What cross-cultural and/or diversity issues have you observed in a past or current work place, and why is OB relevant to these issues?

Learning Activity #1—Critical Thinking Discussion

Characterize organizational behavior (OB) and discuss the role it plays in successful organizations today.

Create a Response evidencing and citing at least two required readings/resources, primarily from this week’s readings.  Also, identify, analyze, and integrate at least one well founded, credible outside source.  Integrate and use bold font for at least three OB concepts, methods, theories, strategies, principles, or practices relating to your analysis. Use examples to support your claims.  Cite all reference sources using APA format. Use in-text parenthetical citations, for example, (Robbins & Judge, 2011, p. 4), within your Response content, and full citations at end (see Content/Using APA).  Review the Discussion Guidelines to clarify expectations for successfully completing this question.

Use the following headings for your Response:

Characterizing organizational behavior (OB)

Role OB plays in successful organizations today

References

Learning Activity #2—Workplace Application Discussion

What cross-cultural and/or diversity issues have you observed in a past or current work place, and why is OB relevant to these issues?  Include how different attitudes towards life and work, and how varying ethical norms found around the world influence how business objectives are met.  How could OB intervene and enable business objectives of your organization?

Review data, information, and ideas from the Week 1 readings and other resources listed in the Schedule.  Create a Response evidencing and citing at least two required readings/resources, primarily from this week’s readings. Also, identify, analyze, and integrate at least one well founded, credible outside source.  Integrate and use bold font for at least three OB concepts, methods, theories, strategies, principles, or practices relating to your application. Use examples to support your claims.  Cite all reference sources using APA format. Use in-text parenthetical citations, for example, (Robbins & Judge, 2011, p. 4), within your Response content, and full citations at end (see Content/Using APA).  Review the Discussion Guidelines to clarify expectations for successfully completing this question.

Use the following headings for your Response:

Relevance of OB to work place cross-cultural and/or diversity issues

How OB enables the business objectives of my organization

References