Assessment 2 – Individual Assignment

Assessment 2 – Individual Assignment 

Assessment 2: Individual Assignment – 100% 

Date Due Last session for PT students 

Weightage 100% (100 marks) 

Word Limit 2500 words (+/-10%) 

Citation Format APA 

References You are required to consult and correctly reference a MINIMUM  of 10 different sources of information  

You are to submit a written report based on a company of your choice from any country  and any industry. Identify THREE OB issues as covered in class and discuss the  impact of these issues to the chosen organisation on overall organisational  performance.  

Provide TWO recommendations each on how the organisation can create a competitive  advantage based on THREE OB issues. 

The report should consist of the following main sections: 

• Introduction (company background) 

Briefly write about the company. This would include the company’s: 

- Vision 

- Mission 

- Nature of Business 

- General business Operating Environment – Numbers of Department, Size  of Organization, Organizational Structure / Organizational Chart and the  Organizational Climate.  

(Organisational climate is defined as a general expression of what  the organisation is. It is the summary perception which people have about  the organisation. It conveys the impressions people have of  the organisational internal environment within which they work.)

• Definition and Explanation of the three OB issues 

Choose any 3 topics starting from Topic 2 to Topic 12 listed in the table of  contents found on page (iii) of the study guide. 

For each of the topics selected, students are required to: 

- Describe a relevant model (eg: Motivation – Maslow Hierarchy of Needs) - Explain how the model works  

- Suggest 2 reasons why the particular model was chosen and its relevance  to the work place 

• Discussion of the Impact of the three OB issues on Organisation Performance - Describe 1 positive impact. Support the impact with relevant evidence - Describe 1 negative impact. Support the impact with relevant evidence 

• Recommendations 

- Students are to provide 2 solutions that might solve the issue the organization  is facing. (Just state and no need for explanation) 

- Out of the 2 listed above, choose 1 and describe in greater detail the impact on  organizational behavior and profitability and sustainability. 

• Conclusion 

Students are to reflect on the experience of writing the assignment and to  include in the conclusion the following: 

- Which model of OB did they most resonate with and why? 

- One lesson that they have learnt from this module 

- One thing they would like to try to change at the workplace 

• References