Organizational Behavior Paper

Think about your work history or even places where those you know have worked. What was that work environment like in each place? What did you like at each of those places? What was not so pleasing? Now, keeping in mind those past work experiences, describe an ideal work environment for you. What are the working conditions? What about the salary or opportunities for advancement? What about the kind of work being done?

For this assignment, write a 4–5 page paper (before including a title page and a reference page) in which you respond to the following:

• Describe a great working environment for you.
• Evaluate specific policies and practices that create a cohesive organizational culture.
• Discuss managerial behaviors that should be common in a great working environment.
• Discuss how ethics/morality and diversity issues impact an organization.

This paper will require research beyond your experiences, specifically looking at existing policies and practices in organizations, managerial behaviors and ethics/morality, and diversity issues and their impact on organizations. You will need to reference at least three quality sources in your paper.

This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

• Evaluate policies, practices and behaviors that create a cohesive organizational culture.

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First Name Last Name

Strayer University

BUS 322: Organizational Behavior

Professor Dr. Andrea Banto

April 20, 2022

Delete the instructions in red before submitting the assignment!

Due: Week 3, worth 130 points

Length: The assignment should be 4 to 5 pages, excluding title page and reference page

Important:

· Review the description of this assignment in the course guide or Blackboard and use the tips provided along with this template to help you in your writing.

· Review the grading rubric before writing. Know what you are graded for. Always look at the “exemplary” section.

· This paper will require research beyond your experiences, specifically looking at existing policies and practices in organizations, managerial behaviors and ethics/morality, and diversity issues and their impact on organizations.
You will need to reference at least three quality sources in your paper.

Notes:

· Leave the text in black as it is. You are required to have a heading for each of the sections in your paper.

· Use SWS format. Your will respond to each question using indented paragraphs. The preferred font is Times New Roman, size 12.

· The references must be on a separate page at the end of the paper.

· Check your paper for grammar, spelling, and plagiarism in Grammarly before submitting to Blackboard. You should have 100% original content.

Ideal Work Environment

Describe a great working environment.

Think about your work history or even places where those you know have worked. What was that work environment like in each place? What did you like at each of those places? What was not so pleasing?

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Now, keeping in mind those past work experiences, describe an ideal work environment for you.

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What are the working conditions?

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What about the salary or opportunities for advancement?

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What about the kind of work being done?

Evaluate specific policies and practices that create a cohesive organizational culture.

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Be specific when discussing what creates a cohesive organizational culture (mission, values, common goals, hiring processes, teamwork, community, etc.). In a cohesive culture, employees have a sense of belonging, they are valued, and they are committed to personal and organizational goals.

Discuss managerial behaviors that should be common in a great work environment.

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Mention specific behaviors and then discuss each.

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Examples would be: communication, empowerment, clear mission, vision, and goals, caring about employees and their development and well-being, etc.

Discuss how ethics/morality and diversity issues impact an organization.

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Provide some specific examples and a detailed explanation.

Sources

· Be sure to cite all your sources (minimum of 3 required).

· Use SWS to format all the references.

· Wikipedia and other similar websites (blogs, opinions) do not quality as academic resources.

· You can use websites as long as the source is reliable (company websites, forbes.com, fda.com, census.com, etc.)

· For each reference you must have a corresponding in-text citation.

Below are examples of references (please delete and replace with yours).

1. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 2016. Causes of Climate Change. https://19january2017snapshot.epa.gov/climate-change-science/causes-climate- change_.html

2. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 2008. Graphic: The Relentless Rise of Carbon Dioxide. https://climate.nasa.gov/climate_resources/24/graphic-the- relentless-rise-of-carbon-dioxide/

3. Ellie Zolfagharifard. 2014. Tree Roots Act as ‘Earth’s Thermostat’: Mountain Forest

Growth Has Stabilized the Earth’s Climate for Millions of Years.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2552933/Tree-roots-act-Earths-

thermostat-Mountain-forest-growth-stabilised-Earths-climate-millions-years.html

4. Ronnie Cummins. 2013. How Factory Farming Contributes to Global Warming. https://

www.ecowatch.com/how-factory-farming-contributes-to-global-warming-

1881690535.html