Week Five Activities

Review Chapter five

Campus Students: Participate in the classroom discussions as directed by your instructor.

Discussion Question $($Online students$)$: Review the following theories as indicated in your text:

McGregor$$s Theory X and Y

Maslow$$s Hierarchy of Needs

McClelland$$s Theory

Equity Theory

Pick one of these theories and address any potential gaps $($What is missing, what would you add to the theory$).$ Then, pick one theory that you feel is the strongest and explain how you would apply this theory with your employees as a leader$/$future leader.

Begin research$/$prepare for the week six assignment as follows:

Week Six SMART Goals Worksheet:

Using the attached worksheet, set career goals for yourself using the SMART model $($chapter $6).$ Please be sure to read the guidelines for writing smart goals. Feel free to brainstorm a career endeavor that you may be currently seeking or a career endeavor that you wish to obtain after graduation.

SMART Goals Worksheet: Organizational Behavior Week Six SMART Goals Worksheet.docx

Week Six SMART Goals Worksheet

The $5$ Smart goals were addressed in the worksheet.

$1$ point for each SMART goal addressed.

The student$$s writing addressed the SMART goals with clarity, conciseness and with a demonstration of proper grammar and sentence structure.

Significant improvement is needed$-1-1\mathrm{.}5$ points

There are some areas that demonstrate an understanding about proper writing but there are more than two areas for improvement $2-2\mathrm{.}5$ points

There are areas that need improvement but overall the student demonstrates proper grammar$-3-3\mathrm{.}5$

The student demonstrates mastery$-4$ points

Week Eight Problem Identification and Problem$-$Solving Org. Behavior Paper

The student detailed a clear and concise problem statement

The student did not provide a problem statement$-0$ points

The student$$s problem statement lacked clarity$-$

$1\mathrm{.}5-2$ points

The student$$s problem statement was mostly clear and concise but there is an opportunity for some revision$-2\mathrm{.}5$ points

The student demonstrated mastery about how to develop a problem statement$-3$ points

The student clearly articulated the differences in the countries and their respective cultures and how they communicate$/$conduct business

No reference to how the various countries conduct business$-0$ points

The student is developing but there are several areas for improvement$-1-1\mathrm{.}5$ points

There are some areas in reference to clarity but overall the student articulated the differences in countries and cultures$-2-2\mathrm{.}5$ point

The student demonstrated mastery$-3$ points

The student clearly stated how a leader can dissolve the current team norms in the case study and promote effective communication in a diverse workforce

No reference to how a leader can dissolve the current team norms$-0$ points

The student is developing but there are several areas for improvement$-1-1\mathrm{.}5$ points

There are some areas in reference to clarity but overall the student articulated the differences in countries and cultures$-2-2\mathrm{.}5$ point

The student demonstrated mastery$-3$ points

The student developed a clear plan for communicating how to adapt to various cultural differences and how as a leader, morale can be improved

No reference to how a leader can communicate and adapt to various cultural differences. No references to how as a leader, moral can be improved$-0$ Points

The student is developing but there are several areas for improvement$-1-1\mathrm{.}5$ points

There are some areas in reference to clarity but overall the student articulated the differences in countries and cultures$-2-2\mathrm{.}5$ point

The student demonstrated mastery$-3$ points

The student demonstrated sound grammar and sentence structure

Needs substantial improvement: $\mathrm{.}5-1$ point

Developing, but there is an opportunity for improvement$-1-1\mathrm{.}5$ points

Mastery or approaching mastery $2\mathrm{.}5$ to $3$points

The student demonstrates mastery of formatting the paper according to APA standards and

No references$-0$ points

Developing, but there is an opportunity for improvement$-1-1\mathrm{.}5$ points

Mastery$-2$ points