Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Education Saudi Electronic University

المملكة العربية السعودية وزارة التعليم الجامعة السعودية الإلكترونية

                          College of Administrative and Financial Sciences

Assignment 1

Due Date:  29/04/2023 @ 23:59

Course Name: Organizational Behaviour	Student’s Name:
Course Code: MGT301	Student’s ID Number:
Semester: 3rd  Semester	CRN:
Academic Year:2022-23

For Instructor’s Use only

Instructor’s Name: Malak Alghamdi
Students’ Grade: 00 /15	Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low

General Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY

• The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.
• Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
• Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented; marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
• Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
• Late submission will NOT be accepted.
• Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
• All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
• Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

Learning Outcomes:

CLO-Covered

1	Describe management issues such as diversity, attitudes and job satisfaction, personality, and values in organizational behaviour (CLO2).

Assignment 1

Reference Source:

Textbook:-

Colquitt, J. A., LePine, J. A., & Wesson, M. J. (2021). Organizational behaviour: Improving performance and commitment in the workplace (7th ed). Burr Ridge, IL: McGraw-Hill Irwin.

Case Study: –

Case: DELTA

Please read the case “DELTA” from Chapter 6 “Motivation” Page: – 186 given in your textbook – Organizational behaviour: Improving performance and commitment in the workplace (7th ed).  by Colquitt, J. A., LePine, J. A., & Wesson, M. J. (2021) and Answer the following Questions:

 

Assignment Question(s):

1.   Which motivational theories does Delta appear to be leveraging in its approach to motivation? (03 Marks) (Min words 150-200)

2.   Picture being an employee of Delta during the period where the company transitioned into—and out of—bankruptcy. What motivational implications would that experience have, and how long would they last? (03 Marks) (Min words 200-300)

3.   Which do you think is most motivational for Delta’s employees? Their high base pay, their generous profit sharing, or a CEO who is so accessible and communicative? (03 Marks) (Min words 200)

Part:-2

Discussion questions: – Please read Chapter 4 & 5 “Job Satisfaction & Stress” carefully and then give your answers on the basis of your understanding.

4.  Consider the five core job characteristics (variety, identity, significance, autonomy, and feedback). Do you think that any one of those characteristics is more important than the other four? Is it possible to have too much of some job characteristics? (03 Marks ) (Min words 150-200)

5.  If you managed people in an organization in which there were lots of hindrance stressors, what actions would you take to help ensure that your employees coped with the stressors using a problem-focused (as opposed to emotion-focused) strategy? (03 Marks ) (Min words 200-300)

Important Notes: –

1. Support your submission with course material concepts, principles, and theories from  the textbook and at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles.

2. References required in the assignment. Use APA style for writing references.