Conduct primary research to analyze how managers utilize key elements of organizational behavior concepts

Organizational Management Interview Report

INDIVIDUAL STUDENT PAPER:

In this project, individual students will conduct primary research to analyze how managers utilize key elements of organizational behavior concepts such as leadership, decision making, motivation, etc. in their organizations.

To accomplish this task, students will interview one manager from one of the three different levels in order to determine how the manager utilizes organizational behavior techniques in their organization. Interview should be from one of the following:

Top manager (conceptual with human skills)

Middle level manager (conceptual, human, and technical skills)

Line manager (human and technical skills).

The managers do not need to be from a specific type of organization or industry.

When interviewing your managers, be sure to cover all relevant organizational behavior issues and get specific examples of how these managers implement OB in their organization. Relate your interview responses directly to organizational behavior topics.

Interview questions should be designed using the issues in the course and include (but NOT be limited to):

Personality

· From your interview, what personality traits does this manager exhibit? What do you think this manager’s Myers-Briggs personality assessment is? Why? What type of personality assessment do this manager’s employees have?

Motivation

· Which type of motivational theory does this manager use? Why? How? What motivates this manager? What motivates their employees?

Stress

· What sources of stress does this manager have? How is it managed? What sources of stress do this manager’s employees have? How does this manager handle their employee’s stress?

Decision Making

· What types of decisions does this manager usually make? What style of decision-making is used? Why? Are employees involved in decision-making?

Team Dynamics

· What teams are in this organization? What are their characteristics, size, and composition? What are the team’s norms? Is the team cohesive? How does this manager deal with social loafing?

Team Building

· How does the manager build trust in their teams? How does team building occur?

Communication

· What type of communication commonly occurs in this organization? What is the most effective form? Why? What communication barriers commonly exist? What cross-cultural and gender issues in communication exist?

Power

· What sources of power are evident in this manager’s organization? How does this manager influence their employees?

Conflict and Negotiation

· What sources of conflict exist in this organization? How is conflict managed?

Leadership

· What type of leadership style does this manager have? Is it effective? Why?

Each student is required to include the interview questions in the appendix of final paper with contact information of the manager interviewed. Managers may be contacted to ensure that each student successfully completed the paper.

Length and Format:

Paper should be 8 – 10 pages long, double spaced, cover page, 1 inch margins and should clearly distinguish manager’s name, title, level, organization and contact information. You do not need to write out the question and the manager’s answers in the body of your paper. Identify each Organizational Behavior concept such as personality, motivation and stress etc. and respond to each concept with your analysis based on the interview with the manager. Provide a short introduction of each manager’s organization and industry.

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Introduction

In an organization usually there is a middle manager who has various roles to play. Middle managers come into contact with the employees and they communicate to them of any changes that need to be made within the organization. Middle managers act as bridges between employees and the seniors especially the top managers who might not have time to go around supervising the employees. In most organizations those who are given this role are often associated with conceptual, technical and human skills (Monger, 2014).

In most companies middle managers are mainly departmental heads, project managers and unit managers. These managers have…

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