Assignment:
Task 1:
You are assigned to work on a team in the workplace with a person who has a different personality type than you. Connect with your team members who have a different personality than you.
Create a 700-word paper which includes the following:
A description of each team member's personality type
A description of the advantages of working with those with differing personality types
A discussion of the disadvantages of working with those with differing personality types
Examples of ways organizations can manage a diverse group of employees
Cite 1-3 business sources not including the text that support the team's ideas regarding personality.
Format the paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Task 2:
Locate a list of the 100 best companies to work for by using a search engine.
Research companies from that list to ensure sufficient information is available to review the Organizational Behavior environment of that company.
Look for the following key words: amplifying effect, pro-social behaviors, positive deviance, conscious capitalism.
Task 3:
Five Bases of Power
Create an 8-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation in which you examine the five bases of power.
Include the following:
A description of each base
An example of each as used in the workplace
An evaluation of which are the most and least desirable
Ways to increase positive power bases
Task 4:
Select one of the companies as a team.
Create a 700-word analysis of the team's chosen organization and its climate regarding organizational behavior.
Include the following in your review:
Does this organization encourage positive Organizational Behavior?
If yes, how do they demonstrate this?
If not, what type of Organizational Behavior do they seem to encourage?
Peer Review: The teams will share their findings with at least one other team in class. The teams will critically analyze the review to see if the other team provided adequate evidence to support their claims regarding the organizational climate of the chosen organization.
Format the paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Task 5:
CAREER CONNECTION: Socialization and Mentoring
CAREER CONNECTION: Builds socialization skills and establishes the importance of mentoring to aid in career advancement.
The team has been invited to present at a conference before top executives of Fortune 500 companies. The topic the team is presenting on is "How Can Socialization and Mentoring Be Used For Career Advancement?"
Create a 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation in which you address the following as they relate to the topic:
How can socialization and mentoring be used to advance a career?
How can socialization and mentoring help minimize resistance to change using the contingency approach?
How can socialization and mentoring help people embrace these changes as a part of career advancement?
Include Feldman's three-phase model of socialization and the six socialization tactics as part of the discussion.
Cite a minimum of 3 peer-reviewed sources other than your textbook.
Format the references according to APA guidelines and include as a reference slide at the end of the presentation.