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Ministry of Education
Saudi Electronic University
المملكة العربية السعودية
وزارة التعليم
الجامعة السعودية اإللكترونية
College of Administrative and Financial Sciences
General Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
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The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via the
allocated folder.
Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced
for poor presentation. This includes filling in your information on the cover page.
Students must mention the question number clearly in their answers.
Late submissions will NOT be accepted.
All answers must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No
pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.
Learning Outcomes:
CLO-Covered
1. Recognize the fundamental concepts, theories, and principles, and examine
challenges of organizational behaviour. (CLO1).
2. Describe management issues such as diversity, attitudes and job satisfaction,
personality, and values in organizational behaviour (CLO2).
Assignment 1
Reference Source:
Textbook:Colquitt, J. A., LePine, J. A., & Wesson, M. J. (2021). Organizational behaviour:
Improving performance and commitment in the workplace (7th ed). Burr Ridge, IL:
McGraw-Hill Irwin.
Case Study: –
Case: GOLDMAN SACHS
Please read the case “Goldman Sachs” from Chapter 5 “STRESS ” Page: – 149 given in
your textbook – Organizational behaviour: Improving performance and commitment in the
workplace (7th ed). by Colquitt, J. A., LePine, J. A., & Wesson, M. J. (2021) and Answer
the following Questions:
Assignment Question(s):
1. Identify and describe the types of demands that Goldman Sachs employees experience
in their jobs. Explain why these employees can be motivated and committed to the
company while also experiencing a great deal of stress. (02 Marks) (Min words 150-200)
2. Describe how Goldman Sachs’ resilience training might influence different parts of the
stress process as it is described in this chapter. (02 Marks) (Min words 150-200)
3. Identify and describe potential limitations of Goldman Sachs’ resilience training
program. How can these limitations be mitigated? (02 Marks) (Min words 200)
Part:-2
Discussion Questions: – Please read Chapters 3 & 4 “Organizational Commitment &
Job Satisfaction” carefully and then give your answers based on your understanding.
4. Which type of organizational commitment (affective, continuance, or normative) do
you think is most important to the majority of employees? Which do you think is most
important to you? (02 Marks) (Min words 150-200)
5. What steps can organizations take to improve promotion satisfaction, supervision
satisfaction, and coworker satisfaction? (02 Marks) (Min words 150-200)
Important Note: 1. Support your submission with course material concepts, principles, and theories from
the textbook and at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles.
2. References required in the assignment. Use APA style for writing references.
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