Organizational Behavior Foundations and Diversity Worksheet

1 OB Foundation & Diversity Worksheet F19 Name: Date: Directions: Read the rubric on BB Assignments for this week and answer the questions. The information in brackets provides a source document. 1. What is a manager? What is an organization? Is your family/the Red Cross an organization? Explain. [OB foundation slides on Blackboard, Assignments, Week 1, Homework] 2. What is OB? How is it helpful to managers? [OB foundation slides] 3. What are the 3 levels of OB? Name 3 topics from each level. [OB foundation slides] Matching Questions 5-7 [OB foundation slides]: 4. Which of these questions uses the individual level of OB to analyze possible causes of Wanda’s lack of motivation? a. How might the structure of the organization impact Wanda’s motivation? 5. Which of these questions uses the interpersonal level of OB to analyze possible causes of Wanda’s lack of motivation? b. How might personality impact Wanda’s motivation? 6. Which of these questions uses the organizational level of OB to analyze possible causes of Wanda’s lack of motivation? c. How might her manager's leadership style impact Wanda’s motivation? 7. Write a question using a topic from the individual lens of OB that would help to better understand the situation with Wanda. Do not reuse the topics from questions 5-7. [OB foundation slides] Individual sentence- 8. T/F and Explain: Ask-A-Librarian is the subject librarian for business at Coleman Library. [Go to http://library.famu.edu, click on Get Help and Subject Librarians]. The answer is a person’s name. 9. T/F and Explain: A blog is an acceptable reference. [OB foundation slides]

2 10A. Use ABI/Inform Collection (a FAMU database) to locate this article: “ Case study: When one division makes all the money but the other gets all the attention” by Richard Hamermesh. Provide a reference in the expected format for that article [OB foundation slides]. 10B. Based on the article from question 10A, do an independent SWOT analysis and describe a specific SWOT threat that might impact the peripherals division. T/F and Explain: Based on the BCG matrix, the peripherals division is a dog, so Sarah should invest $300 to turn it around. [OB foundation slides]. 11. Read the below sentences from a summary based on a Jeff Chu article from 2015; provide an intext citation in the expected format within the below parentheses: Some employers are actively creating work opportunities for people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Five keys to supporting this population include being clear on the strengths and weaknesses of the candidates, providing appropriate supports, focus on delivering a high quality product/service and match the job to the employee's strengths. ( ). [OB foundation slides] 12. What are the 5 interrogative questions associated with creating a recommendation? Circle/Bold the 2 most important. [OB foundation slides] - - - - - 13. Velvet’s analysis focused on whether or not Tim’s leadership style was consistent with the experience and self-efficacy of the workers and the team structure. Her recommendation or “wha t” was for Tim to: “Restructure the information management system and engage the workers using a strength based approach”. Provide feedback per the recommendation “what” in the OB foundation slides.

3 14. “What” specific program/practice would you recommend to increase the SBI job placement rate? Use the expected format per the recommendation “what” section of the OB foundation slides to create a “what”. Be sure to use all recommendation criteria, an intext citation and reference. 15. How would you implement a program/practice to increase the SBI job place rate? Create 2 action steps to implement the "what" in the previous step. Be sure to use intext citations and references. [recommendation “how or action steps” section of the OB foundation slides]. AS1 AS2

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4 Diversity Content Go to BB, Assignments, Week 1 or 2 and click on the article, How Slack Got Ahead in Diversity, by Jessica Nordell. Use that Slack article and the text to answer the remaining questions. Be sure to also click on the 2017 diversity report link within the Slack article. 16. T/F and Explain: The Slack article focused on deep level diversity. 17. T/F and Explain: Slack eliminated the whiteboard interview in the hiring process as it was thought to decrease stereotype threat. 18. The initial blind code review used in the Slack hiring process was changed to include an option to complete in the blind code review in the office because it became/lead to A) Discriminatory practice, B) Mockery, C) Sexual Harassment, D) Incivility, E) All (A-D) 19. Name 3 companies that Slack worked with/hired to enhance diversity within its’ (Slack’s) organization. Describe how each company contributed to Slack’s diversity. 20. T/F and Explain: Are Slack’s diversity practice effective? Explain. Be sure to base your response on the three distinct components of an effective, comprehensive diversity program discussed in the text.

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