MGT5000 – Managing organisational behaviour

MGT5000 – Managing organisational behaviour
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Assignment 3
Description
Marks out of
Wtg(%)
Due date
Assignment 3
100
50
26 January 2014
Length
Task 2
: 2000 words (maximum) exclusive of appendices, diagrams, tables, references etc.
Task 3
: Two pages
This assignment deals with the material covered in Modules 6 to 10 (inclusive)

Task 1 (500 words)
(The scenario does not form part of the overall word count)
Think of the organisational change scenario in an organisation which has occurred or is
currently occurring and in which the concepts of leadership, conflict, power and politics,
culture and managing organisational change are relevant.
Write this scenario down (in no more than 500 words or one page).
Be sure to describe the organisational change event, the type(s) of change, the main forces of
change and the targets of change. Also include the descriptions of key players in this change
scenario and descriptions of relevant situational events/variables (who?, what?, where?,
why?, how?).
This scenario should meet the following criteria:
The scenario should commence with an opening statement which sets the scene in terms of
the relevance of the scenario to you. The scenario must describe an organisational change
event/problem.
The scenario must describe an organisational change event/problem which could be analysed
from a leadership perspective.
The scenario must describe an organisational change event/problem which could be analysed
from a conflict management perspective.
The scenario must describe an organisational change event/problem which could be analysed
from an organisational culture perspective.
The story/scenario should be concrete (about real people, actions and events); familiar to a
work setting and believable to those who read it.
Structurally your story should involve a setting, a build-up (trouble’s coming!) and a crisis,
problem or climax

MGT5000 – Managing organisational behaviour
Task 2 (2000 words)
Analyse the scenario/event/problem by critically discussing the following organisational
behaviour issues as they pertain to the scenario:
1.
Critically discuss the leadership approach(es) which have been employed during the
change process and comment on their effectiveness. In analysing these issues also
consider the power issues relevant to leading the change process (Module 6). (750
words)
2.
Critically discuss the conflict management process (and associated stages) which
emerged or could have emerged during the change process (Module 8). (500 words)
3.
Critically discuss the role of the organisation’s culture in the change process (consider
current culture and possible future culture) (Modules 9). (750 words)
Task 3
Make recommendations: Draw up a table and summarise what actions would have been more
effective with respect to (1) leadership; (2)
conflict management; and (3)
managing culture
change.
Structure of the assignment
This assignment should be prepared in three parts.
Part 1
: An opening statement and the description of the scenario/telling the story.
(500
words: Does not form part of the word count)
Part 2
: An analysis of the scenario/story according to the guidelines above. Use sub
headings to reflect the main themes above. (2000 words in total)
Part 3
: Recommendations in table format according to the guidelines above. (1 to 2 pages)
Please see the home page of this course for an example of a change scenario