Make a positive contribution to an organization.

There are three broad goals for this assignment:

1. One goal of this assignment is obviously 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.

3. The final goal is to provide you with the opportunity to use your skills as a team member and leader, and to reflect on the learning gained from this team experience.  Each team will make a presentation to the class and write a paper that describes what you did for the organization, what you learned about organizational behavior, and what you learned about working on a team.

The Report

a) Company or organization’s background (including Mission/Vision Statement)

b) What are the issues or problems facing the organization?

c) What course concepts can be applied to understand why this problem is occurring?

d) What recommendations, based on these course concepts, can you offer to help improve organizational functioning and address the problem you identified?