MAS264 Organizational Behavior Assignment – Knust School of Business Ghana.

Subject Code & Title : MAS264 Organizational Behavior
COURSE ASSESSMENT :
Purpose: To demonstrate the ability to look at organisational behaviour using a video case and case study.
Assignment 1: Organisational Behaviour Experience
Task : Organisational behaviour writers such as Robbins et al. (2013, 2015) draw attention to the idea that in order to gain a comprehensive understanding of the theme and issues in organisational behaviour, there is the need to apply case incidents to what has been leant in each topic to short, interesting real-world events. Consequently, this organisational behaviour experience will balance the theory and practical elements in a manner that it will brings ideas and concepts alive. Part of the organisational behaviour experience is accomplished via “holistic analysis of organisations”: Therefore:
MAS264 Organizational Behavior Assignment – Knust School of Business Ghana.

As a project team you are expected to:
(a) Draw on concepts and theories to critically discuss the following:
 Power, Politics and Conflict.
 Groups and Team Interactions (the stages of development).
(b) Provide practical examples by referring to the video case – “Lion King” (2019)
(c) Prepare a poster/poster design (which will require you to analyse and evaluate information, synthesise ideas and creatively demonstrate your understanding of the topics) of your detailed team-project.

The poster design should have the following:
1. Dimensions: A template size (A 4 sheet/paper) and Orientation (horizontal)
2. Text should be concise and easy to read

Please submit the poster (hard copy of) to SF 26 Ayim Complex (Undergraduate Business School Building).

Assignment 2: Case Studies/ “The Headmistress”
Headmistress Mrs Rebecca Mensah recently learned about the importance of school culture at a leadership workshop and led a discussion with her staff about what a caring, collaborative culture looks like in a highly successful school. She provided a reading and encouraged her teachers to read and discuss the readings in the professional groups. She obtained a permission to use a culture instrument and asked teachers to complete the 36- item survey and return their responses to the school secretary by the end of the week. 32 of the 56 teachers returned completed surveys by Friday afternoon. Over the weekend, Headmistress Rebecca Mensah sent an email to all teachers. She indicated that she did not know who had or had not responded since the survey was anonymous, but reiterated the
importance of the staff upcoming analysis of the school’s culture and encouraged those who might not have responded to take time to respond before next Wednesday’s staff meeting discussion. By the Tuesday afternoon, 52 of the 56 have responded. She computed the results Thursdays night. Headmistress Rebecca Mensah opened the staff meeting on Wednesday by thanking those who took to respond and expressing understanding for those who did not because she knew everyone on the staff was busy and feeling overworked. She divided the staff into small groups of 5-6 teachers, distributed the survey results, and asked the staff to discuss what they had learned from the data that will inform the school’s
improvement plan for next year. As the small group shared their discussions, she typed their thoughts on the projector and facilitated their discussion.

MAS264 Organizational Behavior Assignment – Knust School of Business Ghana.

Questions:
(a). Is the leadership in the scenario transformational or transactional?
(b). What evidence do you see that supports your conclusion.
(c). What do you think the headmistress should to the teachers who did not take part in the survey?
(d). Write a report (maximum 1 page) (which will require you to analyse and evaluate information, synthesise ideas and creatively demonstrate your understanding of the topics) of your assignment.

The report must be word-processed. Please use font type – Times New Romans, font size 12 pt, 1.5 lines. A reference page (based on and formatted to the APA [American Psychological Association] citation style will also be expected. Please submit the reports hard copy of the assignment to SF 26 Ayim Complex (Undergraduate Business School Building). Please submit your electronic copy to Schoology. Please keep a copy. Late submission of either version (hard copy or electronic) will result in a “deduction” mark).

ACADEMIC SCIENTIFIC WRITING REQUIREMENT
All submissions must be student original work. All the text must be written in your own words, or properly referenced using quotation marks. Remember plagiarism constitutes unfair practice! Plagiarism will result in a “deduction” mark.

MAS264 Organizational Behavior Assignment – Knust School of Business Ghana.

Examples of plagiarism
1. Use of any quotation(s) from published or unpublished work of other persons which have not been clearly identified as such by being placed in quotation marks and acknowledge;
2. Summarising another person’s ideas, judgements without reference to that person in the context/content and the source in the bibliography;
3. Use of unacknowledged material downloaded from the internet;
4. Submission of another student’s work as your own;
5. Submission of work similar to another student’s work.