HRPO 2307 – Organizational Behavior Final Project What is the purpose of this activity? The theories and concepts covered in class will only contribute to your success as a practitioner only if you apply what you have learned in the classroom to real life, applicable experiences. The purpose of this activity is to provide students with the opportunity to create a hypothetical Organizational Behavior (OB) intervention for a hypothetical situation using concepts, theories, models and tools covered in the course. Select one case/scenario or project idea for your final project. Assignment Requirements: Section One For the following scenarios/cases, students will need to select one case to analyze, as well as answer and present the following: 2) How can OB concepts be applied and extended to solve the problem? What specific models and tools will you use to develop a solution (Hint: Change Management materials and lecture notes) Students should use the text and other materials in the course to support the rationale for their intervention, along with 2 outside sources. Resources will be presented in a works cited page or slide. Students have the opportunity of writing a paper (double spaced, 12pt font, at lease 3 pages). Scenario 2 In one of your information-gathering lunches with Informational Systems staff, you encounter an issue that you have seen while working with other organizations: communication. One individual complains about the daily mountain of emails she receives, with roughly half having nothing to do with her job. Another employee calls out the new team-sharing platform and the constant barrage of chats flowing in on the company’s team messaging platform. A sales employee likes to text message his teammates to prepare for important customer-facing meetings, but doesn’t like texts from his manager over the weekend. And, an individual from customer service appreciates video conferencing with her team, but doesn’t relish the 9 p.m. meeting times to accommodate employees based internationally. Your Task Consider the digital communication platforms and tools discussed in this course. What strategies and tools do you believe are most effective for formal communication between senior management and employees? Which tools do you believe are best for team interaction? What strategy would you suggest for communication between departments and across geographical sites (Hint: Global Mindset in Managing Diversity Lesson)? Please explain your reasoning in terms of communication effectiveness, speed, and employee engagement. Additional Resources Managing Diversity – Instructor Notes Global Mindset A global mindset is defined as the ability to have a perspective outside of one’s own that is international to make decisions.
