- Task 1 (up to 500 words)
Think of a story/scenario about an incident/event/problem which has occurred or is currently occurring in your working life and/or organisation and in which the concepts of individual behaviour, motivation and teams are relevant.
Write this story/scenario down (in no more than 500 words or one page). Be sure to include the titles/descriptions of key people/actors and descriptions of relevant situational variables (who?, what?, where?, why?, how?).
Guidelines to write the scenario
The scenario should commence with an opening statement which sets the scene in terms of the relevance of the scenario to you.
The attitudes and perceptions of people involved in this scenario must have been affected by what happened in the event/scenario.
The scenario must describe an event/problem which could be analysed from a motivational perspective.
The scenario must describe an event/problem which could be analysed from a group dynamics 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.
Task 2 (1500 words)
Analyse the scenario/event/problem by critically discussing the following organisational behaviour issues as they pertain to the scenario:
1. Critically discuss what impact the events/incidents/problems in this scenario are likely to have on the attitudes and perceptions of the people identified in the scenario. (Module 1 and 2). (500 words)
2. Choose two motivational theories which are relevant to your scenario and critically discuss what impact the events/incidents/problems in this scenario are likely to have on the motivation of the people identified in the scenario (Module 3). (500 words)
3. Draw on the content in module 4 to critically discuss group dynamics in the scenario
(module 4). (500 words)
Task 3 (1-2 page table)
Make recommendations: Draw up a table (1-2 pages) and summarise what actions could be taken to manage the (1) attitudes and perceptions and (2) motivation of the people identified in the scenario and what actions could be taken to improve the (3) group dynamics/ functioning in the scenario. See the ‘Example of a previous assignment 2' on the home page for this course.
Structure of the assignment
This assignment should be prepared in three parts.
Part 1 containing task 1: An opening statement and the description of the scenario/telling the story (no more than 500 words).
Part 2 containing task 2: An analysis of the scenario/story according to the guidelines above. Use three sub headings to reflect the three main themes (ie: attitudes and perceptions; motivation; and group dynamics) (1500 words in total).
Part 3 containing task 3: Recommendations in table format according to the guidelines above (1-2 pages)
