Homework: Problem-Solving Paper
This paper asks you to apply at least ONE topic from the course to attempt to solve a specific problem that exists in an organization with which you are familiar. That problem should center on either a job performance issue or an organizational commitment issue. The final paper should be 1000 words in length (all inclusive).
Your paper can focus on either a current or past employer of yours, or some other company with which you have significant familiarity. What's needed is some knowledge of the inner workings of the company--its struggles, its strengths, its climate, and so forth. The paper should include the following four sections:
I. Organization - Provide just enough details on the company for me to be able to understand the problem that will be described. Resist the urge to provide irrelevant details and feel free to omit or disguise any details that might be sensitive in nature.
II. Problem - Describe, specifically, one problem that the company is struggling with that will serve as the focus of the paper. Resist the urge to discuss multiple problems--focus on one specific issue with which the organization is struggling. Be sure to focus on a problem that can be impacted by the relevant topics.
III. Topic - Choose at least ONE topics from the list below and apply those topics to the problem. Describe very specifically how the concepts, principles, and findings represented in the topic matter to the problem, and how they can be leveraged to articulate a solution.
1. Value-precept theory
2. Job characteristics theory
3. Challenge-hindrance stressors
4. Expectancy theory
5. Goal setting theory
6. Equity theory
7. Psychological empowerment
8. Cognition-based trust
9. Justice
10. Ethical decision making
11. Cognitive ability
12. Emotional intelligence
13. Team processes
14. Types of power
15. Transformational leadership
IV. Recommendations - Provide a list of very specific recommendations/action steps that flow out of the discussion of the topics and that can help solve the problem. In thinking about how to craft the topics into those recommendations, strike a balance between being practical and being bold. Every organization has key constraints that need to be taken into account when designing interventions. Although those should be considered, resist the urge to "play it safe", as that tendency often leads to modest interventions that are ultimately ineffective.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.