MGT302 – Organization Behavior and Teamwork Module 1 Case & SLP

         Building and Using Power in the Organization

This case assignment is all about building and using power in the organization.

Please note that in order for you to get an A grade on this assignment, your paper has to address both the Content and Structure Assignment Expectations (see below).

Assignment Expectations (Content)

Read the case study – BrandMaker and the required reading material and write a 4-5 pages paper in which you will answer the following questions:

1. What are the key challenges to be addressed by the CEO Tom Morris and his management team at BrandMaker?
2. What are the possible implications of the power struggle developing at the top of the company for the future of the Corporate Identity Marketing division CIM)?
3. What should the CEO, Tom Morris, do to turn conflict into opportunity?

Assignment Expectations (Structure)

1. Make sure that you use your own language (rather than copying sentences from the article).
2. Your paper will be graded based on the following criteria: Precision, Clarity, Breadth, Depth, Grammar/Vocabulary, Referencing, and Application.
3. Use 12 point font (Times New Roman), double-spacing, and one inch margins. Add a cover page and a references list.
4. Citing your Sources: APA Style – TUI requires all PhD work to be in APA form. We also encourage all other students to comply with guidelines for proper citation of references. You may use the tutorial found on the following link (press “view the tutorial”):http://www.apastyle.org/learn/tutorials/basics-tutorial.aspx?apaSessionKey=4532A4A4911C1E8D5E885C141739A382

                      Power, Authority, and Influence

O.K., this is the moment you’ve all been waiting for! It’s time to find out how you score in relation to gaining power and influence at work!!!

Assignment Expectations (Content)

Please complete the following questionnaire – don’t worry, no one will know who you are! – and then total the score. This is just for you, for your own information. You don’t even need to tell me what your score is! Of course you can if you want to, but you don’t have to. Go to: http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/faculty/uzzi/ftp/page292.html

Then write a 2-3 page essay in which you explain how you gain power and influence in your own workplace. In order to do so, please make sure to apply theories, such as the French and Raven model.

Be sure to refer to relevant articles that you read in the background materials.

Assignment Expectations (Structure)

1. Make sure that you use your own language (rather than copying sentences from the article).
2. Your paper will be graded based on the following criteria: Precision, Clarity, Breadth, Depth, Grammar/Vocabulary, Referencing, and Application.
3. Use 12 point font (Times New Roman), double-spacing, and one inch margins. Add a cover page and a references list.
4. Citing your Sources: APA Style – TUI requires all PhD work to be in APA form. We also encourage all other students to comply with guidelines for proper citation of references. You may use the tutorial found on the following link (press “view the tutorial”):http://www.apastyle.org/learn/tutorials/basics-tutorial.aspx?apaSessionKey=4532A4A4911C1E8D5E885C141739A382