SNHU OL342 final project 2016

SNHU OL342 final project 2016

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OL 342 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

Organizations across multiple industries have experienced change related to internal and external influences founded upon behavioral theories. Short- and long-term organizational success requires leaders to distinguish connections between these influences and individual, group, and organizational behaviors. Organizational behavior reviews the usual suspects that influence organizational performance and sustainability, including, but not limited to, leadership approach and style, motivational methods and models, internal and external culture, individual behaviors, attitudes, and individual perceptions.

The purpose of this project is to explore these topics from the three specific layers related to organizations: the individual, the group, and the entire organizational system. The project will be a case study analysis of an organization. The analysis will include exploring the organizational modeling, the leadership theory used, and the organizational culture of the company in the case study. By examining an organization through the case study, you will better understand how the different aspects of organizational behavior manifest themselves within a company and how that influences the operations of the company. You will use this case study for this project: The GM Culture Crisis: What Leaders Must Learn From This Culture Case Study.

In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes:

· Analyze organizational shifts in common business practices in the form of structure or design throughout history for their influence on modern organizational ideals

· Assess internal and external influences to ensure alignment with organizational outcomes

· Analyze behavioral cause and effect in terms of the organizational outcomes in both employee and organizational performance

· Analyze the impact of culture on organizational operations for its influence on leadership styles and motivational theories on behavior within the organization

· Apply organizational behavior models and decision-making tools used by management in a business organization

Prompt

For this project, you will analyze a real-world case study through the lens of organizational behavior, including at least cultural, diverse, motivational, and leadership model perspectives. You will identify these key components within the case study, using proper organizational behavior terminology, and discuss the impacts each appears to have within the organization itself.

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

I. Introduction

A. How is the organization described in the case study? What are its key attributes? What are its strengths and weaknesses?


II. Organizational Modeling

    1. Describe a current behavioral organizational model used in the case study.

    1. Compare the current behavioral organizational model used above to other models used within the industry and also within external related industries.

    1. Explain why there are differences between the organizational model used by the organization in the case study and those used by organizations in another similar industry. In other words, what are some of the reasons for using these different organizational models?
    2. Compare the current impact of culture on current organizational models to the impact culture has had on past organizational models.
    3. Explain how the organization is or is not operating within an organizational model unique to its industry.
    4. Explain if motivational models have shifted in comparison to the organizational modeling trends.

III. Evaluate Leadership Theory

    1. Describe a leadership style used in the case study and why there was a shift in leadership style throughout the case study.
    2. Explain the characteristics and decisions of management in the case study that help explain the shift in leadership style.

    1. Identify the internal and external influences on the organization that may have caused the shift in leadership style. Be sure to explain your choices.
    2. Describe the relationship between a leadership style used by the organization in the case study and the decision-making process.

IV. Assess Organizational Culture

A. Discuss the internal culture present within the organization. Be sure to utilize terms relative to organizational behavior.

B. Identify specific examples from the case study that demonstrate the internal culture present within the organization.

V. Insights and Conclusions

    1. Explain why the leadership style(s) and internal culture of the organization complement each other or do not complement each other.
    2. Explain whether or not the changes in leadership style or internal culture of the organization influenced each other.

    1. Explain how the leadership styles and internal culture of the organization may have influenced the behavior of the employees within the organization. You could consider providing specific instances or examples from within the case study to support your response.

Milestones

Milestone One: Introduction and Organizational Modeling

In Module Three, you will write a short paper that addresses Sections I and II of the final project. This milestone will be graded with the Milestone One Rubric.

Milestone Two: Leadership Theory, Organizational Culture, Insights and Conclusions

In Module Five, you will write a short paper that addresses Sections III, IV, and V of the final project. This milestone will be graded with the Milestone Two

Rubric.


Final Project Submission: Organizational Analysis

In Module Seven, you will complete and submit your final organizational analysis. This submission will be graded with the Final Project Rubric, below.

Final Project Rubric

Guidelines for Submission: Your organizational analysis should follow these requirements: double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins,and APA 6th edition citations and style.

Instructor Feedback:This activity uses an integrated rubric in Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade Center. For more information,review these instructions.

Critical Elements

Exemplary (100%)

Proficient (85%)

Needs Improvement (55%)

Not Evident (0%)

Value

Introduction:

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and

Describes key attributes,

Describes key attributes,

Does not describe key

5.5

Organization

description is an especially

strengths, and weaknesses of

strengths, and weaknesses of

attributes, strengths, and

comprehensive overview of the

the organization in the case

the organization in the case

weaknesses of the organization

organization

study

study, but description is cursory

in the case study

or inaccurate

Organizational

Meets “Proficient” criteria and

Describes a current behavioral

Describes a current behavioral

Does not describe a current

6

Modeling: Current

describes the behavioral

organizational model used by

organizational model used by

behavioral organizational model

Organizational Model

organizational model used in a

the organization in the case

the organization in the case

used by the organization in the

way that is especially

study

study, but description is cursory

case study

comprehensive

or inaccurate

Organizational

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and

Compares the current

Compares the current

Does not compare the current

6

Modeling: Other

comparison demonstrates a

behavioral model used by the

behavioral model used by the

behavioral model used by the

Models

nuanced understanding of the

organization to other models

organization to other models

organization to other models

behavioral organizational

used within the industry and

used within the industry and

used within the industry and

models used in the industry of

also external related industries

also external related industries,

also external related industries

the organization in the case

but comparison is cursory or

study as well as other related

inappropriate

industries

Organizational

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and

Explains why there are

Explains why there are

Does not explain why there are

6

Modeling: Differences

explanation demonstrates a

differences between the

differences between the

differences between the

nuanced understanding of the

modeling used by the

modeling used by the

modeling used by the

differences of organizational

organization in the case study

organization in the case study

organization in the case study

modeling in different industries

and organizations in another

and organizations in another

and organizations in another

industry

industry, but explanation is

industry and why they are

cursory or inappropriate

different


Organizational

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and

Compares the current impact of

Compares the current impact of

Does not compare the current

6

Modeling: Culture

comparison demonstrates a

culture on current

culture on current

impact of culture on current

nuanced understanding of the

organizational models in

organizational models in

organizational models in

impact of culture on the

comparison to the impact

comparison to the impact

comparison to the impact

development of organizational

culture has had on past

culture has had on past

culture has had on past

models throughout history

organizational models

organizational models, but

organizational models

comparison is cursory or

inaccurate

Organizational

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and

Explains how the organization is

Explains how the organization is

Does not explain how the

6

Modeling: Unique

explanation demonstrates keen

or is not operating within an

or is not operating within an

organization is or is not

insight into the organizational

organizational model unique to

organizational model unique to

operating within an

models used in the industry of

the industry

the industry, but explanation is

organizational model unique to

the organization in the case

cursory or inappropriate

the industry

study

Organizational

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and

Explains if motivational models

Explains if motivational models

Does not explain if motivational

6

Modeling:

explanation demonstrates keen

have shifted or have not shifted

have shifted or have not shifted

models have shifted or have not

Motivational Models

insight into the current state of

in comparison to the

in comparison to the

shifted in comparison to the

organizational modeling and

organizational modeling trends

organizational modeling trends,

organizational modeling trends

how motivational models align

but explanation is cursory or

or do not align with current

inappropriate

trends

Evaluate Leadership

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and

Describes a leadership style

Describes a leadership style

Does not describe a leadership

6

Theory: Leadership

description demonstrates a

used in the case study and why

used in the case study and why

style used in the case study and

Style

nuanced understanding of

there was a shift in leadership

there was a shift in leadership

why there was a shift in

leadership styles and why they

style throughout the case study

style throughout the case study,

leadership style throughout the

can change

but explanation is cursory

case study

Evaluate Leadership

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and

Explain the characteristics and

Explain the characteristics and

Does not explain the

6

Theory:

explanation demonstrates keen

decisions of management in the

decisions of management in the

characteristics and decisions of

Characteristics and

insight into how the behaviors

case study that help explain the

case study that help explain the

management in the case study

Decisions

of management in the case

shift in leadership style

shift in leadership style, but

that help explain the shift in

study may have influenced the

explanation is cursory or

leadership style

shift in leadership style

inappropriate

Evaluate Leadership

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and

Explains the internal and

Explains the internal and

Does not explain the internal

6

Theory: Internal and

explanation demonstrates keen

external influences on the

external influences on the

and external influences on the

External Influences

insight into how internal and

organization that may have

organization that may have

organization that may have

external influences on the

caused the shift in leadership

caused the shift in leadership

caused the shift in leadership

organization in the case study

style

style, but explanation is cursory

style

may have influenced the shift in

or inappropriate

leadership style


Evaluate Leadership

Meets “Proficient” criteria and

Describes the relationship

Describes the relationship

Does not describe the

6

Theory: Relationship

makes cogent connections

between a leadership style used

between a leadership style used

relationship between a

between a leadership style used

in the case study and the

in the case study and the

leadership style used in the case

in the case study and the

decision-making process

decision-making process, but

study and the decision-making

decision-making processes

explanation is cursory or

process

inappropriate

Assess Organizational

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and

Discusses the internal culture

Discusses the internal culture

Does not discuss the internal

6

Culture: Internal

the discussion is an especially

present within the organization

present within the organization

culture present within the

Culture

comprehensive overview of the

using terms relative to

using terms relative to

organization using terms

internal culture of the

organizational behavior

organizational behavior, but

relative to organizational

organization

discussion is cursory or

behavior

inappropriate

Assess Organizational

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and

Identifies specific examples

Identifies examples from the

Does not identify examples from

6

Culture: Examples

identification demonstrates a

from the case study that

case study that demonstrate the

the case study that demonstrate

nuanced understanding of the

demonstrate the internal

internal culture present within

the internal culture present

internal culture present within

culture present within the

the organization, but

within the organization

the organization

organization

identification is inappropriate

Insights and

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and

Explains why the leadership

Explains why the leadership

Does not explain why the

6

Conclusions:

explanation demonstrates a

style(s) and internal culture of

style(s) and internal culture of

leadership style(s) and internal

Complement

nuanced understanding of how

the organization complement

the organization complement

culture of the organization

leadership styles and culture

each other or do not

each other or do not

complement each other or do

complement each other

complement each other

complement each other, but

not complement each other

explanation is cursory or

inappropriate

Insights and

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and

Explains whether or not the

Explains whether or not the

Does not explain whether or not

6

Conclusions:

explanation demonstrates a

changes in leadership style or

changes in leadership style or

the changes in leadership style

Influenced Each Other

nuanced understanding of the

internal culture of the

internal culture of the

or internal culture of the

influence that leadership styles

organization influenced each

organization influenced each

organization influenced each

and culture have on one

other

other, but explanation is cursory

other

another within the organization

Insights and

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and

Explains how the leadership

Explains how the leadership

Does not explain how the

6

Conclusions:

explanation provides cogent

styles and internal culture of the

styles and internal culture of the

leadership styles and internal

Employees

example for how employee

organization may have

organization may have

culture of the organization may

behavior was influenced by the

influenced the behavior of the

influenced the behavior of the

have influenced the behavior of

leadership styles and internal

employees within the

employees within the

the employees within the

culture of the organization

organization

organization, but explanation is

organization

cursory or inappropriate


Articulation of

Submission is free of errors

Submission has no major errors

Submission has major errors

Submission has critical errors

4.5

Response

related to citations, grammar,

related to citations, grammar,

related to citations, grammar,

related to citations, grammar,

spelling, syntax, and

spelling, syntax, or organization

spelling, syntax, or organization

spelling, syntax, or organization

organization and is presented in

that negatively impact

that prevent understanding of

a professional and easy-to-read

readability and articulation of

ideas

format

main ideas

Total

100%

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