Organizational Interview Report Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to understand the application of theoretical Organizational Behavior (OB) concepts to solving real life business issues/problems. This assignment will involve analyzing the behaviour within an organization through an employee interview and connecting the OB issues that you identify using course concepts to analyze the behaviour in that organization and provide recommendations. 

The Interview: 

1. Identify a person to interview. This can be a friend, family member, colleague etc. who works at an organization to learn more about the behaviour in that organization. This is not a job interview. Rather, this person will share successes or problems in the organization that relate to our OB topics.

 2. Create between 7 "-10" open-ended interview questions. You can use any of the sample questions posted in eConestoga or develop your own. These should be open-ended questions that gather sufficient detail on the behaviour in the organization. These questions will be listed in the Appendix of your Report.

 3. Conduct the interview as a conversation. Do not simply asked questions via email or send a questionnaire. You may wish to record (with the interviewee’s permission) so that you can reference the responses for your analysis. You do not need to submit a recording of the interview, but just the evidence noted below. 

4. Capture evidence that you met with this person and include in the Appendix of your Report. This could be a screen shot of a video call or an email confirming the meeting. The Report: Your report should be a maximum of 2000 words, in 12-point font, using APA format. Use eText or supplementary learning materials in eConestoga to help your findings. The following provides an overview of the structure of your assignment. 

Section 1: Executive Summary (approx. 200 words) This section is a summary of your report. It should include a high level overview of the business, strengths and/or problem identified and recommendations. This section should be a two to three paragraphs summary of your assignment. 

Section 2: Interview Results (approx. 500 words) The section is an overview of your analysis of the interview results. The following sub sections should be included and each section should have the following descriptive title in bold in your report. In this section it is important not to list the questions and interview answers. This section should be an analysis of your findings. 

Summary of the Organization: It should include an overview of the business and interviewee (describe business, describe role of the interviewee in the business etc). Strengths Identified in the Interview (describe at least 2 strengths): This section should include the strengths you found in your interview. It is critical to describe the strength and link in the OB concepts covered in class that are linked to that strength. All OB concepts must be bolded in your paper to demonstrate you understand OB concepts. Problems Identified in the Interview (describe at least 2 problems or areas for improvement): This section will outline the areas you identified that require improvement. As you describe the findings outline the OB concepts that connect into the findings. It is required that you bold the OB concepts as you write about them to ensure that you are linking enough course theories or models to demonstrate your learning and application of course material. 

Section 3: OB Concepts Linked to the Organization (approximately 800 words) This section is where you go into detail and describe the OB concepts that are outlined in Section 2 in more detail. A minimum of four (4) OB concepts should be explored in this section that you have linked to your interview findings. .You are expected to discuss the OB concepts and how it connects into the interview. It is critical you refer to your interview during this section. The analysis should be mainly using your own words and supplementing by citing your e text or in class lectures where appropriate. It is required that you bold the OB concepts as you write about them so you ensure you are linking enough theory into your assignment.

 Section 4: Recommendations (approximately 500 words) The section provides an overview of a minimum of three recommendations that are appropriate, viable and insightful recommendations for the strengths or areas of improvement identified. It is critical to connect in OB concepts to back up the recommendations outlined. It is required that you bold the OB concepts as you write about them so you ensure you are linking enough theory into your recommendations. The recommendations should be written in a way the business would consider implementing the recommendation.