anticipate this outcome. (1 page)

Research Methodology: How will you answer your research questions? How will you conduct your research? What kind of tools will you use (surveys, interviews, observations, experiments, etc.)? Because you have not been working with this topic for very long, you might not be sure of the best tools, but what do you think makes sense at this point?

Because this proposal is for an empirical study, you will need to choose a method(s) that involves primary research. Using both qualitative and quantitative methods (also referred to as mixed methods) can be useful to gain a more comprehensive view within your research.

Deliverables: Provide an outline of your methodology – the methodology should be used to address all three (3) proposed research questions. (2 pages)

Data Source: From where will you collect your data? Who/what will be your subjects? Depending on your research, it might make sense to study policies and practices, or people. The answers to these questions do not have to be very specific yet, but should provide a general idea of where your data will come from.

Deliverables: Provide an overview of your anticipated data source(s). (1 page)

Proposal Closing: Reports often just drop off at the end; provide a closing to avoid this drop off in your proposal. *This final proposal section should be a maximum of 6 pages.

Submission Instructions:

Submit your paper as a Word document.

APA formatting, proper in-text citations, and references are required for all written submissions.

Review the attached rubric before submitting.

You will need to submit your paper to BOTH this assignment AND Turnitin separately. Turnitin is used to check for issues of plagiarism. Find the Turnitin Submission area directly below this assignment.

Readings & Resources

Attached Files:

• See Attachment

Robbins, S. P., & Judge, T. A. (2018). Essentials of Organizational Behavior. (14th ed.). New York, Pearson.

• Chapter 2: Diversity in Organizations

The final text reading focuses on various facets of diversity within the workplace.

While this text has served as an optional, supplemental resource throughout the course, this week, Chapter 2 is a required reading. If you do not have the Robbins and Judge textbook, Chapter 2 is attached here for you.

Objective: To compile multiple article reviews of key Organizational Behavior (OB) topics and to build a toolbox of useful OB measures for your organization, and ultimately to develop a proposal for an empirical study based on the theoretical foundation developed and application gaps identified through project work in weeks 2-6.

The first goal of this project is to develop an OB-focused quality improvement plan that will be based on your findings in the literature. You will be compiling article reviews while developing an actual plan to enhance the quality of organizational behavior in an organization. Essentially, through the article reviews, you are developing a foundation for a theoretical paper, however, at the end of the project, you will determine how your findings may serve as the basis for an empirical study as well. The proposal for this empirical research is the second goal of this project.

In weeks 2-6, the research questions are already formulated for you; these questions are broad, and would need to be narrowed for future research, however, they will serve to build a base of literature on these topics. At the end of the term, you will have the opportunity to develop your own research questions and assumptions, so if you think of interesting questions and/or hypotheses as you go, it is a good idea to write them down for later.

A literature review is an organized compilation of information that already exists on a particular topic, and can help to answer a particular question. By the end of Week 6, you will have multiple article reviews that can serve as a base for a more in-depth literature review. A literature review is an important foundation for a dissertation because it sets up the information, allowing opportunities for further research to be conducted to fill in gaps or explore new theories. Over the next weeks, you will be conducting article reviews each week, that can be blended together for a more comprehensive overview of organizational behavior. This compiled work would serve well as an introduction for a more in-depth literature review on any one aspect of organizational behavior.

With each article review, you will also be relating the information specifically to your organization or industry. In the end, you will have a tool box of OB components that can be applied to specific situations, or fused together into a cohesive OB program.

In the application sections, you are asked to reference an organization that you are familiar with, this organization can be a current or past employer (management or employee perspective), affiliation organization (member perspective), or an academic institute (student perspective), as long as you have enough knowledge of the organization to complete the related work items. You may alter the “work” wording to fit the environment to which you are referring. Always remember to align your application development with the organization’s mission and stakeholders

Week 2

Research Question(s):How can OB efforts be carried out through HR functions to better understand and respond to change?

HR functions include: •HRM Strategy •Recruitment •Selection •Training and Development

Week 3

Research Question(s):1.What is the role of ethics in the design and implementation of OB programs? 2. What are the strategic and lower-level challenges of implementing OB programming?

Week 4

Research Question(s):1. What are the impacts of perception and attribution on organizational decision-making? 2. How do employee perception and attribution specifically effect individual, group, and organizational function?

Week 5

Research Question(s):How is OB impacted by leadership style (choose one (1) or more leadership theories/styles of interest to you

Week 6

Research Question(s):1. What are the main factors that impact (job) satisfaction? 2. What are current key measures of employee performance (you may narrow this to a specific industry/job)? 3. How does organizational behavior affect overall quality of work, and culture?

Please prepare a one-page concept map to illustrate relationships between essential concepts or ideas of the attached readings (5 articles attached about motivation of people in public organizations) using PowerPoint, Word, Visio, or any other software. It can take any forms of charts, graphic organizers, flowcharts, or diagrams. I will attach some examples of the concept map later. I don’t need just titles or chapter names, I need you to mention the key points and/or concepts of each articles and their relation with other articles.

Below is a discussion on “What is horizontal communications”. Please respond to discussion with a two to three paragraph response.

CH.6 “Communicating in a Noisy World”, p. 215

Horizontal Communications are a direction of formal communication that involves people reaching out across departmental lines to people at the same level but in charge of different functions in order to accomplish given tasks. Typically carried out by discussions or formal meetings, these communications are essential for efficient organizational functioning. The need for channels of communication to be open and free flowing are vital to effectively coordinating functions between departments. Without it, there would be almost no way to coordinate multi-departmental efforts toward a common purpose.

In my field of professional baseball, nothing is ever decided without horizontal communication between scouting and player development. The goal of all the baseball operations departments is to field a successful Major League team while stockpiling depth throughout the minor league system. That requires constant back and forth between the staff in both departments. Regular discussions happen throughout a baseball season regarding potential player acquisition to fill an area of organizational need to make sure we are deep at all positions on the field. These discussions take place through collective gatherings at a specified location, or through phone and electronic means to discuss the progress of our internal prospect options. Being updated on areas where we lack depth is vital for giving scouts a better idea of what type of player we should or shouldn’t target during our coverage. For example, in just a matter of days, all the members of the above-mentioned departments will gather for meetings at our Spring Training site in Florida to discuss the upcoming season and where we are talent-wise to be able to get us through a season successfully.

Communications between two employees who report to the same manager is also an example of horizontal communication. I regularly have discussions with fellow scouts, and in some cases even ones that work for other organizations. The objective is to gather player information, or “player dope”, and to brainstorm different scenarios in which those players can be acquired. I can then relay that information up to my Pro Director, who can then pass along the idea to the executives in the front office and see if there is a potential fit for the organization.

Answer the following discussion board questions in DEPTH and DETAILS and use reliable updated resources and references:

“Dealing with the mentally ill provides many challenges – clinical, social, emotional, etc.

Discuss the unique emergency preparedness needs of patients with emotional and psychiatric patients.

State why this is so difficult for us to manage.”

Readings:

Read the CDC report on Mental Illness and Disaster Preparedness (Attached)

Notes:

***APA sitation style

***Use only updated resources

***Use Additional Resources and Implement Your Critical Thoughts into the discussion

Peter and Andrew are brothers. Since childhood, they have wanted to convert a barn on their grandfather’s farm into a hunting and fishing lodge that would provide modest but comfortable accommodations for sportspersons using nearby recreational lands. Andrew has suggested that they bring his friend, Paul, into the business, as well. While Peter and Andrew would develop the property, Paul has experience in the hospitality industry and could manage the day-to-day operations. Peter and Andrew would also want to make the lodge available to local church groups for worship retreats. They haven’t yet discussed this with Paul, because they know he is not comfortable with most churches and their positions on social issues. The men are now discussing how to form the new business, and have narrowed their choices to a general partnership or a limited liability company (LLC). What would you advise, and why? Consider and discuss issues such as:

• What personal liability will the owners have for the obligations of the business (contracts, debts, lawsuit judgments, etc.)
• Should Paul be included as a co-owner, or in some other role? On what do you base that decision?
• How would contributions to the new business be valued?
• How would profits and losses be distributed?

Refer to the Assignment Instructions folder of the course for general directions and grading rubrics for Discussion Boards, including requirements for word length, scholarly sources, and integration of a Biblical worldview.

Identify your conclusion in the subject line of your post (General Partnership, LLC, etc.).