Day: February 23, 2021

Please write a Case Study Analysis Essay according to Case 6.1(P134-135). Please strictly follow the rhetoric arrangement and specific requirements, and carefully read the documents I uploaded, including the essay instructions and Chapter 6 of the textbook (including case6.1). Page Requirement: 6-7 pages, 12 point font, double-spaced.

Textbook: Zaremba, A. J. (2021). Organizational Communication: Foundations for Collaboration. (4th ed.). Kendall Hunt Publishing Company.

WHAT: In this assignment, you will apply course concepts to the analysis of a real-world case study, Internet Development, CCS, and Customers. You will examine the challenges faced by Trent McGuire, a manager in communication & customer services at a large mutual fund company, whose department is not communicating with the Internet Development department which created serious customer service issues.

The failure of the two departments to communicate has led to numerous issues: the company has become reactive to customer response rather than proactive, and customer satisfaction has gone down. The conflict between them* has caused morale to dip at the company to the point where coworkers in other departments mock the situation.

In order to bring about organizational change, the dysfunctional interdepartmental communication at this mutual fund company should be addressed.

Your analysis should address the following questions:
1.What can McGuire do to facilitate effective communication between his department and the Internet development team?
2.How do systems theories, cultural theories, and critical theories of organization and communication relate to this case and its key players?
3.Does it matter if the grapevine (people not directly involved that circulate rumors and/or false information) is making fun of these two departments within Internet services?
4.Should top management be involved? Why or why not?

This assignment requires you to apply the concepts introduced in course readings (i.e. the Zaremba textbook and assigned readings) to support your analysis. You must use a minimum of three direct in-text references (although you will likely use more) in your analysis.

You must use a thesis statement to guide your essay. You must also use the provided rhetorical form to structure the essay. Guidelines on both are found below.

Write a thesis statement.

SUGGESTED THESIS MODEL:***NOTE: this sample thesis is not to be copied directly; it is a working draft to support your own writing and words. ***

Trent McGuires communications department has failed to clearly communicate with the internet services department because ______________________________________; (list as many causes as you discover) therefore, he should____________________________________ (list as many recommendations as you are offering in your final section) in order to establish effective communication, restore morale within the division, and raise customer satisfaction.

Write a rough draft and support your thesis with references to the case and course readings.
Make sure your rough draft and final draft use the rhetorical arrangement written below.

RHETORICAL ARRANGEMENT:

Required Sections            Guidelines

I. Executive Summary
One to two paragraphs in length
Summarize the critical events from the case that will be covered in the analysis
Briefly identify the major problems facing the main player
Summarize the recommended plan of action and include a brief justification of the recommended plan

II. Identification of Key Stakeholders   
Identify the key players in the case
Include stakeholders who are impacted because of the critical events
For each key player, identify events in the case that the stakeholder finds troublesome and would consider a problem; in doing so, quote the case

III. Statement of the Problem    State the problems facing the main player
Identify and link the symptoms and root causes of the problems
Differentiate short-term from long-term problems
Conclude with the decision facing the main player

IV.  Causes of the Problem   
Provide a detailed analysis of the problems identified in the Statement of the Problem
In the analysis, apply theories and models from the text and/or readings
Support conclusions and /or assumptions with specific references to the case and/or the readings

V. Brainstorm 2 or 3 Suggestions for Solutions:   
Identify criteria to evaluate these solutions (i.e. time for implementation, communication strategies, acceptability to management)
Explain each criteria in 1-2 sentences
Brainstorm two or three possible suggestions for solutions
Evaluate the pros and cons of each suggestion against the criteria listed
Suggest additional pros/cons if appropriate
Using models and theories, identify why you chose these suggestions, how they would work, and why

VI.  Recommended Solution, Implementation and Justification: Choose one of your Brainstorm Solutions from Section V and DEVELOP and FINALIZE it here.   
Identify who, what, when, and how in your recommended plan of action
Solution and implementation should address the problems and causes identified in the earlier sections
Evaluate the recommended plan via the criteria in the previous section
Include a contingency plan(s) to back up the ideal course of action
Describe the difficulties you expect to encounter in actually implementing the course of action under consideration, including any new problems

Answer the following questions, using APA-style.  Each answer should contain meaningful and intelligent responses gathered from your reading.  Using headings/subheadings. Each question should be answered with at least 275 words.  No choppy sentences or paragraphs. Remember to use APA formatting when citing any material.  The word count does not include the reference material.  Use uploaded material as your primary source, at least 2 additional sources can be used.

Chapter 11:  Critical Thinking Questions (page 327) 

      1.  Distinguish task conflict from relationship conflict, and explain how to maintain some degree of task conflict while minimizing relationship conflict.

      6.    Describe the inquisitional approach to resolve disputes between employees or work units. Discuss its appropriateness in organizational settings, including the suitability of its use with a multigenerational workforce.

      9.    Laura is about to renegotiate her job role with her new manager. She has heard on the grapevine that he is a tough negotiator, highly competitive, and unwilling to take others needs into consideration. She has also heard that even if he gives concessions in the negotiation, he often fails to keep his word. If you were Laura, how would you prepare for this negotiation?

Assignment Instructions

For this individual assignment, you will be assessed based on demonstrated evidence that you have read the lesson commentary, completed all reading assignments, viewed any video assigned  and competed any activity assigned. Furthermore, you will be assessed based on demonstrated evidence that you can synthesize lesson content, provide insights, draw conclusions and apply what you are learning in a cogently written manner. Briefly discuss the questions below (i.e., key takeaways):

Explain a cultural framework for thinking about ethical and unethical behavior in the organizational content;
Describe a broad, multi-system approach to developing and changing organizational ethics. Identify tools and techniques that can assist in developing and changing organizational ethics;
Discuss the concept of trust and explain four principles for determining trustworthiness; and
Discuss your views on what the role of HR Practitioners should be relative to developing an ethical organizational culture.
Discuss in detail the following questions. You will be assessed based on demonstrated ability to self-reflect and self-examine.

What did your learn about yourself from this lesson?
What’s important about what you learned?
What are you going to do with what you learned? Please be specific and avoid providing a generic response.
Your essay for this assignment is to be in the 750 – 1,000 word range. You are expected to demonstrate scholarship including providing a reference section, and where appropriate, in-text citations in accordance with the APA  formatting and style guide.

reading requirement
Text

Chapter 5: Ethics As Organizational Culture

Additional Resources

Follow Dubious Orders or Speak Up? (Harvard Business Review Case Study). See directions for accessing HBR articles and case studies.