MGT 415 Week 5 Final Assignment
In Week One, you will choose a generic organization (manufacturing plant, hospital, etc.). Assume that you are a hired consultant for this organization. You have been asked by the president of the organization to prepare a background paper on the results of your research and to make recommendations to improve group productivity in the organization.
Your research has identified the following problems:
1. Role conflicts within groups
2. Communication problems among group members
3. Lack of cohesiveness in groups with diverse members
4. Excessive intergroup conflict
In an eight- to ten-page paper, include the following:
1. Introduction – clear explanation of the type of organization
2. Explanation of how each problem could impact a group’s productivity (use examples to illustrate points)
3. Recommendations to resolve each problem
4. Suggestions, based on your knowledge of group dynamics, for a company-wide training program on best practices for group productivity
5. Conclusion/Summary
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MGT 415 Week 5 Final Assignment
Hospitals are places where the injured, ill and expecting go to receive treatment and care. Hospitals play a critical role in the community due to the fact that at one point in our leaves, we all need to visit the hospital. According to New Approaches Needed to Solve Hospitals’ Productivity Woes, “According to preliminary data to appear in a forthcoming Monthly Labor Review article, hospitalproductivityfell 0.2% a year between 2001 and 2010. Over nearly two decades, the output derived from the cost of labor and capital poured into healthcare—the classicmeasure of productivity—rose at a paltry 0.7% average annual rate.” (Goozner, M. 2015). Hospital staff such as doctors, nurses, nurse aids, technicians, etc., must communicate properly and thoroughly to ensure that patients are receiving the best care. If there is a ball dropped anywhere when passing along vital and critical information, there could be serious repercussions.Group productivity within organizations can mean the difference between an extremely productive and interconnected work environment and a ship wreck starting to sink with unmotivated employees who don’t want to come to work and tainted productivity. When it comes to running a business, employees must be fired up, motivated, coached and led by amazing leaders who want to make the work environment a pleasant place to be. The environment of a business or organization can have lasting and damaging or brilliant effects on how well the business does and whether or not it becomes a revolving door for employees. According to the text, “The charismatic leader is often associated with the leadership style that has become increasingly influential (and increasingly studied), transformational leadership. This approach actually changes the way employees regard themselves and their role in the organization (thus they are transformed); a successful transformational leader will thus transformnot just individuals, but the organization itself. It often leads to employees having a new sense of
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GROUP PRODUCTIVITY WITHIN ORGANIZATIONStheir workplace and their role within it; it can also lead those employees to identify more vigorously with the organizations mission and goals.” (Losh, S, 2011). Role Conflicts within GroupsAccording to the text, “Role conflict arises when these expectations about how to play a role or a set of roles are inconsistent in some way. Role conflict can be externally or internally imposed; it can occur across roles or even within a single role” (Losh, S. 2011). Often times, a higher level of education could reflect what an employee believes their role is within the hospitalorganization. Often times, nurses with a bachelor’s degree in nu
