Development of Training or Orientation Programs
OB (Organizational Behavior) “In the News” Assignments:
At two points in the semester students will be required to submit short written analyses which describe an example of an OB course topic which is receiving or has received press coverage recently. Each student is expected to identify a written article from the popular press (newspapers and magazines) which illustrates one or more of the concepts discussed in the course. The student is asked to include a copy of the article if it is less than two 8.5 x 11 inch pages in length. (You can give me the link of the article as the source and I can print it by myself.) Text: “Organizational Behavior: Key Concepts, Skills & Best Practices” (Loose-leaf version) by Kinicki and Fugate. Copyright 2012 by McGrawHill Higher Education.
- The written analysis should begin with a paragraph which notes the title of the article being summarized, the author’s or authors’ names, and the name of the publication in which the article was found. A brief restatement of the content of the article should then comprise the remainder of the first paragraph.
- The second paragraph should describe how the content of the article relates to the topic at hand. What about this is important to business operations? Which of the concepts discussed in the course does this article illustrate? How does the situation described in the article relate to topics discussed within the course?
- The final paragraph(s) should include a discussion of how the situation might be resolved (if it depicts a problem situation), how businesses might be better prepared for such situations in the future, or other “how to cope” advice as the author deems fit.
These current events analyses will be graded for spelling, punctuation, grammar and relevance to the topics discussed in the course. Be advised: points will be deducted for significant spelling and/or grammatical errors. Topics which might be covered include the role of organizational culture in mergers or acquisitions, employee morale; employee recruitment or retention; how to make effective hiring decisions; development of training or orientation programs; claims of discrimination or harassment; the role of organizational culture in development of ethical problems (e.g., Enron).
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Development of Training or Orientation Programs
Organizational behavior is a very crucial aspect of an organization and its success. Orientation programs and training development being one of the aspects of organizational behavior is therefore a crucial aspect to the success of an organization. This analysis focusses on an article named “For young bankers, the job starts now.” The article was written by Sydney Ember and it appeared on The New York Times on July 9th 2014. It focusses on the training of first year junior bankers who are mostly fresh from college and are introduced to……………
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