Business Question

Organizational assignment

Instructions:

Imagine that you are working in the HR department of your company. You come across the following scenarios in which your input has been sought. Discuss each scenario and propose an action plan for management.

(1) Aimee is the mother of a newborn. She is a very dedicated to her work and she used to stay for longer hours at work before she had her baby. Now she tries to schedule her work so that she leaves around 5 pm. Her immediate manager feels that Aimee is no longer dedicated or committed to her work and is considering passing her over for a promotion. Is this decision fair?

(2) Jack is a married man, while John as single. Your company has an assignment which would require monthly travel overseas for the next couple of years. Management feels that John would be better for this assignment because he is single and is free to move. Is this decision fair?

(3) A manager receives a request from an employee to take off a Wednesday for religious reasons. The manager did not know that this employee was particularly religious and does not believe that the leave is for religious reasons. The manager believes that the employee is going to use this day as a personal day off. Should the manager investigate this situation?

(4) A sales employee has painful migraines intermittently during the work day. She would like to take short naps during the day as a preventative measure and she also needs a place where she can nap when a migraine occurs. Her immediate manager feels that this is unfair to the rest of the employees.

(5) A department is looking for an entry-level cashier. One of the job applicants is a cashier with thirty years of experience as a cashier. The department manager feels that this candidate is overqualified for the job and is likely to be bored and leave the job in a short time. Instead, they want the manager to pursue a candidate with six months of work experience who seems like a better fit for the position. Is this fair? Why or why not?

Purpose:

Understand diversity and inclusion scenarios which might arise within corporations and how to deal with them effectively as managers.

Task(s):

Work in groups in class and suggest possible solutions and recommendations for the above scenarios.

Then write all action plans individually and submit for a course grade.

Submission Format

• Double-Spaced
• 12 pt Times New Roman Font
• 1" margins
• Include a covering page with the title of the assignment, name of the student, course name and section.

File Submissions:

Submit your files as a DOC, DOCX, or PDF file

Grading Criteria

This assignment is worth 10 points and adds towards your overall course grade on Assignment assessment mentioned in the syllabus.

Organizational discussion

Chapter One Discussion

Organizational Behavior is the systematic study of behavior to manage employees better. Do you think it is possible to predict and control behavior of employees? Give reasons for your answer and also reply to any two of your classmates' opinions as well.

5 marks= your opinion

10 marks= for responding to the opinions of any two of your classmates

Instructions for this Discussion

Purpose:

To understand why one needs to study the subject of Organizational Behavior? What is its definition, objective and relevance in terms of corporations and their overall functioning?

Task(s):

Read the statement.

Now what is your perspective or opinion regarding the statement.

Reflect and then write it down in your own words.

Next, read the posts of any two of your classmates. Respond stating why you agree or disagree with it. Give 1-2 reasons for your answer.

REMEMBER

You will need to post your response and also respond to at least two of your classmates' posts.

Also, make sure that your response(s) are substantial and consist of at least 100 words.

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