Application Paper #2 – Problem Solving Paper

Your paper can focus on either a current or past employer of yours, or some other company with which you have significant familiarity. What’s needed is some knowledge of the inner workings of the company–its struggles, its strengths, its climate, and so forth. The paper should include the following four sections:

Organization – Provide just enough details on the company for me to be able to understand the problem that will be described. Resist the urge to provide irrelevant details and feel free to omit or disguise any details that might be sensitive in nature.

Problem – Describe, specifically, one problem that the company is struggling with that will serve as the focus of the paper. Resist the urge to discuss multiple problems–focus on one specific issue with which the organization is struggling. Be sure to focus on a problem that can be impacted by the relevant topic.

Topic – Choose one topic from the list below, and apply that topic to the problem.

Describe very specifically how the concepts, principles, and findings represented in the topic matter to the problem, and how they can be leveraged to articulate a solution.

Value-percept theory
Job characteristics theory
Challenge-hindrance stressors
Expectancy theory
Goal setting theory
Equity theory
Psychological empowerment
Cognition-based trust
Justice
Ethical decision making
Cognitive ability
Emotional intelligence
Team processes
Types of power
Transformational leadership

Recommendations – Provide a list of very specific recommendations/action steps

that flow out of the discussion of the topic and that can help solve the problem. In thinking about how to craft the topic into those recommendations, strike a balance between beingpractical and being bold. Every organization has key constraints that need to be taken into account when designing interventions. Although those should be considered, resist the urge to “play it safe”, as that tendency often leads to modest interventions that are ultimately ineffective.

Beyond the parameters above, please bring your own self-expression, initiative, and

creativity to the content and style of the paper. 80% of the paper grade will revolve around content issues, with 20% revolving around writing style issues. Papers are to be submitted in print, not electronic

This paper should be 4 pages in length (double spaced, size 12 font, 1 inch margins).

preview of the answer…

Apple Inc. is a technological company involved in designing, developing and selling computer software, online services, and consumer electronics. It has a variety of high-quality products including tablet computers, smartphones, and laptops among other products. It is one of the largest technological giants, and it has employed a significant number of employees (Ledenyov & Ledenyov, 2015). The company has achieved significant growth in the recent past with a number of acquisitions. This success is driven by a motivated team as well as by visionary leaders who are able to transform ideas and talents into quality products. Even though the leadership of Tim Cook has significantly improved the working conditions in the company, it has not adequately guaranteed all employees…

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