MNG82001 Organisational Behaviour Assignment 1 Part A Worksheet

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Organisational Behaviour (MNG82001)
Assignment 1 (Part A) – Worksheet
Marking Key
1. The title of a particular Journal article, its year of publication, issue number and web link(s) are
provided below. Search the Library’s catalogue system to identify and fill-in the missing
information. (1 mark for providing all the required information)
Title: Knowledge-based structures and organisational commitment
Author: Gordon Brooks
Publication: Management Decision
Year of Publication: 2002
Vol. 40 . Issue No. 5/6 Pages: 566-573
Viewed: 4 March 2019, <https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy.scu.edu.au/docview/212061577?
accountid=16926&rfr_id=info%3Axri%2Fsid%3Aprimo>
Or
4 March 2019,
<https://www-emeraldinsight-com.ezproxy.scu.edu.au/doi/full/10.1108/00251740210433954>
2. Limited details of a particular journal article are provided below. Search the Library’s Proquest
database to identify and fill-in the missing information. (1 mark for providing all the required
information)
Title: Personality and organisational commitment
Authors: Spagnoli, P, & Caetano, A
Publication: Career Development International
Year of Publication: 2012
Vol. 17. Issue No. 3. Pages: 255-275
Viewed: 15th March 2019

3. When writing an academic paper and drawing on content from another publication, the
Library’s Harvard Referencing LibGuide shows that there are two distinct ways to paraphrase
and cite the information.
Below is a short passage that comes from page 255 of the journal article from Task 2. Using this
passage, give an example of the two citation/referencing methods. (1 mark).
Today more than ever, organisations must compete to attract
and retain high quality employees. Law enforcement agencies
face the additional challenge of having to maintain a stable
workforce committed to the work and the organisation.
Paraphrasing example 1
Organizations need to compete more than ever today to attract and retain high - quality
employees. Law enforcement agencies are faced with the additional challenge of keeping a
stable workforce committed to work and organization.
Paraphrasing example 2
To attract and retain high - quality employees, organizations need to compete more than ever
today. The additional challenge facing law enforcement agencies is to maintain a stable
workforce committed to work and organization.
4. Show how you would identify the article from question 2 in the Reference List of an academic
paper. Ensure you follow the exact formatting style illustrated in the SCU Library’s Harvard
Referencing LibGuide. Also ensure you identify the DOI number. (1 mark)
The referencing has been created after logging into the SCU Library account and looking up for the
article. All the details about the article were then fetched to create the reference.
SCU Library’s Harvard Referencing guide was looked up to comply with the referencing standards. First
comes the surname of the author followed by their initials. After that comes the year of publishing
followed by the title, volume and issue number. The reference ends with page number and url (if
available)
Reference:
Spagnoli, P. and Caetano, A., 2012, ‘Personality and organisational commitment’, Career Development
International, 17(3), pp.255-275, https://doi.org/10.1108/13620431211241081

5. Use the Library’s electronic database system to identify one Peer-Reviewed Journal article that
you will cite in Asmt 1b and Asmt 1c. Insert the details of this article in the area below.
Underneath, show how you will cite this article in the Reference List of each assignment. Note
that you cannot nominate the article from Task 1 or 2 of this assignment. (1 mark)
Title: Organisational Communication and Its Relationships with Job Satisfaction and Organisational
Commitment of Primary School Staff in Western Australia
Author(s): De Nobile, John
Publication: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group
Year of publication: 2017
Volume number: 37
Issue number: 3
Page range: 380-398
URL: https://scu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?
docid=ericEJ1131049&context=PC&vid=61SCU_INST:61SCU&search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&tab=Ever
ything&lang=en
Viewed: 15th March 2019
Reference List
1. De Nobile, John 2017, ‘Organisational Communication and Its Relationships with Job
Satisfaction and Organisational Commitment of Primary School Staff in Western Australia’,
Educational Psychology, vol. 37, no. 3, pp. 380–398.