The purpose of this assignment is to analyze how businesses interact with their internal and external environments. Students will also apply their knowledge of decision-making models, technology and innovation, management theories, and goal setting.
Considering that an organization is defined as two or more people working together toward a common goal, think of an organization with which you are familiar or involved (e.g., campus club, employer, church group). Select one of these organizations with which you have a personal connection as the basis of this paper in which you will analyze its effectiveness in handling a problem or issue it faced.
Write a paper (1,600-1,800 words) in which you address the following based on the organization you have selected.
1)Describe your involvement in or awareness of the organization you have chosen to write about during the time it experienced the issue/problem. Include a brief summary of the issue/problem. 2)Apply the four components of an open system in evaluating whether your chosen organization functioned as an effective open system while interacting with its external environment during that period. Explain your response.
3)Provide an explanation, using three appropriate management theories from three distinct viewpoints/approaches, for how the organization could have handled the problem effectively with three specific stakeholders (internal and/or external). For example, you can include one theory from within each of the following: the classical viewpoint (e.g., scientific management theory), the human relations approach under the behavioral viewpoint, (e.g., Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory), and evidence-based management under the quantitative viewpoint. 4)Define both the rational and nonrational decision-making models. Explain whether the rational or the nonrational decision-making model was used in handling the problem. Integrate the steps for your selected decision-making model in your response and evaluate the shortcomings of the decision-making model used.
5)Identify and use an AI tool, such as ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, etc., to formulate a suggested solution to the problem. Discuss the steps taken to generate the suggested solution, including the prompt that you created and adjusted to yield the desired results. 6)Considering the four functions of management, suggest how each function can be used to implement one long-term goal and one short-term goal to meet the AI recommendation above. Include a justified rationale for your suggestions. You are required to use at least two external scholarly sources in addition to the textbook.
While the use of an AI tool is permitted to complete this assignment, adherence to the guidance on acceptable use and citation of AI-generated content from your instructor and the University Policy Handbook is expected. Access the AI Resource Center, located in the Student Success Center, via Classroom Policies in the digital classroom for information on usage of AI tools. This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.