26 Dec MHA510 Health Care Organizational Behavior Development and Governan

Discussion ASSIGNMENT 500-700 WORDS, no title but “do” need a reference page!! Organizational Behavior: Leadership Style

A small group of nurses, employed at a large community hospital, were unhappy about their work environment and would meet daily during lunch to discuss the situation. There had been a recent change in the hospital's senior management, which caused a high level of uncertainty and anxiety among the nursing staff. The nurses felt overworked as a result of the industry's current nursing shortage. Their wages and benefits had been stagnant, with no salary market adjustments for the past two years. The nurses saw the situation as management requiring them to do more work with fewer resources, with no appreciation or recognition of their efforts. Whenever the nurses approached management with their concerns, they perceived them as falling on deaf ears since no changes were made.

Feeling like they had no other choice, the nurses contacted a labor union. The labor union began an organizing effort in the hospital shortly thereafter, holding an aggressive campaign over a six-week period. There was tremendous peer pressure, as some of the well-respected nursing staff became active leaders for unionization, although they were not part of the initial group of nurses who had contacted the union. The election was held, and the union was voted in by two-thirds of the nursing staff. In the weeks that followed, the original group of nurses remarked that they were surprised by the union's victory; they had only wanted to scare management into making changes to their work environment.

Using Blake and Mouton's Leadership Grid, explain and discuss the leadership style displayed by management to the nursing staff. Support your analysis with scholarly sources.

Note: Blake and Mouton's Leadership Grid can be found in Chapter 9 – Trait and Behavioral Theories of Leadership of Organizational Behavior in Health Care in the Trident Online Library.

Your posts will be graded on how well they meet the Discussion Requirements posted in the “Before You Begin” section. Please review this section as well as the discussion scoring rubric.

(Case study adapted from: Borkowski, N. (2016). Organizational behavior in health care (3rd ed.). Jones and Bartlett Learning: Burlington, MA. Available in the Trident Online Library.)

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Module 2 – Background

ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

Required Reading

Borkowski, N. (2016). Chapter 1 – Overview and history of organizational behavior. In  Organizational behavior in health care  (3rd ed.). Jones and Bartlett Learning: Burlington, MA. Available in the Trident Online Library.

Borkowski, N. (2016). Chapter 9 – Trait and behavioral theories of leadership. In  Organizational behavior in health care  (3rd ed.). Jones and Bartlett Learning: Burlington, MA. Available in the Trident Online Library.

Emma, L. (2019). How to explain the importance of organizational behaviors.  CHRON – Small Business . Retrieved from  https://smallbusiness.chron.com/explain-importance-organizational-behaviors-26383.html

Mick, S. S., & Shay, P. D. (2014). Chapter 7 Remember it is a workplace: Health care organizations as sociological artifacts. In  Advances in healthcare organization theory.  (2nd ed.). John Wiley & Sons: San Francisco, CA. Available in the Trident Online Library.

Videos

EPM. (2019).  Blake Mouton Managerial Grid Explained . Retrieved from  https://youtu.be/o-e8zuDGFe8

Optional Reading

Cunningham, T. R. & Geller, S. E. (2008). Organizational Behavior Management in Health Care: Applications for Large-Scale Improvements in Patient Safety. Retrieved from  https://www.ahrq.gov/downloads/pub/advances2/vol2/Advances-Cunningham_11.pdf

Module 2 – Case ASSIGNMENT

ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

Assignment Overview

According to Brokowski (2016), “organizational behavior is an applied behavioral science that emerged from the disciplines of psychology, sociology, anthropology, political science, and economics” (pg. 3). Why is organizational behavior important to you as a health care leader? The U.S. health care system employs over 18 million individuals of various departments and sectors (Brokowski, 2016). Each department and sector has a diverse structure, which makes it vital that health care leaders possess the skills to communicate effectively with, motivate, and lead diverse groups of people within a large, dynamic, and complex industry (Brokowski, 2016).

Borkowski, N. (2016). Chapter 1 – Overview and history of organizational behavior. Organizational behavior in health care (3rd ed.). Jones and Bartlett Learning: Burlington, MA. Available in the Trident Online Library.

Case Assignment

Use the online library, required reading, and other resources to research the following:

· Hawthorne Studies

· McGregor’s Theories X and Y

· Lewin’s Behavioral Study

In a 3- to 4-page paper, complete the following:

· Define and rationalize organizational behavior as it applies to health care.

· Explain in detail the Hawthorne Studies, McGregor’s Theories X and Y, and Lewin’s Behavioral Study.

· Discuss how the Hawthorne Studies, McGregor’s Theories X and Y, and Lewin’s Behavioral Study relate to the health care field.

Length: 3-4 pages, not including the title or reference page(s).

Assignment Expectations

1. Conduct additional research to gather sufficient information to justify/support your analysis.

2. Limit your response to a maximum of 4 pages.

3. Support your proposal with peer-reviewed articles, with at least 3 references. Use the following link for additional information on how to recognize peer-reviewed journals:  http://www.angelo.edu/services/library/handouts/peerrev.php.

4. You may use the following source to assist in formatting your assignment:  https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/.

5. Georgetown University Library (n.d.) Evaluating internet resources. Retrieved from  https://www.library.georgetown.edu/tutorials/research-guides/evaluating-internet-content

Module 2 – SLP ASSIGNMENT

ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

Organizational behavior is often intertwined with organizational theory, organizational development, and human resource processes. Although they all share common traits, they are distinctly different.

In a 10- to 12-slide PowerPoint presentation (PPT), discuss the difference between organizational behavior, organization theory, organizational development, and human resources management in health care.

SLP Assignment Expectations

1. Conduct additional research to gather sufficient information to justify/support your PPT.

2. Limit your response to a maximum of 12 slides, not including the title or reference slides.

3. Support your proposal with peer-reviewed articles, with at least 3 references. Use the following link for additional information on how to recognize peer-reviewed journals:  http://www.angelo.edu/services/library/handouts/peerrev.php.

4. You may use the following source to assist in formatting your assignment:  https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/.

5. Georgetown University Library (n.d.) Evaluating internet resources. Retrieved from  https://www.library.georgetown.edu/tutorials/research-guides/evaluating-internet-content

Module 2 – Outcomes

ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

· Module

· Identify the importance of the Hawthorne Studies, McGregor’s Theories X and Y, and Lewin’s Behavioral Study.

· Evaluate the difference between organizational behavior, organization theory, organizational development, and human resources management.

· Analyze and discuss the role of behavioral and trait theories through the application of Blake and Mouton's Managerial (Leadership) Grid.

· Case

· Identify the importance of the Hawthorne Studies, McGregor’s Theories X and Y, and Lewin’s Behavioral Study.

· SLP

· Evaluate difference between organizational behavior, organization theory, organizational development, and human resources management.

· Discussion

· Analyze and discuss the role of behavioral and trait theories through the application of Blake and Mouton's Managerial (Leadership) Grid.

Module 2 – Home

ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

Modular Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this module, the student will be able to satisfy the following outcomes:

· Case

· Identify the importance of the Hawthorne Studies, McGregor’s Theories X and Y, and Lewin’s Behavioral Study.

· SLP

· Evaluate difference between organizational behavior, organization theory, organizational development, and human resources management.

· Discussion

· Analyze and discuss the role of behavioral and trait theories through the application of Blake and Mouton's Managerial (Leadership) Grid.

Module Overview

According to Borkowski (2016), “organizational behavior is an applied behavioral science that emerged from the disciplines of psychology, sociology, anthropology, political science, and economics” (pg. 3).

As noted by Borkowski (2016), there are three goals to organizational behavior:

1. Explain why individuals and/or groups behave the way they do.

2. Predict how individuals and/or groups will behave on the basis of internal and external factors.

3. Provide leaders with tools to assist in the management of individuals and/or group behaviors so they willingly put forth their best effort to accomplish the organizational goals.

In Module 2, we will examine studies, theories, and processes related to organizational behavior in health care.

Borkowski, N. (2016). Chapter 1 – Overview and history of organizational behavior. In Organizational behavior in health care (3rd ed.). Jones and Bartlett Learning: Burlington, MA. Available in the Trident Online Library.