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• Think of a person you know who seems to have positive affectivity at your current or former workplace.
• Think of another who has more negative affectivity at your current or former workplace.
• How constant are they in their expressions of mood and attitude?
o Explain with examples.
Choose and analyze a company based on two Organization behavior topics from the textbook. ( I chose: Individual Values, Perceptions, and Reactions – chapter 4, Motivating Behavior with Work and Rewards – chapter 6)
Topics may include person-organization fit (e.g., what kind of people would be a good fit with the company, what traits/ attributes the employees are expected to have, etc.), communication (communication among employees as opposed to customers, what communication channels are mainly used), leadership, motivation (e.g., what strategies the company uses to motivate employees), conflict management, organizational culture, etc. You may also choose topics that we haven’t yet covered.
Try to use resources such as news articles, case studies, company websites, interviews with the CEOs or founders, employees who work for the company, and books.
In the introduction, describe the company’s basic information including what industry it’s in, missions/goals, size, brief history, major events/scandals if any as well as the reason why you chose the company.
After the introduction, analyze the company for each topic you’ve chosen.
In conclusion, summarize your analysis and describe your suggestions as to how this company can improve on your selected Organization’s behavior areas.
Successful human services practitioners continually engage in self-reflection, always striving to understand more about themselves. These continued insights not only benefit the practitioner, but also his or her clients. “This requires awareness of one’s own values, cultural biases, philosophies, personality, and style in the effective use of the professional self. It also requires an understanding of how these personal characteristics help clients” (Council for Standards in Human Service Education, 2010).
For this Discussion, think about how your studies in the Bachelor of Science in Human Services (BSHS) program may have changed your perception of human services practice. Also, consider your possible strengths and limitations as you begin to engage in the work of human services. Understanding areas of practice in which you excel, and those in which you can improve, is an essential task for developing your professional self.