Assignment 1: “What Makes ______ the Best
Place to Work and Why?”
Due Week 3 and worth 100 points
Choose one (1) 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.
Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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:
1. Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12),
with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must
follow APA. Check with your professor for any additional
instructions.
2. 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:
3. Evaluate human behavior in organizations and the forces shaping
the behavior.
4. Analyze individual differences within organizations and their
impact on organizational behavior.
5. Use technology to research issues affecting organizational
behavior in order to deliver assignments which are clear, concise
and have proper writing mechanics.
6. Write clearly and concisely about operations management using
proper writing mechanics.
