Self Reflection Essay Organizational Behaviour

This paper will address two situations experienced by me and they will be related to aspects of these theories in the Organizational Behavior book. What is interesting to demonstrate the importance of aspects related to this issue in our day to day. The criterion chosen to begin this self reflection paper was not based on the chronology of events but the degree of importance they had in my life, in order to my professional and personal growth. I'll start this self reflection paper with the situation more meaningful in my professional life. And, more pertinent precisely because it was the hardest to deal with, of all the adverse situations that everyone goes throught into their work. To make clearer the context involved, is important the detailed description of all points referents to the situation. To elucidate all the points I chose the format of a case study, just to be a good teaching material.

FIRST SITUATION:
COMPANY:
ESPM JUNIOR MARKET CONSULTANT Approximately four years ago, I worked in a marketing consultancy "junior" in Brazil. A company "Junior" is a company created in college and formed only by students. It function as a normal consultation, the students take care of projects but each project is supervised by at least two teachers, who are people with strong academic base and large market experience. According to the participation of renowned professors, the service becomes attractive for companies, since junior companies charge less than half the price of firms 'real' and has the support of valuable professionals . These, when renowned, providing services to even large businesses. The "Junior" company has a hierarchy like any other company, and requirements for promotion dependens on time of company and exams that tests the knowledge of the company and marketing concepts. The negotiation with clients is made by the managers (students usually around one year and a half of the company) together with the guiding teachers