Monday 26 September 2011
Management and Organisational Behaviour: Assignment 2 essay
Assignment 2 Description Marks out of Wtg(%) Due date Assignment 2 100 50 6 June 2011 Length Task 2: 2500 words (maximum) exclusive of appendices, diagrams, tables, references etc. Task 3: 300 words This assignment deals with the material covered in Modules 7 to 12 (inclusive). Task 1 (500 words) (The scenario does not form part of the overall word count) Think of the organisational change scenario in an organisation which has occurred or is currently occurring and in which the concepts of leadership, conflict, power and politics, organisational structure, culture and managing organisational change are relevant. Write this scenario down (in no more than 500 words or one page). Be sure to describe the organisational change event, the type(s) of change, the main forces of change and the targets of change. Also include the descriptions of key players in this change scenario and descriptions of relevant situational events/variables (who?, what?, where?, why?, how?). This scenario should meet the following criteria: The scenario should commence with an opening statement which sets the scene in terms of the relevance of the scenario to you. The scenario must describe an organisational change event/problem. The scenario must describe an organisational change event/problem which could be analysed from an organisational change perspective. The scenario must describe an organisational change event/problem which could be analysed from a leadership and power perspective. The scenario must describe an organisational change event/problem which could be analysed from an organisational culture and design perspective. The story/scenario should be concrete (about real people, actions and events); familiar to a work setting and believable to those who read it. Structurally your story should involve a setting, a build-up (trouble’s coming!) and a crisis, problem or climax. Analyse the scenario/event/problem by critically discussing the following organisational behaviour issues as they pertain to the scenario: 1. Critically discuss the leadership approach(es) which have been employed during the change process and comment on their effectiveness (Module 7). (500 words) 2. Critically discuss what change management strategies have been utilised in managing the change and comment on their effectiveness (Module 12). (500 words) 3. Critically discuss the power and politics issues which emerged or could have emerged during the change process (Module 8). (500 words) 4. Critically discuss the conflict management process (and associated stages) which emerged or could have emerged during the change process (500 words). (Module 9) 5. Critically discuss the role of the organisation’s culture and design in the change process (consider current culture and design and possible future culture and design) (Modules 10 and 11). (500 words) Task 3 (300 words) Conclusion Write a conclusion in which you draw conclusions regarding the most significant points in your essay. Structure of the assignment This assignment should be prepared in three parts. Part 1: An opening statement and the description of the scenario/telling the story (500 words: Does not form part of the word count) Part 2: An analysis of the scenario/story according to the guidelines above. Use sub headings to reflect the main themes above; (2000 words in total) Part 3: Conclusion (400 words) Please see the home page of this course for an example of a change scenario. © University of Southern Queensland MGT5000 – Management and organisational behaviour 21 Other requirements ● A minimum of 10 references to support your discussion across the questions posed. ● Single spacing ● 12p font ● Times New Roman ● Use Harvard Referencing. ©
