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West Chester Private School Case Study
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Colangelo College of Business, Grand Canyon University
MGT-420: Organizational Behavior and Management
Lisa Duryee
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West Chester Private School
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Your introduction should be typed here. It should be 3-5 sentences and include a thesis statement that introduces all the key points of the paper. Please note that you should follow all APA writing rules within your essay. This means avoid first and second person, do not use contractions, and use citations throughout your paper. Each section should have numerous academic citations to support your writing. The body of your paper should be 1600-1800 words (introduction through conclusion). The final sentence in your introduction will be a strong thesis statement that introduces the key topics that will be discussed in the essay. Here is an example: In the pages to follow, West Chester Private School (WCPS) will be discussed in the context of open systems, organizational culture, the closure process, the impact of technology and innovation on stakeholders, administration closure options, the plans for future direction of WCPS, along with the four functions of management.
External Environment and Open Systems
This section should discuss the external environment in the context of an evaluation of WCPS as an open system. Define these two concepts with citations from your academic research as you apply them. You can find information in Chapter Two of our text regarding open systems. Address all aspects of an organization’s external environment including cited content as needed for supporting evidence. Evaluate the effectiveness of WCPS as an open system during the closure. Thoroughly evaluate the situation, include examples from the case study and offer insight. Use cited material throughout each section to validate your position. Always make sure that each main term is defined (paraphrased – only two direct quotes are allowed in your entire paper) and cited. You should always use the textbook for your main definitions of course concepts from the grading rubric. It is important to have a balance of your own insight and cited material. Remember that your Lopeswrite score must be 20% or less. Note the point value in the grading rubric to know how much to develop each section. Some sections are worth more or less, so this should guide you.
Internal Environment and Organizational Culture
This section should discuss the internal environment of WCPS in the context of an evaluation of organizational culture. Each term should be defined/cited as you address them. Use the textbook for definitions so you are learning them in the context of this course. Always avoid random websites, they are not considered scholarly.
You will want to approach this section by discussing/defining/citing all aspects of internal environment – organizational culture and context. Evaluate the culture and internal environment within WCPS during the closure process in the case study. Provide examples and offer detailed insight. Include cited material to strengthen your claims throughout. Note the point value in the grading rubric to know how much to develop each section.
Closure Decision and Process
This section should focus on the closure process in relation to Dr. Murphy and Education Management Services. Evaluate the decision to close the campuses and the process of the closure. Define and discuss the behavioral decision-making process (with citations) and evaluate how it was applied to the closure process. Cited, scholarly material should be infused throughout as needed to support your claims. Note the point value in the grading rubric to know how much to develop each section.
Technology and Innovation Challenge
This section should address a technology and innovation challenge that WCPS encountered. Also, provide a solution that would help WCPS become more competitive in meeting the needs of its stakeholders. Find scholarly, cited material to validate your choice here. As with previous sections, main terms (stakeholders, innovation) should be defined and cited from either your text or academic sources. Scholarly, cited material is required in each content section of the essay.
Theories from the Classical, Behavioral, and Modern Management Approaches
This section focuses on management theories and how WCPS could have handled the closure in a different manner if they had used these theories. Analyze the WCPS case study and suggest one theory from each category of approaches (classical, behavioral, and modern). Define each theory you choose with citations from your academic research and explain how each theory could have been used to handle the closure better. Provide insight and detail. You should have cited material for each theory. Please note, this section of the grading rubric is worth more than the others so it should be more developed and detailed.
Plans for the Future
Define long and short term goals with citations from your academic research. Identify and justify one long and one short-term goal for the future of WCPS with examples and additional insight. Again, scholarly insight is required to validate your choices. Note the point value for each section of the grading rubric to ensure you are developing your paragraphs appropriately to meet the overall word count of 1600-1800 words.
Concluding Statement
This paragraph varies from a typical conclusion. Review the grading rubric. This paragraph should thoroughly integrate the four functions of management to revamp management at WCPS and in turn meet the short and long-term goals you have suggested. Define and cite each term as you apply them. Be sure to include examples and to cite academic sources to increase the validity of your findings.
**Additional notes: use this template, keep the topic headings in place. Type over my directions. The assignment directions call for a minimum of two academic sources in addition to your textbook. Please keep in mind that the Case Study is NOT an academic source, but it should be cited throughout your paper and included in your reference page when using information directly from it. The word count for this paper is between 1600-1800.. Your LopesWrite percentage must be under 20% and you should not have more than two direct quotes in your essay. Please proof-read and run your paper through spell-check and follow the template and you should do very well. See the last page below for proper reference page formatting.
References
Oke, M. (n.d.). West Chester Private School case study. Grand Canyon University. Retrieved from Course Materials: https://lc.gcu.edu/learningPlatform/user/users.html
Uhl-Bien, M., Piccolo, R.F., Schermerhorn, J. R. & Bachrach, D.G. (2021). MGT-420 organizational behavior and management with WileyPLUS. Wiley & Sons.
