Category: Management

Article: EVs Are Cheaper Than Ever. Can Car Buyers Be Won Over? Wall Street Journal, July 22, 2024.
World Limit: No more than around 750 words (about one and one-half pages, single spaced with 12-point font and normal margins)
Assignment Questions
Use external analysis (i.e., the Five Forces Model and/or PESTEL) to analyze the performance of the Electronic Vehicle industry.
If you were a consultant to the CEO of a major car company, what recommendations would you make to improve the firm’s performance?

For this week’s discussion, you will review the Critical Thinking Case, Motivating Employees at JCPenney, Walmart, and Amazon in the Age of Online Shopping (from resources/textbook), and answer the questions at the bottom of the case study (case study is on pages 244 -245 of the text in your resources section). The questions are also included below for your convenience.
A 2015 New York Times article described Amazon as “a soulless, dystopian workplace where no fun is had and no laughter heard” (Cook 2015 n.p.). Employees themselves came to the company’s defense (Ciubotariu 2015). Does this reputation continue to haunt Amazon, or has it been addressed?
How do employees differ between a Walmart retail location and an Amazon order fulfillment center? How many white-collar or skilled jobs does Amazon have compared to Walmart?
With Amazon moving into the retail market with the purchase of Whole Foods, and with Walmart expanding its e-commerce, how are employee motivation challenges going to shift?
Post your substantive initial posting no later than Saturday this week, and be sure to use outside support for your posting. This should be from reliable sources (other than the textbook), and you need to reference the sources using proper APA Version 7 formatting.

important Note: –
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.
3. Use 150-200 word for each answer

The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via the 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 in your information on the cover page.
Students must mention the question number clearly in their answers.
Late submissions 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 answers 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.
Recognize the fundamental concepts, theories, and principles, and examine challenges of organizational behaviour. (CLO1).

2.
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.
Critical Thinking: –
Discussion Chapters: – Please read Chapters 2,3,4 & 5 “Job Performance, Organizational Commitment, Job Satisfaction & Stress” carefully and then give your answers based on your understanding.
Assignment Question(s):
1.In the context of organizational behaviour, how can the relationship between job performance and organizational commitment be influenced by external factors such as management practices, workplace culture, and employee work-life balance? (04 Marks) (Min words 200-250)
2.How does job satisfaction impact an employee’s overall contribution to organizational effectiveness, and what role does job satisfaction play in the long-term success of an organization? (03 Marks) (Min words 150-200)
3. In what ways can workplace stress impact organizational behaviour, and what strategies can organizations implement to mitigate the negative effects of stress on employees and overall organizational performance? (03 Marks) (Min words 150-200)
Important Note: –
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.

Answers:
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Your initial discussion thread is due to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.
Identifying the Existence of Hygiene and Motivator Factors [WLO: 1] [CLOs: 1, 2]
This discussion will help with your understanding and application of Herzberg’s needs-based theory. Herzberg’s states that there are two sets of follower needs and that work conditions can affect both sets of needs. Motivator factors affect job satisfaction and hygiene factors affect job dissatisfaction. Herzberg’s further defines motivator factors as personal drivers, along with work environments that support psychological needs and foster follower satisfaction. Hygiene factors are work conditions that generate job dissatisfaction or a negative psychological state for the follower.
| Prepare
Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum,
Review Section 4.2 of Motivational Processes Download Motivational Processes.
Review Herzberg’s Two-factor TheoryLinks to an external site..
Review It’s Not Enough to Pay Your Employees MoreLinks to an external site..
Review Analyzing Motivation and Improving Workplace Satisfaction video below.
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MGT425: Week 02 Analyzing Motivation and Improving Workplace Satisfaction TranscriiptDownload MGT425: Week 02 Analyzing Motivation and Improving Workplace Satisfaction Transcriipt
For this discussion, the class will be divided into three groups. If your last name starts with A–H, you will complete scenario 1. If your last name starts with I–N, you will complete scenario 2. If your last name begins with O–Z, you will complete scenario 3.
Scenario 1
Scenario 2
Scenario 3
You will assume the role of an immediate supervisor/leader for the employee in your assigned scenario. During an annual performance review, your employee notes several issues associated with their personal and professional situation.
| Write
In an initial post of at least 250 words,
Select and review the scenario associated with the first letter of your last name.
Define motivator and hygiene (maintenance) factors from Herzberg’s theory and explain the benefits for a leader of being able to identify hygiene (maintenance) or motivator factors.
Examine the employee’s conditions from the statements provided in your assigned scenario and explain all the hygiene (maintenance) and motivator factors that you discover from the employee’s comments.
Develop concrete solutions to aid in boosting your assigned employee’s motivation.
| Guided Response
Review several of your classmates’ posts and welcome at least three of your peers on at least two separate days by 11:59 p.m. on Day 7 of the week. In your replies to classmates,
Respond to someone who discussed a different scenario. So, if your last name starts with A–H, respond to three classmates whose last names begin with I–Z. If your last name starts with O–Z, respond to three classmates whose last names begin with A–N. If your last name starts with I–N, respond to three classmates whose last names begin with A–H or O–Z.
Present any additional issues in your peer’s scenario that you believe could be causing the employee’s state of motivation.
Provide additional strategies related to hygiene or motivation factors for boosting motivation in their scenario.
| Competencies Learned
This activity helps you develop the following leadership skills:
The ability to inspire
Employee motivation
Influencing others

Your initial discussion thread is due to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.
Identifying the Existence of Hygiene and Motivator Factors [WLO: 1] [CLOs: 1, 2]
This discussion will help with your understanding and application of Herzberg’s needs-based theory. Herzberg’s states that there are two sets of follower needs and that work conditions can affect both sets of needs. Motivator factors affect job satisfaction and hygiene factors affect job dissatisfaction. Herzberg’s further defines motivator factors as personal drivers, along with work environments that support psychological needs and foster follower satisfaction. Hygiene factors are work conditions that generate job dissatisfaction or a negative psychological state for the follower.
| Prepare
Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum,
Review Section 4.2 of Motivational Processes Download Motivational Processes.
Review Herzberg’s Two-factor TheoryLinks to an external site..
Review It’s Not Enough to Pay Your Employees MoreLinks to an external site..
Review Analyzing Motivation and Improving Workplace Satisfaction video below.
Use the Firefox or Chrome browser to view the video.
Switch to full screen mode for a larger view of the video.
A banner with the word video.
MGT425: Week 02 Analyzing Motivation and Improving Workplace Satisfaction TranscriiptDownload MGT425: Week 02 Analyzing Motivation and Improving Workplace Satisfaction Transcriipt
For this discussion, the class will be divided into three groups. If your last name starts with A–H, you will complete scenario 1. If your last name starts with I–N, you will complete scenario 2. If your last name begins with O–Z, you will complete scenario 3.
Scenario 1
Scenario 2
Scenario 3
You will assume the role of an immediate supervisor/leader for the employee in your assigned scenario. During an annual performance review, your employee notes several issues associated with their personal and professional situation.
| Write
In an initial post of at least 250 words,
Select and review the scenario associated with the first letter of your last name.
Define motivator and hygiene (maintenance) factors from Herzberg’s theory and explain the benefits for a leader of being able to identify hygiene (maintenance) or motivator factors.
Examine the employee’s conditions from the statements provided in your assigned scenario and explain all the hygiene (maintenance) and motivator factors that you discover from the employee’s comments.
Develop concrete solutions to aid in boosting your assigned employee’s motivation.
| Guided Response
Review several of your classmates’ posts and welcome at least three of your peers on at least two separate days by 11:59 p.m. on Day 7 of the week. In your replies to classmates,
Respond to someone who discussed a different scenario. So, if your last name starts with A–H, respond to three classmates whose last names begin with I–Z. If your last name starts with O–Z, respond to three classmates whose last names begin with A–N. If your last name starts with I–N, respond to three classmates whose last names begin with A–H or O–Z.
Present any additional issues in your peer’s scenario that you believe could be causing the employee’s state of motivation.
Provide additional strategies related to hygiene or motivation factors for boosting motivation in their scenario.
| Competencies Learned
This activity helps you develop the following leadership skills:
The ability to inspire
Employee motivation
Influencing others

Learning Outcomes:
1. Describe the place of small business in history and explore the strengths and weaknesses of small business.
2. Design a solid projected financial plan and conduct a breakeven analysis for a small company.
3. Demonstrate the ability to deliver and communicate marketing massages in coherent and professional manner.
4. Illustrate the ability to think independently and systematically on developing a viable business model.
Assignment Workload:
This assignment is an individual assignment.
Start-up Business Plan
Assume yourself as an entrepreneur of a small startup business in Saudi Arabia.
Write brief notes on the following objectives:
1. Owners, capital structure and company profile (2 Marks)
a. Your Business Name, Address, E‐Mail
b. Form of ownership: What is the legal structure? Sole proprietor, Partnership, Corporation….
C. Investment capital
2. Company Business Description (300 – 400 words)
A. Scope and type of business (4 Marks)
What business will you be in? What will you do? What market segment will you choose?
Business idea: what is your big idea? Is it a product or a service? What makes your idea different?
Mission Statement
Company’s short-term and long-term goals and objectives.
Target market and demographics: Who will your customers be? Where do they live? What is your target market passionate about?
B. Business Philosophy (4 Marks)
What is important to you in your business?
Describe your Industry: Is it a growth industry? What long-term or short-term changes do you foresee in the industry? How will your company take advantage of it?
Describe your most important company strengths and core competencies: What factors will make the company succeed? What do you think your major competitive strengths will be? What background experience, skills, and strengths do you personally bring to this new venture?
Risk Assessment: Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of your business using SWOT.
Who is your competition and how do you beat them?
Note: Use APA style of referencing
Answers
1. Answer-
2. Answer-

Variation in Follower Needs—Generational Considerations [WLO: 2] [CLOs: 1, 2]
| Prepare
Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum,
Review Sections 4.1 and 4.2 of Motivational Processes Download Motivational Processes.
Review What the Generations Want From Work: New Data Offers SurprisesLinks to an external site..
Review Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in Your Organization: How to Support Your Employees at Every StageLinks to an external site..
Review Introducing a Cognitive Approach in Research About Generational Differences: The Case of MotivationLinks to an external site..
Review the Generational Stage Timeline interactive below.
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In today’s workplace, leaders can work with followers from several generations all at the same time. Each of the generational groups within the workplace has its own unique strengths, challenges, and individual needs, and as you will learn this week, mutual needs are based on where they are in their careers. As you will review in Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in Your Organization: How to Support Your Employees at Every StageLinks to an external site., generational groups include Generation Z who are new graduates entering the workforce, Generation Y who are early to mid-career, Generation X who are peak career, and Baby Boomers who are pre-retirement. Knowing the characteristics of each group and being able to assess their needs enhances a leader’s ability to motivate their followers effectively.
| Write
In an initial post of at least 250 words,
Select and describe at least three of the five Generational Stage examples from Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in Your Organization: How to Support Your Employees at Every StageLinks to an external site..
Consider Alderfer’s ERG Theory and identify which motivational conditions have been satisfied in the Generational Stage examples you selected and which elements amid Existence, Relatedness, or Growth still need to be provided.
Provide leadership strategies or practical actions that you could take as a leader to make certain that all elements (Existence, Relatedness, and Growth) are satisfied in the examples.
| Guided Response
Review several of your classmates’ posts and welcome at least three of your peers on at least two separate days by the week. In your replies to classmates,
Identify key similarities or differences in the leadership strategies or practical actions of your classmates.
Offer additional suggestions on how your classmates can satisfy each of the conditions (Existence, Relatedness, and Growth) in the example they selected.

For this week’s discussion, you will review the Critical Thinking Case, Motivating Employees at JCPenney, Walmart, and Amazon in the Age of Online Shopping (from resources/textbook), and answer the questions at the bottom of the case study (case study is on pages 244 -245 of the text in your resources section). The questions are also included below for your convenience.
A 2015 New York Times article described Amazon as “a soulless, dystopian workplace where no fun is had and no laughter heard” (Cook 2015 n.p.). Employees themselves came to the company’s defense (Ciubotariu 2015). Does this reputation continue to haunt Amazon, or has it been addressed?
How do employees differ between a Walmart retail location and an Amazon order fulfillment center? How many white-collar or skilled jobs does Amazon have compared to Walmart?
With Amazon moving into the retail market with the purchase of Whole Foods, and with Walmart expanding its e-commerce, how are employee motivation challenges going to shift?
Post your substantive initial posting no later than Saturday this week, and be sure to use outside support for your posting. This should be from reliable sources (other than the textbook), and you need to reference the sources using proper APA Version 7 formatting.

Analysis of Ideal Application of Motivational Theory with Personal Leadership Style
[WLOs: 1, 2, 3] [CLOs: 1, 2]
For this assignment, you will have the opportunity to examine your preferred leadership approach in relation to motivational theory. Notably, leadership and motivation are reflexive—motivated followers have motivated leadership—while the inverse is also typical. In this assignment, you will evaluate the effectiveness of your leadership style. You will try to examine if that style helps or detracts from the motivation of followers.
Over the course of your leadership studies, you have explored several leadership styles. Among these styles are authoritarian, democratic, laissez-faire, transactional, transformational, and servant leadership. In preparation for this assignment, revisit your leadership approach in your current or previous occupation, your family, or your community, and identify which best represents your primary leadership style. For a refresher on these leadership styles, go through the Leadership Styles Refresher Download Leadership Styles Refresherpresentation.
| Prepare
Prior to beginning this assignment,
Review Sections 4.1 and 4.2 of Motivational Processes Download Motivational Processes.
Review Why Leaders Need to Embrace Employee MotivationLinks to an external site..
Review Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in Your Organization: How to Support Your Employees at Every StageLinks to an external site..
| Write
In your APA-formatted paper,
Briefly describe your leadership style, context, number of followers, and organizational setting.
Provide an assessment of the general motivational level of your followers (positively or negatively motivated).
Give at least two examples that highlight your assessment.
Describe what aspects of your chosen leadership style contribute to positive follower motivation.
Give at least two examples.
Discuss if the motivational level of your followers impacts your motivation and commitment level utilizing your chosen leadership style.
Utilizing Alderfer’s ERG theory as a lens, determine which motivational elements are being satisfied with your followers and which require development.
Select a different leadership style from your current leadership style (authoritarian, democratic, laissez-faire, transactional, transformational, and servant leadership).
Explain if employing this different style would positively or negatively impact follower motivation.
The Analysis of Ideal Application of Motivational Theory with Personal Leadership Style paper
must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site. resource.
must include a separate title page with the following in title case:
title of the paper in bold font
Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
student’s name
name of the institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
course name and number
instructor’s name
due date
must utilize academic voice. Review the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
For assistance in writing Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. and Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources.
must use at least two scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, review Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site. tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process and provides some library search tips. You can also review How to Use Library OneSearchLinks to an external site. video; it will walk you through a search for scholarly articles in the library.
must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. guide.
must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center.
Review the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.
| Competencies Learned
This activity helps you develop the following leadership skills:
Strong leadership vision and mission
Strategic thinking
Employee motivation