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Identify and then interview at least three people who have a good amount of work experience. The Organizational Behavior Audit Template will guide you through the interview process. The final paper will be written using APA guidelines. Your informal research will focus on the "mechanisms" within an organization that affect job satisfaction and employee performance. For example, healthcare administrator, HR manager, and scheduling manager.

Organizational Audit Template

Organizational Mechanisms

Organizational Culture

1. What does the term organizational culture mean to you? How would you describe the culture of the organization?

2. What's it like to work here (or there)?

3. How would you describe the "values" of the organization?

4. What do (or did) people get rewarded for doing?

5. What do (or did) people get in trouble for doing?

Organizational Structure

1. How is (or was) the company organized?

2. How formal are (or were) the work rules and procedures?

3. Where in the organizational structure do (or did) important decisions get made? Just at the top or at all levels?

4. In your department, how many people report (or reported) to the supervisor or manager?

5. Is (or was) there a formal "chain of command?" How does (or did) it work?

Group Mechanisms

Leadership

1. How would you describe the practice or behaviors of leaders in this organization?

2. What do (or did) the leaders do to inspire employees to perform at their best?

3. How do (or did) leaders spend their time?

4. Do (or did) leaders focus most on tasks or people?

5. Are (or were) people valued?

Teams

1. Does (or did) the organization utilize formal or informal teams?

2. Is (or was) teamwork encouraged?

3. Are (or were) you a member of a team? If so, how is or was the team working?

4. Are (or were) teams empowered to make important decisions?

5. How do (or did) you or did you feel about working on a team?

Individual Mechanisms

Job Satisfaction

1. How would you describe your overall level of job satisfaction?

2. What factors increased your level of job satisfaction?

3. What factors tended to decrease your level of job satisfaction?

4. If you had to name the one thing that most affects (or affected) your level of job satisfaction, what would that be?

5. Overall, how do (or did) you feel about your job?

Stress

1. Would others describe your job as a high stress or low stress job? Why?

2. Do (or did) you experience stress on the job? If so, what kinds of things cause (or caused) stress in your work environment?

3. When you experience (or experienced) stress what kinds of things do (or did) you do to cope with it?

4. What does (or did) the company do to help employees who experience (or experienced) stress?

5. What kinds of support systems are (or were) available to employees?

Motivation

1. What factors tend to increase and decrease your level of job motivation?

2. Are (or were) rewards distributed fairly within the organization? Please explain.

3. What good things happen (or happened) to you when you perform at a high level in this organization?

4. Are (or were) there any negatives associated with performing at a high level in this organization?

5. What is rewarding to you?

Trust, Justice, and Ethics

1. Are (or were) people treated fairly? Explain.

2. How much trust do (or did) you have in the management team?

3. How much trust do (or did) you have in your supervisor or manager?

4. What happens (or happened) to employees when they make mistakes?

5. Is (or was) ethical behavior expected and encouraged within the organization? Explain.

Learning and Decision Making

1. How are (or were) decisions made within the organization?

2. Do (or did) employees participate in making important decisions? Explain.

3. Is (or was) job experience valued in this organization? Explain.

4. Do (or did) you have opportunities to learn, grow, and develop within the organization? Explain.

5. Is (or was) learning valued in this organization? Explain.

Individual Outcomes

Job Performance

1. How would you describe your overall level of job performance in this organization?

2. From your perspective, what are (or were) some of the factors that affect or affected your overall job performance?

Organizational Commitment

1. How would you describe the level of commitment you have (or had) to stay with this organization for the long term?

2. From your perspective, what are (or were) some of the factors that affect (or affected) your overall commitment to stay with this organization?