Order Description
write an analytical report relating to managing employees in an organisational behaviour (OB) context. The task includes:
i. Choosing a topic (choose one of the topics below).
ii. Searching the literature for relevant theories, concepts, and empirical findings.
iii. Constructing a report that provides an in-depth analysis of an organisational behaviour issue using relevant literature (identified at ii.).
iv. Providing clear recommendations that need to be implemented by the Manager to address the organisational behaviour issue. These recommendations need to be based on the research literature.
You must cite a minimum of EIGHT (8) scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles published in the last 10 years. You may cite the textbook and include articles dated prior to the last 10 years, but
this does not count towards the minimum eight references. Websites (including dictionaries, encyclopaedias, business magazines available online, and blog posts) will not be included in assessing
whether you have met the minimum referencing requirements (i.e. these are not scholarly, peer reviewed sources and should be avoided in academic writing).
What is an analytical report?
An analytical report is a report that goes beyond simple summary and description. It requires an in-depth analysis of a focused topic. You will need to conduct a review of the current theory and
research. It is recommended that you use the Griffith library catalogue to access scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles. You may also find Google Scholar useful.
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Assignment Topics
Your manager knows that you are studying organisational behaviour (OB) and would like to know about the latest research on an OB workplace issue. He/she asks you to write a report on one of the
following topics that includes an analysis of the issue and provides recommendations on how best to manage staff.
Choose ONE of the following topics:
Topic 1: Employee Motivation: Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Approaches
Your manager tells you about Jackson, who in addition to his regular work duties, volunteered to write blog posts for the company website. Your manager offered to pay Jackson for each blog he
wrote. After a while, Jackson’s work lost its spark and eventually he stopped writing the company blog. Your manager wants to know more about intrinsic vs. extrinsic approaches to motivating
people. Specifically, she wants to be able to recognise the circumstances where an intrinsic reward would be more effective than an extrinsic approach to motivating employees. She stresses that the
approaches you present should be supported by research and that your report should include clear recommendations for practice.
Topic 2: Effective vs. Ineffective Teams: Factors that Influence Performance
Your workplace operates using teams; some of the teams are consistently more effective than others. Your manager wants to know why this is so that he can understand which employees work best
together and how he can maximise the effectiveness of teams. He is not very familiar with what factors can influence team functioning, so he asks you to prepare a report that focusses on the
factors that are most important to team functioning and performance. He stresses that the factors you present should be supported by research and that your report should include clear