Could you write 2x 750 word essays on the case studies in the files attached with the second essay for the sacond case study following directly after the first.
Please include a total of 16 references/sources from the following reading list. 8 for case study 1 and 8 for case study 2
CASE STUDY 1:
What is Organisational Behaviour?
Selznick, P. (1948). ‘Foundations of the theory of organization’, American Sociological Review, 12(11): 25–35.
Individuals – Personality and Motivation
Ibarra, H. (2015). ‘The authenticity paradox: Why feeling like a fake can be a sign of growth’, Harvard Business Review, 93(1–2): 52–59.
Moutafi, J., Furnham, A., and Crump, J. (2007). ‘Is managerial level related to personality?’, British Journal of Management, 18(3): 272–280.
Maslow, A. (1943). ‘A theory of human motivation’, Psychological Review, 50(4): 370–396.
Herzberg, F. (1966). ‘One more time how do you motivate employees?’, Harvard Business Review, 46(1): 53–62.
Deci, E.L., Olafsen, A.H., and Ryan, R.M. (2017). ‘Self-determination theory in work organizations: the state of a science’, Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 4: 19–43.
Groups – Group Structure and Teamwork
Further Reading:
Bales, R.F. (1950). ‘A set of categories for the analysis of small group interaction’, American Sociological Review, 15(2): 257–263.
Gratton, L., Voigt, A., and Erickson, T.J. (2007). ‘Bridging faultlines in diverse teams’. MIT Sloan Management Review, 48(4): 22–29.
Pentland, A. (2012). ‘The new science of building great teams’, Harvard Business Review, 90(4): 60–70.
Haas, M., and Mortensen, M. (2016). ‘The secrets of great teamwork’, Harvard Business Review, 94(6): 70–76.
Han, S.J., and Beyerlein, M. (2016). ‘Framing the effects of multinational cultural diversity on virtual team processes’, Small Group Research, 47(4): 351–383.
Leadership and Decision Making
Further Reading:
Tannenbaum, R. and Schmidt, W.H. (1973). ‘How to choose a leadership pattern’, Harvard Business Review, 51(3): 162–180.
Avolio, B.J., Waldman, D.A., and Yammarino, F.J. (1991). ‘Leading in the 1990s: The Four I’s of Transformational Leadership’, European Journal of Industrial Training, 15(4): 9–16.
Collins, J. (2005). ‘Level 5 leadership: the triumph of humility and fierce resolve ‘, Harvard Business Review, 83(7): 67–76.
Sutton, R.I. (2017). ‘Memo to the CEO: Are you the source of workplace dysfunction?’, The McKinsey Quarterly, 2017(4): 102–111.
Cohen, M.D., March, J.G., and Olsen, J.P. (1972). ‘A garbage can model of organizational choice’, Administrative Science Quarterly, 17(1): 1–25.
Day, D.V. (2000). ‘Leadership development: A review in context’, Leadership Quarterly, 11(4): 581–613.
Roberts, L.M., Mayo, A., Ely, R., and Thomas, D. ‘Beating the odds: leadership lessons from senior African-American women’, Harvard Business Review, 96(2): 193–208.
CASE STUDY 2:
Elements of Structure and Work design
Further Reading:
Duncan, R.B. (1979). ‘What is the right organization structure? Decision tree analysis provides the answer’, Organizational Dynamics, 7(3): 59–80.
Chandler, A.D. (1992). ‘Organizational capabilities and the economic history of the industrial enterprise’, Journal of Economic Perspectives, 6(3): 79–100.
Parker, S. K., Morgeson, F. P. and Johns, G., (2017). ‘One hundred years of work design research: Looking back and looking forward’, Journal of Applied Psychology, 102(3): 403–420.
Oldham, G.R. and Hackman, J.R. (2010). ‘Commentary Not what it was and not what it will be: The future of job design research’, Journal of Organizational Behavior, 31(2-3), 463–479.
D’Auria, G., De Smet, A., Gagnon, C., Goran, J., Maor, D., and Steele, R. (2020). ‘Reimagining the post pandemic organisation’, McKinsey & Company [online] Available at: https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/organization/our-insights/reimagining-the-post-pandemic-organization [Accessed 30 December 2023].
Manyika, J., Chui, M., Miremadi, M., Bughin, J., George, K., Willmott, P. and Dewhurst, M. (2017). ‘A future that works: automation, employment, and productivity’, McKinsey Global Institute, New York, Y, September, https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/mckinsey/featured%20insights/Digital%20Disruption/Harnessing%20automation%20for%20a%20future%20that%20works/MGI-A-future-that-works-Executive-summary.ashx [Last accessed 30th December 2023].
Anyangwe, E. (2018). ‘Sexual harassment: the hidden costs for employers’, Financial Times, 14th March, https://www.ft.com/content/af64eea0-207f-11e8-8d6c-a1920d9e946f [Last accessed 30th December 2023].
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Further Reading:
Roberson, Q. M. (2006). ‘Disentangling the Meanings of Diversity and Inclusion in Organizations’, Group & Organization Management, 31(2): 212–236.
Farndale, E., Biron, M., Briscoe, D. R., and Raghuram, S. (2015). ‘A global perspective on diversity and inclusion in work organisations’, The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 26(6): 677–687.
Konrad, A. M. (2003). ‘Special Issue Introduction: Defining The Domain Of Workplace Diversity Scholarship’, Group & Organization Management, 28(1): 4–17. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1059601102250013
Frink, D.D., Robinson, R.K., Reithel, B., Arthur, M.M., Ammeter, A. ., Ferris, G.R., Kaplan, D.M., and Morrisette, H.S. (2003). ‘Gender Demography and Organization Performance A two-study investigation with convergence’, Group & Organization Management, 28(1): 127–147. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1059601102250025
Yang, Y. and Konrad, A. M. (2011). ‘Understanding Diversity Management Practices: Implications of Institutional Theory and Resource-Based Theory’, Group & Organization Management, 36(1): 6–38.https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1059601110390997
Technology, Learning and Ethics
Further Reading:
Davenport, T., Guha, A., Grewal, D., and Bressgott, T. (2020). ‘How artificial intelligence will change the future of marketing’, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 48: 24–42.
Iansiti, M., and Lakhani, K.R. (2017) ‘The truth about blockchain’, Harvard Business Review, 95(1): 118–127.
Chatterjee, S., Moody, G., Lowry, P. B., Chakraborty, S., and Hardin, A., (2015). Strategic relevance of organizational virtues enabled by information technology in organizational innovation. Journal of Management Information Systems, 32: 158–196.
Sewell, G., and Phillips, N., (2010). ‘Introduction: Joan Woodward and the study of organizations’, In: Phillips, N., Sewell, G., and Griffiths, D. (eds.) Technology and Organization: Essays in Honour of Joan Woodward. Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
Trist, E.L., and Bamforth, K.W. (1951). ‘Some social and psychological consequences of the longwall method of coal-getting’, Human Relations, 4(1): 3–38.
Waters, R. (2017). ‘The impact of cobots on worker’s wellbeing’, Financial Times, 13 September, https://www.ft.com/content/a0b8e562-3734-11e7-99bd-13beb0903fa3 [accessed January 2024]
Dweck, C. (2016). ‘What having a growth mindset actually means’, Harvard Business Review Online, January 13 2016, https://hbr.org/2016/01/what-having-a-growth-mindset-actually-means [accessed January 2024]
Change Management, Innovation and Organisational Culture
Further Reading:
Burnes, B. (2004). ‘Kurt Lewin and the planned approach to change: A re-appraisal’, Journal of Management Studies, 41(6): 913–1056.
Kotter, J.P. (2007). ‘Leading change: why transformation efforts fail’, Harvard Business Review, 85(1): 96–103.
Errida, A., and Lotfi, B., (2021). ‘The determinants of organizational change management success: Literature review and case study’. International Journal of Engineering Business Management, 13: 1–15.
Nidumolu, R., Prahalad, C.K., and Rangaswami, M.R. (2009). ‘Why sustainability is now the key driver of innovation’, Harvard Business Review, 87(9): 56–64.
Christensen, C.M., Raynor, M., and McDonald, R. (2015). ‘What is disruptive innovation?’, Harvard Business Review, 93(12): 44–53.
Ogbonna E. (2019). ‘The uneasy alliance of organisational culture and equal opportunities for ethnic minority groups: A British example’, Human Resource Management Journal, 29: 309–327. https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-8583.12227
