Impact of Personalities and Diversity

Impact of Personalities and Diversity

Each team member will complete the Big Five Personality Assessment at the end of Ch. 5 of Organizational Behavior (4th ed.).

As a team, write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that discusses the following:

Describe the results of each member’s personality test. Explain how this information could impact the work of a team. Explain the impact of personality and abilities on an organization’s performance.

Part 2:

Justin has been working at the local medical waste management company for many years. His company is piloting a new program that would benefit the health care community. Recently, he was assigned to the team that will be responsible for creating the new program. As Justin works with the team, he finds that there is a lot of diversity within the team members that may eventually affect the success of the project. Justin often wonders what type of collaboration will be considered to help work through some of the challenges the team is facing.

As a team, write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that discusses the following:

Identify different diversities that may be found within groups. Explain the impact of diversity on an organization. Identify the collaboration between a manager and human resources (HR) within organizational behavior.

Format your paper according to APA guidelines.

Cite 4 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references to support your paper.

Part 1 and Part 2 should be submitted in the same Microsoft® Word® document.