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The document outlines the requirements for the final group project for an Organizational Behavior course. Students must write an 8-10 page paper and 10 minute presentation analyzing a domestic or international organization based on a set of questions. The paper must cite sources using APA or Harvard style and not simply cut and paste from sources. It will be graded on content, demonstrated knowledge, and clear communication of information. The presentation will be graded separately. Students must select a company and answer the provided questions about the company's industry, mission, structure, culture, diversity, leadership style, approaches to conflicts, and implications of motivational theories.

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Organizational Behavior– Final Group Project - Spring 2019

Overview:
The final requirement for the Organizational Behavior course will be a paper and a presentation.
The paper and presentation will both be based on answering the questions from the following page
on either a domestic or international organization that is active internationally. Answers to these
questions can come from research on the organization (newspaper, company web site or annual
report) or from a direct interview with someone at the organization. The goal is to demonstrate
your understanding and knowledge of what we learned during the course.

Specific Requirements:
l Company Selection in Class
l Est. length: 8-10 pages. Note, I want you to answer the questions and provide some specific
examples but do NOT expect a “book”.
l Format: You are free to choose whatever style you feel best summarizes and articulates the
information about your organization. Industry, culture, etc. may play a role in terms of how you
group and organize the information. Please make sure the information flows between subjects.
l Must use a professional format (APA or Harvard Business Referencing) and use references and
in-text citations as applicable.
l Please….NO cut and paste. Use your own words.

Final Deliverable:
l Final draft of your paper including citations, etc.
l Summarized presentation on your results. Presentation length 10 minutes. As you cannot
discuss all of your research, pick several of the strongest differentiating points about your
company. Power point is acceptable.

Time Line:
June 17: Final Presentation and PAPERS DUE by the end of the final lecture day. NO
EXCEPTIONS!

Grading:
Paper
Contents: 30%
Demonstrated Knowledge: 35%
Info Communication: 15%
Presentation: 20%
Final Project Questions
The below questions will all be related to various chapters in the book, however, some questions
may be from multiple chapters. Also…the questions are not meant to be yes/no. Please provide
information to back up or explain what you write.

1. Provide some general (and fairly short) information – ie. industry,


products/services/competitors/international?/size/sales and profits - regarding the firm.
2. What is the mission/vision/values/major goals? Are these all positive and is the firm living up to
what they espouse (show evidence)? Have they made any significant strategic errors over the
last decade? If so, why/how were those errors made?
3. What is the organizational structure? Does it match the firm’s strategy, if no, please outline
changes. Functional or matrix management hierarchy? Where are decisions made, ie.
centralized/decentralized…and is this effective?
4. What does the company claim is its organizational culture? How long has it had this culture and
if possible, report how it was formed? Are these espoused or enacted values (look both at what
the company says and then look at what the company has been doing)? Apply Hofstede’s
framework to your organization.
5. Based on available information, does it have a diverse workforce? How strong/favorable is the
employer brand of this company? How would you suggest that the brand be strengthened?
6. The CEO – where does his power come from? What is the leadership style of the CEO and how
would you characterize it? Does it match the situations confronting the organization? Is the CEO
an effective leader?
7. Provide two approaches an employee or manager can take to respond to each of the following:
personality conflicts, inter-group conflict, and cross-cultural conflicts.
8. Choose two motivational theories and review its practical implications on your organization (i.e.
Maslow’s, Alderfer’s, McClelland’s, Vroom’s).

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