Module 1 - SLP

MANAGING INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR

The SLP for this course involves making a personal assessment of a relevant set of skills, focusing on your strengths and identifying any weaknesses that may have been revealed. You will then be asked to create a plan by which you can "grow" your strengths and shore up your weaknesses. By the end of the project, you will have a personal management profile and action plan.

As we have discussed, your values and attitudes interact with your personality to create a strong effect on your work life. The fit between an individual's personality and a company's "style" is essential to job satisfaction. Someone who is risk-averse, for example, would probably be unhappy at 3M, a company with a reputation for innovation and risk-taking. Understanding the impact of your own personality on others helps you build productive work relationships with peers, subordinates, and bosses, alike.

Refer to the required and optional readings for this module, and any other readings which will help you in understanding personality styles and how they affect organizational effectiveness. Remember to follow Trident's guidelines for masters-level writing. (SeeThe Student Guide to Writing a High-Quality Academic Paper.)

Assignment

Access and complete theJung Typology personality test. After you complete the test, you will want to read the description, but in order to fully understand what this test measures, you should also review "Personality Type explained".

http://www.humanmetrics.com/personality

Then review the pages on career choices, learning style and communication skills. Incorporate this information in formulating your responses to the questions below.

You will need to include the actual results in an appendix at the end of your paper. (Note: This appendix requirement will likely increase your paper's Turnitin similarity score; your professor is aware of this.)

Prepare a 2- page essay that addresses the following:

How does my personality type affect my career and effectiveness at my job?

Refer to the required and optional readings for this module, and any other materials which will help you in understanding personality styles and how they affect organizational effectiveness. Bring in at least two sources from your module to add depth to your discussion (citing the materials and including them in your Reference section). Remember to follow Trident's guidelines for masters-level writing. (See The Student Guide to Writing a High-Quality Academic Paper.)

• Complete the assessment according to the guidelines and include the actual results in an Appendix at the end of your paper.

• Be sure to clearly discuss the following in your essay:

o What did the test reveal about you?

o What can you infer from this test about your strengths and weaknesses?

o How does what you have learned from your module background materials about your personality type affect your motivation? Is this limited to a specific type of situation?

o What specific steps can you take to increase your strengths and build up weaknesses?

SLP Assignment Expectations

Your paper will be evaluated using the criteria as stated in the SLP rubric. The following is a review of the rubric criteria:

Assignment-Driven: Does the paper fully address all aspects of the assignment? Is the assignment addressed accurately and precisely using sound logic? Does the paper meet minimum length requirements?

Critical Thinking: Does the paper demonstrate graduate-level analysis, in which information derived from multiple sources, expert opinions, and assumptions has been critically evaluated and synthesized in the formulation of a logical set of conclusions? Does the paper address the topic with sufficient depth of discussion and analysis?

Business Writing: Is the essay logical, well organized and well written? Are the grammar, spelling, and vocabulary appropriate for graduate-level work? Are section headings included? Are paraphrasing and synthesis of concepts the primary means of responding, or is justification/support instead conveyed through excessive use of direct quotations?

Effective Use of Information: Does the submission demonstrate that the student has read, understood and can apply the background materials for the module? If required, has the student demonstrated effective research, as evidenced by student's use of relevant and quality (library?) sources? Do additional sources used provide strong support for conclusions drawn, and do they help in shaping the overall paper?

Citing Sources: Does the student demonstrate understanding of APA Style of referencing, by inclusion of proper citations (for paraphrased text and direct quotations) as appropriate? Have all sources (e.g., references used from the Background page, the assignment readings, and outside research) been included, and are these properly cited? Have all sources cited in the paper been included on the References page?

Timeliness: Has the assignment been submitted to TLC (Trident's learning management system) on or before the module's due date?

SOURCES TO INCLUDE

Optional Reading

Early Management Theorists

To gain an understanding of the evolution of management thinking from an historical perspective, see this excellent article:

Wertheim, E.G. (2012) Historical Background of Organizational Behavior. Scribd. Retrieved fromhttp://www.scribd.com/doc/6926402/Historical-Background-of-Organizational-Behavior

The following paper is an overview of four important areas of management theory: Frederick Taylor's Scientific Management, Elton Mayo's Hawthorne Works experiments and the human relations movement, Max Weber's idealized bureaucracy, and Henri Fayol's views on administration. It will provide a general description of each of these management theories together with observations on the environment in which these theories were applied and the successes that they achieved.

Kerns, D. (n.d.). An overview of management theory.http://www.kernsanalysis.com/sjsu/ise250/history.htm

Management by Objectives (MBO)

1000ventures.com's e-coach site has a thorough discussion on MBO including hotlinks throughout the discussion for further information. Also on this site are links to case studies, venture financing, and managing.

Management by Objectives (MBO). (n.d.) Retrieved fromhttp://www.1000ventures.com/business_guide/mgmt_mbo_main.html

Ethical Values in Business

The Society for Business Ethics' homepage includes the organization's mission statement, newsletter, annual meeting, ethics links, and access to its journal, Business Ethics Quarterly.

Society for Business Ethics (2015) Retrieved fromhttp://sbeonline.org/

Governing Corporations

Corporate Governance serves as a discussion forum and network for shareholders and stakeholders who believe active participation by concerned shareholders in governing corporations will enhance their ability to create wealth. The site provides news, Internet links, and a small reference library supported by purchases through Amazon.com.

Corporate Governance (2015) Retrieved fromhttp://www.corpgov.net/

General References

The following site is full of useful articles and information on 675 different topics, including leadership, motivation, interpersonal skills supervision, and many more. Be sure to bookmark this site as it will be useful to you throughout the course and many others in the MBA, MSHRM, and MSL curriculum.

Free Management Library (n.d.) Retrieved fromhttp://managementhelp.org/

Berry's online glossary of business terms (retrieved from www.bplans.com) is a useful reference.

Berry, T. (n.d.) Business terms glossary. BPlans. Retrieved from http://managementhelp.org/

APA Formatting

APA guide - In-text citations and end referencing. (2015). Trident University International.

If you need additional guidance on the use of APA Style in the proper formatting of papers, visit the Purdue OWL website:https://owl.english.purdue.edu/media/pdf/20090212013008_560.pdf.

You also may find the following YouTube video helpful:

APA Formatting: The Basics. Retrieved fromhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdAfIqRt60c&list=PL8F43A67F38DE3D5D.