Organizational Behavior Essay

Executive Summary

This case study involves Paula Peters from Africa who is a determined young woman and a devoted mother of two young daughters. Her professional career in the education sector shows the likelihood of success with only better things to come. She was a settled young woman who never brought work home and managed to spend enough time with her husband and daughters. In fact, she had a stable life, be it socially or financially. Nevertheless, after a life threatening experience made Paula and her husband reflect on their safety and the safety of their daughters, they left Africa and moved to Sydney, Australia. Paula and her family had no other choice but to leave behind their family, friends and other precious things that meant everything to them. After moving to Australia, Paula faced a few problems. She was emotionally unbalanced. She got irritated with her new job. Becoming financially unstable made her feel anxious. She also had to work long hours and brought work home and as a result, she spent less time with her husband and her daughters. This made her feel depressed. As a result of all this, she became an angry and moody individual. Besides her emotions, she also faced cultural gaps. Paula also found that her motivation levels were unstable. It is recommended that the organization Human resource management play a role in handling person like Paula. A lot of ways will be explained later in this essay on rewarding a hard worker like Paula.














Problem identification and analysis

  The number of dual-earner families has increased, as has the combined hours parents are working, while the time-consuming demands of maintaining a family and caring for dependents are unchanged. With more people working for pay and family work hours rising, balancing work and family life is becoming an increasingly critical issue. (Appelbaum, Kalleberg, & Berg, 2003).   Nowadays, not only the man have to be the breadwinner in the family, the...