[Solved] analyze how individual behavior, personality traits, and interpersonal skills influence organizational culture, decision-making, and performance in a startup environment.

Assignment Prompt & Instructions

Please, analyze how individual behavior, personality traits, and interpersonal skills influence organizational culture, decision-making, and performance in a startup environment.
**Pre-Class Preparation:**
1. Read the [**BarkGift case study**](https://onlinecampus.atlantisuniversity.edu/mod/lti/view.php?id=244030) carefully.
2. Take notes on the founders’ personalities, values, and leadership approaches.
3. Identify examples of interpersonal dynamics, decision-making challenges, and employee motivation issues.
**In-Class Group Work (3 or 4 students):**
– **Step 1.** Individual Factors: Identify at least three personal characteristics (personality traits, values, attitudes) of the founders or key employees that have shaped BarkGift’s culture and decision-making. Link these to OB theories such as the Big Five personality model, Schwartz’s values theory, or attribution theory.
– **Step 2.** Team Dynamics: Describe how communication styles, trust levels, and conflict management approaches are influencing team performance.
– **Step 3.** Managerial Skills: Evaluate how the founders’ interpersonal skills have helped or hindered growth. Identify any gaps in skills needed for the next phase of development.
– **Step 4.** Recommendations: Propose two actions the founders could take to improve people management and organizational effectiveness.
**Deliverables:**
– Group Report: 2–3 pages, APA format, summarizing analysis and recommendations.
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