Research shows that people learn effectively when working on real problems grounded in their own work experience. 1. Select a specific organization of interest to you and identify a problem at the firm related to organizational behavior (OB). 2. Think of yourself as an organizational consultant and assume that a key manager has requested a thorough analysis and recommended course of action to resolve an actual organizational problem that will make a difference to the future performance of the organization. Week-2 Submit written Brief Proposal of Research containing the following: 1. A brief overview of the chosen organization and your role in it 2. Preliminary problem statement in the form of a researchable question 3. A brief narrative description of the organizational problem that you would like to research and resolve 4. Which TCO or textbook topic your problem is related to Week-3 Conduct library research on your topic. 1. Identify a minimum of six scholarly resources for your project. 2. All resources for the paper must come from the DeVry library and must be of scholarly quality. 3. Use the librarians for assistance in accessing materials. 4. Review the "using EBSCO" tutorial. Please Note: Articles found online (many on consulting company websites, Internet magazines, or other blogs) will not be considered an acceptable scholarly resource. Conduct your research through a library where you can be assured that the sources are of scholarly quality. Week-4 Submit written Expanded Research Proposal containing the following: 1. Documentation of at least three initial scholarly sources from the library 2. Expanded introduction to the organization 3. Expanded description of your chosen problem 4. Preliminary solution options (bulleted) 5. Preliminary analysis of leadership and organizational behavior concepts addressed in the paper There should be title than introduction, problem statement, literature review, analysis, solution, reflection and references. Executive summary To a greater extent there is need for the federal government to use the tax payers’ money in rebuilding New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina of the year 2005. Revenue statistics shows that prior this disaster, New Orleans was the leading state that provided revenue to the federal government because of its amazing economic activities thus it will be a prudent idea for the federal government to set aside over $31 billion to be used in building New Orleans. In addition to this, unlike the neighboring states such as Louisiana and Mississippi, the larger percentage of New Orleans residents were living below poverty level and the remaining few who were rich had taken insurance covers and premiums for their property. Taking into account the massive destruction caused by hurricane Katrina such as loss of property, loss of relatives as well as family friends and the trauma caused by this natural disaster then it will be fair for the federal government, non-governm ...

1. Research shows that people learn effectively when working on
real problems grounded in their own work experience.
1. Select a specific organization of interest to you and identify a
problem at the firm related to organizational behavior (OB).
2. Think of yourself as an organizational consultant and assume
that a key manager has requested a thorough analysis and
recommended course of action to resolve an actual
organizational problem that will make a difference to the future
performance of the organization.
Week-2
Submit written Brief Proposal of Research containing the
following:
1. A brief overview of the chosen organization and your role in
it
2. Preliminary problem statement in the form of a researchable
question
3. A brief narrative description of the organizational problem
that you would like to research and resolve
4. Which TCO or textbook topic your problem is related to
Week-3
Conduct library research on your topic.
1. Identify a minimum of six scholarly resources for your
project.
2. All resources for the paper must come from the DeVry library
and must be of scholarly quality.
3. Use the librarians for assistance in accessing materials.
4. Review the "using EBSCO" tutorial.
Please Note: Articles found online (many on consulting
company websites, Internet magazines, or other blogs) will not
be considered an acceptable scholarly resource. Conduct your
research through a library where you can be assured that the
sources are of scholarly quality.
Week-4
Submit written Expanded Research Proposal containing the

2. following:
1. Documentation of at least three initial scholarly sources from
the library
2. Expanded introduction to the organization
3. Expanded description of your chosen problem
4. Preliminary solution options (bulleted)
5. Preliminary analysis of leadership and organizational
behavior concepts addressed in the paper
There should be title than introduction, problem statement,
literature review, analysis, solution, reflection and references.
Executive summary
To a greater extent there is need for the federal government to
use the tax payers’ money in rebuilding New Orleans following
Hurricane Katrina of the year 2005. Revenue statistics shows
that prior this disaster, New Orleans was the leading state that
provided revenue to the federal government because of its
amazing economic activities thus it will be a prudent idea for
the federal government to set aside over $31 billion to be used
in building New Orleans. In addition to this, unlike the
neighboring states such as Louisiana and Mississippi, the larger
percentage of New Orleans residents were living below poverty
level and the remaining few who were rich had taken insurance
covers and premiums for their property. Taking into account the
massive destruction caused by hurricane Katrina such as loss of
property, loss of relatives as well as family friends and the
trauma caused by this natural disaster then it will be fair for the
federal government, non-governmental organizations and well
wishers to come together and rebuild New Orleans State
(Hallegatte, 2006).
Introduction
There has been a heated debate in the House of Representatives
over Now Orleans State which was hit by one of the worst
disasters in the history of America. It was in the year 2005

3. when hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans state killing more than
1,200 people and displacing hundreds of thousands. At one
point Dennis Hastert who was the Speaker of the House of
Representatives suggested that New Orleans should not be
rebuilt and it should be totally abandoned, this statement
angered many and Dennis Hastert was forced to apologize for
this statement. This paper will analyze the economics of New
Orleans in the light of some of the parameters that mentioned in
the heated debates and in addition to this, the paper will
evaluate the CBA for each constituency, the pitfalls faced by
each constituency as well asocial heuristics to be used in
rebuilding New Orleans
Economics of New Orleans
Before the disaster that swept New Orleans in the year 2005,
this state was one of the tourists attraction state in the United
States of America and according to revenue reports it was the
leading state in the amount of tax collected by the federal
government. Coupled with favorable weather, New Orleans was
endowed with many restaurants and festival centers which
attracted many tourists during winter and summer seasons. In
addition to this, New Orleans was rich in mining centers and
being in a strategic position with the best ports, waterways and
transportation facilities thus it was one of the leading state in
America that received a lot of revenue from both tourists who
came to this state as well from those goods which were exported
and imported through its ports.
Following Hurricane Katrina which swept New Orleans State
among other states in southern states, the effects were adverse
for instance more than 95,000 jobs were lost thus increasing the
rate of unemployment in New Orleans. As a result of
unemployment, crime rate increased in New Orleans and other
neighboring states like Louisiana and Mississippi where
survivors of the Hurricane Katrina from New Orleans were
taken as refugees thus there was need for the reconstruction of
New Orleans in order for the future dynamic of this state and
the entire United States of America to be changed.

4. Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) for rebuilding New Orleans
Typically, this section of the paper will examine the amount of
money needed to rebuild New Orleans back to its original state
from the devastation that was experienced after Hurricane
Katrina. In addition to this, will be a discussion on the need of
disaster manager in New Orleans and other States in order to
protect them from unexpected natural disasters which might
strike again in the near future.
In this aspect, apart from the three-flood protection system
which was costing the federal government $1 billion tax payers
money two other flood protection categories were identified by
experts and professionals. The second category was four-flood
protection system which was costing $5 billion while the third
category that was identified was the five-flood protection
system which was projected that it will cost the federal
government approximately $32 billion. Taking into
consideration that, the three-flood protection has been in use for
the past few decades and it had failed to reduce the effects of
hurricane Katrina then it would be a prudent idea for the
adoption of a new system which will reduce the number of
losses as well as the number of casualties incase another food
strikes New Orleans in the near future. Considering the fact
that, the total revenue that was collected from New Orleans
tourism then there is need for the federal government to adopt
the five-model system which was costing $31 billion because it
will rest assured of recovering this expenses after a period of
six years when New Orleans starts to receive tourists as usual.
CBA for each constituency
Reports from studies conducted in New Orleans shows that, the
surrounding constituencies to New Orleans city are always at a
risk of being struck by another flood or hurricane in the near
future thus there is need of an efficient and effective flood
protection in these constituencies just like in the city of New
Orleans. There is need for houses in these surrounding
constituencies which were lying on flood plains to be elevated
to a level which when another flood strikes then there will be no

5. loss of life and property. In order to conduct this clean up or
elevation, the federal government needs an estimate of $62
billion. Thus, the federal government with the help of New
Orleans State government and insurance companies should share
the cost for the sake of all residents of these constituencies and
the entire New Orleans State.
Decision pitfalls different constituencies are susceptible to
From our analysis, these surrounding constituencies who
are at a risk of being hit by another Hurricane Katrina in the
near future faced a number of pitfalls and group dynamics that
needs to be addressed by both the state government and the
federal government in order for the whole process of rebuilding
the entire State of New Orleans to be successful. The main
pitfall is the source of money to be used in the cleanup and
elevation of different houses in these constituencies. In addition
to this, the floodplains itself offered another pitfall and the
federal government as well as the state government should act
immediately by rebuilding these constituencies because they are
at a risk of being affected by the floods again. Furthermore,
there are constant changes of weather, land movements and sea
movements in the entire region thus posing a threat of another
flood being experienced in these constituencies surrounding
New Orleans.
Recommendations for the elevation of constituency pitfalls
In order to overcome the pitfall of the source and use of
money in these constituencies then it will a prudent idea for the
federal government to work together and in addition to this,
they will have to develop a transparent channel which will
ensue that the allocated money will be used for elevation of all
building in various constituencies on the flood plains within
New Orleans. Furthermore, it will be a prudent idea for the
federal and state government to employ engineers who will do
the necessary structural changes of all buildings and dams in
these constituencies and the entire New Orleans City in order to
reduce the effects that will be caused by Hurricane Katrina in
case it will struck New Orleans again in the near future.

6. Expected utility for federal and New Orleans State government
on New Orleans Flood Protection
Indeed the whole process of rebuilding New Orleans State will
not be left on the hands of the federal government only. It will
be necessary for the state government and local government to
chip in and assist in rebuilding the entire city of New Orleans.
An estimated $62 billion is needed to rebuild those houses
which have been built on the flood plains in the neighboring
constituencies within New Orleans state. In addition to this,
another $31 billion are needed to be used in rebuilding the
entire city of New Orleans which was destroyed by the
Hurricane Katrina in the year 2005. New houses are to be build
for those people who lost their houses and in addition to this
people will need to be provided with basic needs and other
necessities for their livelihood.
The contribution of the funds for this construction was as
follows. FEMA was able to raise an estimated $5.5 billion,
USDA will contributed $504 million, US Army Corps of
Engineers contributed $3 billion, the federal government of the
United States of America contributed $62 billion, and the local
government of New Orleans state will contribute $10 billion.
Typically, this money was allocated for the floor for the
reconstruction of different sectors of the economy which were
destroyed adversely by hurricane Katrina of the year 2005.
Among those areas to be reconstructed included: the ports of
New Orleans, roads, residential homes among other vital sectors
of the economy in New Orleans state. In addition to this, there
was need of food stuffs, medical facilities as well as provision
of other basic necessities to individuals who were affected by
Hurricane Katrina.
Social heuristics to be used in New Orleans
The term heuristics refers to the mental shortcuts taken when a
disaster strikes thus it helps in making immediate decisions
which eventually solves the whole problem caused by the
disaster. It is indeed quite evident from the incident of
Hurricane Katrina of 2005 which struck New Orleans that, the

7. stake holders, government officials, non-governmental
organizations among other personnel maximized social
heuristics when handling this disaster which is the worst ever to
be witnessed in the American History. To this effect a number
of ethical issues have been raised on the decision taken by the
federal government as well as ways in which rebuilding of New
Orleans after Hurricane Katrina of 2005.
Indeed the federal government responded to Hurricane
Katrina by spending the tax funds that it had collected for
2005/2006 fiscal year. At one point these money were spend
wisely in provision of basic needs to individuals who were
displaced by Hurricane Katrina however, various researches that
were conducted shows that there was misuse of funds in New
Orleans after hurricane Katrina. For instance, a laptop was
bought at $25,078; a wristwatch was sold at $2,950 among other
things that were sold at a hiked price. These prices are
questionable in that a few people decided to sale commodities at
a high price in the name of post Katrina financial crisis.
Secondly, the government federal government involvement in
handling the problem of Hurricane Katrina of New Orleans in
the year 2005 is questionable and many people have argued that
the federal government should not and should not be involved in
case of a Katrina issue in future. It is evident from the New
Orleans situation that the private sector played a bigger part in
helping victims of the Katrina thus there is no need for the
government to be involved in handling Katrina disaster.
In addition to that, it was not fair for the federal government to
use force in taking taxpayers money from Michigan State,
Oregon and California States to be used in rebuilding the State
of New Orleans. Some people can argue that, it was ethical for
the Federal government to take by force the taxpayers money
from the mentioned states to be used in rebuilding New Orleans
because the effects of Katrina was beyond human understanding
and those living in New Orleans were in need of help. In
addition to this, some of the relatives and friends of those in the
mentioned states were living in New Orleans and they were also

8. affected by Katrina and it was going to be fair for the
government to do her level best to help these families. On the
other hand, according to property rights the government should
not use other people’s resource by force thus this act can be
seen as unethical.
Furthermore, it was indeed ethical for the federal government
to be involved in handling the deteriorating situation in New
Orleans after the attack by Hurricane Katrina in the year 2005.
It is evident that prior the disaster, New Orleans has been the
greatest cities in America which attracted many tourists and
from revenue collection it was the leading as compared to other
States in US. Indeed, it was a rational move for the federal
government to help those people who were affected by Katrina
and in addition to this the government had a responsibility of
rebuilding the attraction sites, transport sector and all ports in
the city of New Orleans in order to increase her taxes that it
will collect from New Orleans city.
Percentage of those who were against and those who were for
rebuilding New Orleans
As mentioned earlier, there has been and the debate still
continuous to date on whether New Orleans should have been
build or not after Hurricane Katrina. Well those who supported
the idea argued that, as compared to the money spend in Iraq
which was not for the interest of Americans, rebuilding New
Orleans benefits America thus there was an urgent need for New
Orleans to be rebuild after Hurricane Katrina. In addition to
this, supporters for rebuilding New Orleans argued that
relocating residents of New Orleans to other states like Texas
without rebuilding the affected area meant that US was no
prepared to face another natural disaster in the near future thus,
it was a prudent idea for New Orleans to be rebuild in order for
America to show that it had might power to handle potential
threats posed by natural disasters like hurricane Katrina.
On the other hand, those who were opposed to rebuilding New
Orleans argued that there was no reason for a lot of taxpayers’

9. money to be used in rebuilding New Orleans yet it will still
remain at a risk of being attacked by the same disaster in the
future. The destruction in the future might be even worse than
the disaster of the year 2005 thus this will be a waste of
taxpayers’ money in the United States of America. 35% of the
blacks and 11% of the white families were affected by hurricane
Katrina. 67% supported rebuilding of New Orleans while 43%
were against the idea of rebuilding New Orleans after Katrina
(Vastag & Rein, 2011).
Conclusion
Following the rebuilding of New Orleans after Hurricane
Katrina, this state has a bright future. Indeed infrastructure such
as airports, bridges, rails and ports have increased accessibility
to this city. With the elevation of buildings within those area
that are at a risk of being attacked by hurricane Katrina, New
Orleans is nowadays one of the safest and the best cities in US
that attracts many people to move in and ensure a bright future.