In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes:
- Recommend solutions to complex, contemporary workplace issues that effectively integrate motivational, leadership, and consulting theories and practices
- Assess best practices for motivating, leading, and consulting within the realm of industrial and organizational psychology that synthesize contemporary research, theory, and methods
- Evaluate ethical implications in industrial-organizational psychology based on accepted ethical standards in the field
- Apply effective collaboration and leadership skills through participation in working teams
- Illustrate how diversity within an organization can help create a balanced and positive environment that fosters psychological well-being
Prompt
The critical elements listed below must be addressed.
I. Summary and Description
Provide a summary and description of the case study company, including the following:
a. An overview of the company
b. The products, goods, or services provided by the company
c. A description of the customer base of the company
d. An overview of the markets served by the company
e. Identification of the company's major competitors
f. A description of the organizational structure, including current leadership style
g. A breakdown of the diversity of the company's employees
h. A description of the main issues affecting productivity
II. Analysis and Evaluation
Best Practices
Contemporary research, theory, and consulting are used to guide companies to utilize practices that promote the best possible outcomes. Within the realm of industrial and organizational psychology, address the following questions:
a. Which motivational theories can be used to help explain the issues surrounding low productivity within this company? Why are these
theories relevant? Are there other psychological theories that could be used when analyzing low productivity (e.g., change theories)? Why
are these theories relevant?
b. What type of leadership style is prominent at the company? How does this management style affect employee morale? Would changes to
this style affect productivity?
c. Is there a need for collaboration between the company's leadership and the consultant? What is the role of the consultant when proposing
changes? Give an example where collaboration is mandatory between leadership and the consultant.
Ethical Considerations
a. Is productivity affected by industry-specific ethical standards? If so, explain the considerations of the ethical dilemma.
b. What ethical responsibility does the consultant have in the relationship with the client company?
Diversity
What is the relationship between diversity and productivity in the organization?
Collaboration and Leadership Skills
Are working teams utilized throughout the organization? If so, what have been the effects of employee participation in working teams? Which
leadership skills are identified through involvement in team efforts?
III. Proposal
Recommendations
a. What recommendations would you suggest to this company to improve productivity through motivation? What motivational theories can be related to these recommendations? Explain their significance.
b. Are there leadership changes needed? How would the company's leadership need to be involved in the change process? Could leadership styles affect the proposed changes?
c. In which type of role would the consultant work, in relation to the various departments and work teams in the company, to facilitate change? In order to achieve the desired changes being recommended, should the consultant take an active leadership role in the change process?
Ethical Considerations
How will your proposed changes have a personal impact on the employees within the company? Could there be unforeseen ethical implications?
How do the proposed changes align with your personal values of how employees should be treated?
Diversity
Are there changes you would propose to the current diversity of the company to foster productivity and the well-being of employees? How will those changes affect both management and employees?
Collaboration and Leadership Skills
Are there any recommendations for the addition of or reduction to the number of working teams? Why are these changes needed?
IV. Conclusion and Follow-Up Follow-up is an essential component of a consultant's report to management. What type of follow-up is needed to ensure
the proposed changes are being effectively implemented? Would this conclude the relationship with the company?