ORGANISATIONAL MANAGEMENT

Concepts from the book: Buchanan D and Huczynski A (2019) Organizational Behaviour. 10th ed.
Harlow, Pearson

The aim is to apply the concepts presented to identify, analyse and propose recommendations for
action, for a management problem in a health care organisation. Objectives The objectives are, to:

• Identify an organisational problem
• Analyse the problem situation using concepts and theories of organisational behaviour; and
• Develop credible and feasible recommendations for change.

Task instructions
WRITE UP A CASE STUDY OF AN ORGANISATIONAL PROBLEM IN HEALTH SERVICES or remotely
health–related organisation based on your experience.
Your case study should address the following four areas:
1 The problem situation: A concrete description of the problem in the particular organisational
setting.
2 The diagnosis: What the organisational management literature contributes to an understanding of
the core problem, drawing on the relevant concepts and theories presented in the module.
3 The wider organisational context: An analysis, which describes how other features of the
organisation and its environment relate to the problem situation.
4 Recommendations for management intervention: A clear statement of feasible
recommendations, including an analysis of why these policies may work and others not