PSY 565 Topic 4 Assignment: Employee Performance Evaluation

Use the attached document “Employee Evaluation,” located under the assignment tab and course resources tab, to successfully complete the assignment.

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

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Write an essay (750-1,000 words) describing which psychological theories play key roles in determining employee job satisfaction. Include the following elements:

  1. Compare and contrast the psychological theories to determine which one would be most effective in improving employee motivation.
  2. Describe how you, as a manager, would measure these variables with respect to your employees.
  3. As a manager, what steps would you take, other than economic steps, to improve employee satisfaction?

Write a clear, direct answer to each part of the assignment. You should include at least three to four scholarly resources in your research.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies: 5.1: Describe theoretical and practical issues for understanding human behavior in the organizational environment.

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Identify a political leader, either current or past, local or national.

Describe personal characteristics and behaviors as well as situational factors that have contributed to the leader’s success or failure.

Apply French and Raven’s four bases of power to this individual. Has the person used different bases of power for different situations?

Using Fiedler’s contingency theory, how did situational factors contribute to this leader’s use of power?

Using the GCU library databases, create a 2,000-2,500-word (body content) research paper that consists of eight journal articles (at least four from the past 2 years).

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

You have been hired as the new executive of a struggling nonprofit organization with approximately 100 employees. Previous leadership disagreed on the direction and objectives of the organization; employee morale is low. The executive board has hired you to facilitate a cultural change in order to give the organization a clear direction, reduce conflict, and increase employee morale and productivity.

Design and develop a 10-12-slide PowerPoint presentation that addresses the following issues of implementing organizational change. Address the following:

  1. Explain how performance and conflict contributed to the need for organizational change.
  2. What steps can be taken to establish a culture of change in the organization?
  3. How could you increase employee acceptance of the change?
  4. How should channels of communication be organized in order to facilitate both upward and downward communication?
  5. How might employee empowerment play a role in mediating the negative effects of organizational change?

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

Include speaker notes of 50-75 words for each slide. Title and reference slide are not included in the total slide count.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

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PSY 565 Topic 8 Assignment: Job Stress and Burnout

Write an essay (750-1,000 words) reflecting on a stressful job that you previously held, or a hypothetical job you can create for this assignment.

  1. Describe the factors that contributed to high stress levels.
  2. What might the organization have done to help reduce stress levels? Identify leadership behaviors as well as organizational policies.
  3. How might an I/O psychologist assess the need for change and facilitate that change in your example?

Your essay should include three to four scholarly resources from the GCU library.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.