Assignment 1: “What Makes ______ the Best Place to Work and Why?”
Choose one (1) U.S. company that you believe would be an ideal company to work for based on working conditions, salary, opportunity for advancement and work involved. Use the Internet to research. Do not use Verizon, Google, or Facebook as your topic.
Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:
Evaluate the fundamental driving forces that shape the organizational environment of the selected company. Be sure to address the following: competing in a global marketplace, workforce diversity, ethics and morality, and technological innovation.
Examine the selected company’s specific practices or policies. Speculate on the major influences that these practices or policies have on individual and organizational outcomes.
Determine which practices related to work attitudes in U.S. organizations are most strongly affected by diversity and suggest a strategy to address the effects.
Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow SWS. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Evaluate human behavior in organizations and the forces shaping the behavior.
Analyze individual differences within organizations and their impact on organizational behavior.
Use technology to research issues affecting organizational behavior in order to deliver assignments which are clear, concise and have proper writing mechanics.
Write clearly and concisely about operations management using proper writing mechanics.
NOTE: Do not write on the following companies: Google, Verizon or Facebook.
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Bain & Company has been regarded as one of the best companies to work in. The company has managed to be the best company thrice as reviewed by Glassdoor. Furthermore, the company has managed to stay within the top ten best companies in the last ten years. The organisational environment has played a crucial role in the success of this company since the work environment will be highly flexible. The pay which will be given to the employees will be high which will highly be of benefit to the organisation since the high pay will motivate the employees and boost the employee morale (Rigby, & Bilodeau, 2009).
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