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RESEARCH QUESTIONS
2.1 Review the discussion of diversity in terms of the basic attributes of individuals in organisations.
Write a report that answers the following questions.
(a) Research and describe the cu
ent diversity of the Australian workforce.
(b) Select at least five items for comparison and compare data on Australian workforce diversity
with data from at least three other developed countries. Present your findings in a table. What
were facilitators and ba
iers to the comprehensiveness of your analysis? Can you draw a con-
clusion on how well ‘diversity’ is understood in other developed countries?
(c) When comparing different developed countries, can you conclude if Australia’s workforce is
more or less diverse than those of other countries? Why or why not?
(d) What is the implication of workforce diversity in terms of global business management?
(e) Search the internet for an organisation in the transport, health, hospitality, banking or retail
industry and notice the values that it espouses in its mission or goal statement and related mat-
erials. Do you think that these values are the most appropriate for this organisation? Can you find
any evidence that this organisation is putting its values into practice? How does the organisation
monitor the values and attitudes of its staff through surveys or other measures?
RUNNING PROJECT
2.1 Using the information you have available about your organisation, perform the following activities.
2.2 What does management look for in potential employees to ensure a good fit between the employee
and the job requirements?
2.3 Identify the types of organisational support provided to employees.
2.4 How diverse is the workforce of your organisation? Assess the strategies your organisation has in
place to encourage and benefit from workforce diversity.
2.5 Determine what management and employees do to ensure job satisfaction.
INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY
YOUR PERSONALITY TYPE
How true are each of the following statements for you?
Not true
at all
Not true
or untrue
Very
true
I hate giving up before I’m absolutely sure that I’m beaten XXXXXXXXXX
Sometimes I feel that I should not be working so hard, but something drives me on XXXXXXXXXX
I thrive on challenging situations. The more challenges I have, the better XXXXXXXXXX
In comparison to most people I know, I’m very involved in my work XXXXXXXXXX
It seems as if I need 30 hours a day to finish all the things I’m faced with XXXXXXXXXX
In general, I approach my work more seriously than most people I know XXXXXXXXXX
I guess there are some people who can be nonchalant about their work, but I’m
not one of them.
XXXXXXXXXX
My achievements are considered to be significantly higher than those of most
people I know.
XXXXXXXXXX
I’ve often been asked to be an officer of some group or groups XXXXXXXXXX
Source: From Job Demands and Worker Health (HEW Publication No. [NIOSH] 75–160) (Washington, DC: US Department of
Health, Education and Welfare, 1975), pp. 253–4.
CHAPTER 2 Individual attributes and their effects on job performance 73
Wood, J 2018, Organisational Behaviour: Core Concepts and Applications, 5th Australasian Edition, Wiley, Melbourne. Available from: ProQuest Ebook Central. [15 August 2020].
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Scoring
Add all your scores to create a total score = .
Interpretation
Type A personalities (hu
ied and competitive) tend to score 36 and above. Type B personalities
(relaxed) tend to score 22 and below. Scores of 23–35 indicate a balance or mix of Type A and
Type B.
GROUP ACTIVITY
BUILDING A MORE POSITIVE SELF-CONCEPT
Objective
To develop a more positive self-concept.
Total time: 5–15 minutes
Preparation
According to humanistic theory, the self-concept is important in the development of personality. This
may not be an easy exercise for you, but it could result in improving your self-concept, which has a
major impact on your success in life. Complete the following three-step plan for building a positive self-
concept.
You may be asked to share your plan with a person of your choice in class. (Your lecturer should tell
you if you will be asked to do so.) If so, do not include anything you do not wish to share; write a second
set of plans that you are willing to share.
Step 1: Identify your strengths and areas for improvement
What do you like about yourself? What can you do well (reflect on some of your accomplishments)? What
skills and abilities do you have to offer people and organisations? What are the things about yourself o
your behaviour that you could improve to help build a more positive self-concept?
Step 2: Set goals and visualise them
Based on your areas of improvement, write down some goals in a positive, affirmative format; three
to five is recommended as a start — for example, ‘I am positive and successful’ (not ‘I need to stop
thinking/wo
ying about failure’) or ‘I enjoy listening to others’ (not ‘I need to stop dominating the con-
versation’). Visualise yourself achieving your goals; for example, imagine yourself succeeding without
wo
ying, or visualise having a conversation you know you will have, without dominating it.
Step 3: Develop a plan and implement it
For each of your goals, state what you will do to achieve it. What specific action will you take to improve
your self-concept by changing your thoughts or behaviour? Number your plans to co
espond with you
goals.
Procedure for group discussion
Break into teams of two or three members. Try to work with someone with whom you feel comfortable
sharing your plan.
Using your prepared plan, share your questions and responses one at a time. It is recommended that
you each share one question/answer before proceeding to the next. The choice is yours, but be sure you
get equal ‘air time’: for example, one person states ‘what I like about myself’ and the other person follows
with their response. After you both share, go on to cover ‘what I do well’, and so on. During your sharing
you may offer each other helpful suggestions, but do so in a positive way; remember, you are helping one
another build a more positive self-concept. Avoid saying anything that could be considered confronting
or critical.97
74 PART 2 Managing individual behaviour and performance
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BUSN1021 Organisational Behaviou
Assignment 2 – Individual: Essay
Length: 1500 words (+/- 10%)
Value: 30%
Due: 11 pm Sunday, September 20, 2020
Individual attributes like personality characteristics influence both employees’ motivation and their preference for specific job design approaches.
Tasks:
1) As part of this assignment, students must first complete the personality assessment called ‘Your Personality type’ located in this topic’s textbook – pp. 73 & 74.
2) Second, use the personality assessment results and critically reflect, how your personality characteristics influence your motivation and the way you would like the work/job to be designed.
3) Third, analyse with the help of academic literature, whether and how personality characteristics influence employees’ motivation and their preference for specific job design approaches in organisations. In analysing this, you need to use your own personal reflections based on the tasks 1 & 2 above, along with ideas from other authors in the academic literature (journal articles
ooks) to justify your arguments
4) Students will need to use relevant theories and concepts from the topic and should use at least 5 primary refereed academic sources to prepare this assignment.
Note:
1. This is an individual and not a group assignment
2. A detailed assignment guide (THIS DOCUMENT) which includes detailed assessment criteria, consistent with both the information above and University assessment policy, will be available on the topics FLO website. The assignment will also be discussed in class in Lecture 1 (week 1) and Tutorial 1 (week 2)
Essay Structure
Cover Page
Table of Contents
Introduction (50 words)
· This states the purpose and structure of the essay
iefly.
Body (1400 words)
· Personality characteristics and employees’ motivation (700 words)
· Personality characteristics and individual preferences for specific job design approaches (700 words)
1.
Conclusion (50 words)
· Briefly summarize and draw together the key points made in the assignment
References
Key Points
1. You can use headings but use them sparingly and where required.
2. The word ‘BODY’ should not be used as a heading.
3. Integrate key concepts and theoretical frameworks from the textbook & academic literature (journal articles, other books and reports)
4. Present a logical, cohesive and clear arguments and analysis
5. Acknowledge the sources of the text taken from other sources including journal articles, textbooks and other websites
6. Poor spelling and grammar detract from your ability to build an argument. CHECK BOTH GRAMMAR AND SPELLING THOROUGHLY.
7. Stay within the wordcount. Any extra information needs to be included as appendix at the end of the assignment