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Concepts in Organizational Behavior- Topic: *Motivation* (Morgan Stanley Case Study)
Problem:
3-4 pages 
Details: Due: Thursday August 5, 2010 before Noon (No Later)
(Case study is attached) No plaugarism please/provide references 

You and your partner have decided to work on the foll ...there is moreshow problem


You and your partner have decided to work on the following four topics during this phase of the project. 

Job Design and Goal Setting 

    * Are goals clear? 
    * Is job design clear? 

Performance Appraisal 

    * Is the performance appraisal system objective? 
    * Is it measureable? 

Pay 

    * Is compensation based on performance? 
    * Is the workload equal? 

Career Development 

    * Is training provided? 
    * Have promotions been based on ability? 

Consider the ongoing issues of compensation and performance, as well as selecting external candidates "without committing them to a specific place in the organization" as indicated in the case study. 

What example and precedent has this set? 

What is the message being communicated with respect to career development? 



   1. Introduction and Background: Provide a small introduction to issues, factors, and problems you will analyze and address in your paper from an organizational behavior standpoint. 
   2. Organizational Behavior Analysis: Analyze the issues for the week (Motivating Employees/ Goals and Motivation/ Motivation ) as they relate to the company. 
   3. Alternatives and Recommendations: Propose and analyze alternatives for the company based on principles of organizational effectiveness. Each recommendation should include some written discussion and a corresponding rationale. It is important that these conclusions flow logically from the previous steps. Please Remember: A set of recommendations must really be meaningful and realistic. The recommendations must be actionable. 
   4. Implementation with a Contingency Plan: Present an Implementation Plan: You can provide an implementation plan, which includes a set of actionable initiatives for issues that are prioritized, ranked in order of importance, realistic, and within the collective capabilities of the organization. Also include a Contingency Plan: All organizations are affected by internal or external changes. As a result, it is important to have a contingency plan in case of either unanticipated change or implementation failures.


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