Humanitarian Aid Mission after Indonesia Earthquake and Tsunami

Critical Evaluation of Organisational Behaviour

A 7.5 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia created a 15-foot tsunami, killing more than 400 people and displacing an untold number from their homes. These people are in need of emergency supplies like food, water, and medicine, in addition to longer-term recovery assistance to help residents. The shallow but powerful earthquake and tsunami struck off the coast of Indonesia on September 28, 2018, causing widespread damage to buildings and property. You are a special assistant to the leader of a humanitarian aid mission to the tsumami devastation in Indonesia. The mission consists of several hundred people from New Zealand, Korea, China, India and four other countries. The group will work together for approximately one year. The New Zealand contingent includes six M?ori team members.

Based on your study of Organisational Behaviour, critically evaluate how you would  recommend to improve mutual understanding and effective communication among these members during this difficult mission? Include examples of how these recommendations could be applied in this challenging time and difficult situations. Identify and explain communication barriers that might occur (either interpersonal, intrapersonal, intergroup and/or intragroup) due to cultural differences among them. Critically analyse the recommendations that could be implemented to ensure that these barriers are resolved?

Support your argument as to how motivation influences behaviour according to specifically the process theories of motivation theories.  Apply knowledge/ describe on how the benefits and problems of diversity affects the approach of the mission to be completed succesfull grounded on Hofstede’s five dimensions of cultural differences that affect attitudes, communication, motivation and group dynamics based on a national and international level.

LO1: Describe and critically analyse the foundations of individual behaviour and its impact upon work organisations.

LO2: Critically evaluate how groups and teams develop and function, and how group dynamics affect performance.
LO3: Critique employee satisfaction and motivation as determinant of work performance.

LO4: Explain and critically analyse how communication could be utilised to enhance work performance and employee outcomes.