There are two broad goals for this assignment:

1. One goal of this assignment is to take the initiative to make a positive contribution to an organization.
2. Another major goal is to provide an opportunity for you to learn more about organizational behavior first hand and to use your critical thinking and reflection skills to link your experience with this organization to your learning in relation to organizational behavior theory.

To meet these broad goals, you should answer the following questions in your assignment:

1. What are the issues or problems facing the organization?
2. What course concepts can be applied to understand why this problem is occurring?
3. What recommendations can you offer to help improve organizational functioning?

The Written Report

1. Company or organization's background (including Mission/Vision Statement) (p.1)
2. What are the issues or problems facing the organization? (2 problems are required)
3. What course concepts can be applied to understand why this problem is occurring? (This can be explained when discussing the problems or recommendations or a section of its own)
4. What recommendations, based on these course concepts, can you offer to help improve organizational functioning and address the problem you identified? (2 recommendations per problem; a total of 4 recommendations)