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HCA455 Organizational Behavior
and Leadership in Health Care

Week 1 Assignment

Organizational
Behavior and Culture

Identify an
organization related to health care in which you are interested.

Write a paper (1,000
to 1,250 words) that addresses the following:

What is organizational
behavior?

What makes up an
organization’s culture?

What is the
significance of the Hawthorne Studies to the study of organizational behavior?

Compare and contrast
the findings of the Hawthorne Studies with at least two other organizational
behavior studies, one of which must be from a source other than the textbook.

Prepare this
assignment according to the APA 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.

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HCA455 Organizational Behavior
and Leadership in Health Care

Week 2 Assignment

Hospital Application:
Leadership Theories

Access the
“Allied Health Community” media and select “Scenarios” to
access the scenarios for this course. Review the instructions and legend
information. Read the Hospital Scenario for this course and complete the
following assignment:

Write a 500?750 word
paper that addresses the following:

Evaluate the
management styles and identify the positive and negatives of each manager’s
characteristics.

Identify what
transactional and transformational leadership theories are present.

Provide an example of
how one leader mentioned in the case study could adapt the servant leadership
model into practice, and how this change could have an impact on a quality
improvement department within health care.

Prepare this
assignment according to the APA 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 LopesWrite. Please refer to the directions in the
Student Success Center.

HCA455 Organizational Behavior
and Leadership in Health Care

Week 3 Assignment

Benchmark Assignment –
Interview a Health Care Organization Leader

Interview

Interview a leader
currently working in a health care institution or organization that interests
you. The interview should be at least 30 minutes in length. To prepare for this
interview, develop 10 questions that focus on organizational behavior that you
will ask the leader.

Ask questions that
help understand and define the person’s leadership and motivational approaches,
and how these affect organizational behavior and culture. Consider academic and
professional background, contributions to the community, problem-solving
processes, mentoring activities, employee relations, position and role in the
organization’s structure, etc.

Paper

Write 1,000-1,250 word
paper. Refer to the questions and responses from your interview. Analyze your
findings using the information on leadership styles and theories, and the
positive and negative outcomes associated with various leadership approaches,
presented in this course. Summarize the conclusions of your analysis in regard
to the following:

Describe the
leadership style, or styles (transformational, transactional, visionary,
servant, etc.) communicated by the leader. Provide examples to support your
explanation.

Describe what
motivational strategies used by the leader.

Identify
organizational behavior/cultural issues the leader has formally or informally
addressed. Describe the leader’s role in those situations, and how the leader’s
motivational strategies or models affected organizational behavior/culture.

Describe the positive
and negative outcomes that occurred as a result of the leader’s overall
approach.

Based upon the
organizational outcomes, determine the most effective strategies the leader
could implement in the future in order to improve, or continuing to improve,
organizational and individual performance.

General Requirements

Prepare this
assignment according to the APA 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 LopesWrite. Please refer to the directions in the
Student Success Center.

HCA455 Organizational Behavior
and Leadership in Health Care

Week 4 Assignment

Transitional Care
Application: Roles and Organizational Structure

Access the
“Allied Health Community” media and select “Scenarios” to
access the scenarios for this course. Review the instructions and legend
information. Read the Transitional Care Scenario for this course and complete
the following assignment:

Put yourself in
Kaila’s shoes. As a new CEO of an organization, you have recognized that
designation of power has been an issue in the past. As a result, this is
creating obstacles for you and your vision. Create a plan of action to regain
control of the organization and employees, while still moving forward with a
specific vision. In the plan, include:

The specific steps you
need to put in place to regain the power and direction of the organization.
Include strategies to increase employee trust and respect for you and each
other.

The type of leadership
style, or styles, that would best work to manage within this organization.

The structural changes
that must take place within the organizations current employee hierarchy.

Describe your
implementation strategy and timeline for your plan.

APA format is not
required, but solid academic writing is expected.

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 LopesWrite. Please refer to the directions in the
Student Success Center.

HCA455 Organizational Behavior
and Leadership in Health Care

Week 4 Assignment

Benchmark Assignment –
Organizational Structure

Identify a health care
organization that is of interest to you. Create a chart that illustrates its
organizational structure. An example of an organization chart can be found in
chapter 16 of your textbook, Organization Behavior in Health Care. Use the
organizational chart you have created to discuss the following in a paper of
750-1,000 words:

Describe the
relationship of the leaders, departments, and personnel within the
organizational chart.

Explain what
communication strategies are needed to support workforce management and how
they would be implemented.

What are the types of
leadership styles needed at the different levels of the organization to
effectively manage organizational dynamics?

What are the types of
leadership styles or techniques needed to effectively manage change within the
organization? Explain why these are effective.

Describe the sources
of power within the organizational structure. What are various ways in which
people acquire power within the organizational structure?

Prepare this
assignment according to the APA 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 LopesWrite. Please refer to the directions in the
Student Success Center.

HCA455 Organizational Behavior and
Leadership in Health Care

Week 5 Assignment

Benchmark Assignment –
Community Care Application: Communication and Group Dynamics

Access the
“Allied Health Community”media and select “Scenarios” to
access the scenarios for this course. Review the instructions and legend
information. Read the Community Care Scenario for this course and complete the
following assignment:

Write an action plan
detailing how the group dynamics and communication between group members can be
improved. Include the following:

Identify three major
events that occurred that caused this meeting be considered ineffective.

What meeting
guidelines, methods, or best practices can be implemented to create a more
effective meeting? (Consider what could have been implemented prior to the
meeting, at the beginning of the meeting, during the meeting, and at the end of
the meeting.)

Describe communication
processes that can improve group dynamics and meeting effectiveness.

Describe how this
group can be structured differently to clarify roles and responsibilities.
Describe strategies that can be implemented to improve the group dynamics.

Evaluate each group
using the Stages of Group Development discussed in chapter 16 in your textbook.
Using this information, describe how these stages can be applied in this
situation.

APA format is not
required, but solid academic writing is expected.

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 LopesWrite. Please refer to the directions in the
Student Success Center.

HCA455 Organizational Behavior
and Leadership in Health Care

Week 6 Assignment

CLC – Primary Care
Provider Application, Organizational Development and Change

This is a
Collaborative Learning Community (CLC) assignment.

Access the
“Allied Health Community” media and select “Scenarios” to
access the scenarios for this course. Review the instructions and legend
information. Read the Primary Care Provider scenario for this course and complete
the following assignment.

Your group is
responsible for ensuring that the acquisition of the Primary Care Provider
Clinic is successful. Changes must be initiated that enhance employee
productivity and support the clinic in showing a positive financial gain. As
part of your responsibilities, you are charged with coming up a plan of action
to initiate change, help employees transition, and ensure that the effects of the
change become long lasting.

Create a PowerPoint
presentation (12?15 slides, including your References slide) to illustrate your
plan of action. What would your plans and steps for intervention include?
Include detailed steps for planning, change implementation, employee
interventions (introducing and preparing them for change), and handling
resistance to change. Use Lewin’s change model to develop a plan to
successfully maintain and enhance staff productivity.

APA format is not
required, but solid academic writing is expected.

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 LopesWrite.

HCA455 Organizational Behavior
and Leadership in Health Care

Week 7 Assignment

Home Care Application:
Decision Making and Conflict Management

Access the
“Allied Health Community” media and select “Scenarios” to
access the scenarios for this course. Review the instructions and legend
information. Read the Home Care scenario for this course and complete the
following assignment:

Write a 1,000-1,250
word paper. Identify the steps associated with making decisions within in health
care? What types of conflict were present among the employees in the home
health company? What would have been the best decision-making model to use in
this case study, why? How would you use negotiation models to resolve conflict
in this situation?

Prepare this
assignment according to the APA 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 LopesWrite. Please refer to the directions in the
Student Success Center.

HCA455 Organizational Behavior
and Leadership in Health Care

Week 8 Assignment

Benchmark Assignment –
Diversity in Health Care

Write a paper
(1,000-1,250 words) that addresses the impact diversity has on health care, and
the changes that occur to support diverse populations. Include the following:

Define diversity.
Explain how diverse demographics influence the health care industry. Consider
culture, gender, religion and spirituality, and social and economic status.

Define the meaning of
cultural competence and the role it plays in organizational behavior.

What is meant by the
term “diversity management”? How have changes in U.S. demographics
impacted the health care industry, diversity of customers, and diversity within
the organization itself?

How does understanding
diversity support awareness, empathy, and understanding with a community? How
does it support a national and global community?

Prepare this
assignment according to the APA 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 LopesWrite. Please refer to the directions in the
Student Success Center.