Essay 1: Analyzing a Positive Situation in an Organization 1. Find an article in a reputable newspaper or magazine (e.g., Globe and Mail, Maclean’s, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, etc.) reporting a story on a single organization that is doing something well (involving organizational behavior/management). 2. Summarize the organization and/or its positive initiatives. What are they doing? What have been the outcomes thus far? 3. Analyze the organization with organizational behavior concepts you have learned in class. What is the organization doing well? What should the organization keep doing? What are the costs/benefits of their particular organizational strategies? You should aim to apply 2-4 specific OB concepts from the course to your analysis. 4. End with a couple of paragraphs on recommendations for organizations more generally. What is the “take home message” of your analysis? If you were a consultant, what would you recommend to other organizations moving forward? What lessons from the organization you’ve analyzed should be extended to the running of organizations more generally? Essay 2: Analyzing a Negative Situation in an Organization 1. Find an article in a reputable newspaper or magazine (e.g., Globe and Mail, Maclean’s, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, etc.) reporting a story on a single organization that is doing something poorly (involving organizational behavior/management). 2. Summarize the organization and its negative policies and/or outcomes. What are they doing? What have been the outcomes thus far? 3. Analyze the organization with organizational behavior concepts you have learned in class. What is the organization doing poorly? What should the organization improve, fix, or change to improve? What are the costs/benefits of their particular organizational strategies? You should aim to apply 2-4 specific OB concepts from the course to your analysis. 4. End with a couple of paragraphs on recommendations for organizations more generally. What is the “take home message” of your analysis? If you were a consultant, what would you recommend to other organizations moving forward? What lessons from the organization you’ve analyzed should be extended to the running of organizations more generally?