Explain what is meant by a "strong culture," and identify the characteristics of organizations with strong cultures. Define leadership in your own words. Explain why, in your view, it is difficult to define. Describe some ways that organizations can promote creativity? Explain the factors that lead to individual and team c
1. Identify the pros and cons of group decisions. 2. Identify at least three ways that a manager can become a more supportive communicator? 3. In what way does culture influence communication? How can cross-cultural communication be improved? 4. Describe the Delphi technique, the nominal group technique, and the stepladd
Will someone discuss the following with me? 1. What are attitudes? Briefly identify and describe the three major components of attitudes. 2. Identify and describe conditions in the workplace that tend to trigger stress in employees. 3. Explain organizational commitment, and identify its three common forms. 4. Ide
What are the "pygmalion" and the "golem" effect? Can someone define and provide an example of a case where you observed at least one of these phenomena?
Please help answer the following question: What should a firm do to promote voice in organizations, and why is this important in promoting organizational justice?
Please help with the following: Identify and discuss three important schools of thought that influenced the early development of organizational behavior.
Both CNA and housekeeping jobs are often filled by caring individuals who speak English as a second language. These jobs are often entry-level positions into the workforce in general. Aside from offering English proficiency classes after work hours (on premises) what other enhancements can employers contribute to help these work
Review one of the following websites, given below, that categorize good bosses and bad bosses: • Beck, M. (2008, April 3). Are you a good boss or bad boss? CNN.go. Retrieved from http://edition.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/worklife/04/03/o.good.bad.boss/index.html • Hansen, R. S. (n.d.). Dealing with a bad boss: Strategies for
• How might you improve your active listening skills to prevent a similar situation from occurring in the future? • What do you believe is the most common reason why people in general (and you in particular) do not listen more effectively? If you prefer, write about your own listening skills. • What pointers do you t
What are the stressors in your life right now? How do you respond to them? Write the description in one paragraph for each stressor. What other time management or stress prevention or reduction techniques have you attempted? Have they been successful?
Select a company you would like to use as an example and respond to the following: • What does this company do to motivate their employees or squash their good efforts? Be sure to state the name of the company you have chosen and include a summary paragraph of your findings. Please use at least 1 reference
Albert Bandura's Theory 1.Compare and contrast the Bandura's Theory with other motivational theories. 2.Why is it important to understand what motivates people? 3.Can people be motivated to do a job they might not like? Why or why not? 4.What types of things have motivated you in your past positions? Write in APA for
Explain the concept of leaders and leadership. Discuss how to develop these skills and how they would be helpful in a professional capacity.
1) What is your opinion on the Learning Styles Debriefing QUESTIONS below? If you would like to add something to this summary, you may do so, but it is not required for everyone to comment on the summary. Then, please comment on the following: 1) How did it feel to be in a group discussion with people who have a simil
Week 1: Learning Styles Exercise Imagine that you have been given the task of planting a rose garden. You do not know anything about rose gardens, and so think about how you would go about learning how to do it. Specifically, what steps would you follow? Jot down some notes so you will remember what steps you would take.
Week 1: Learning Styles Exercise General Instructions To prepare for this module's exercise, take a few minutes to consider the following: Imagine that you have been given the task of planting a rose garden. You do not know anything about rose gardens, and so think about how you would go about learning how to do it. Specifica
Choosing a Value-Based Leader Debriefing 1) What is your opinion on Amy's Questions & Answers to the questions below? AMY's QUESTIONS & ANSWERS • What are the primary values of your organization? How do you know? Primary values of my organization are duty, integrity, ethics, honor, courage, and loyalty. The value
1) What is your opinion on the questions below? Discuss the match between a company and its leadership by addressing the following questions: - What are the primary values of your organization? How do you know? (e.g., mission statement, actions by managers) - Does your firm's culture match its professed values? What ex
Choosing a Value-Based Leader What specific attributes and values will our new CEO require to lead our firm in this period of change? 1) What is your opinion on Tina's Answer to the QUESTION above and Candidate 4? TINA's ANSWER and Candidate 4 1. Honesty and integrity 2. Strong verbal skills 3. Consistency Ca
It seems like every week we are hearing about another scandal involving corporations, churches, universities, health-care organizations, political parties, NGO's, and other organizations. Leaders are constantly pressured to cope with rapid change while balancing the demands of customers, regulators, investors, and other stakehol
Please discuss, at length, the importance of maintaining integrity and professionalism as a doctoral researcher. What steps should be taken to ensure that one adheres to the standards of integrity and professionalism? In the response, cite peer-reviewed journal articles to support discussion.
b) What causes people to take a more extreme position after the small group discussion? c) How do judgments made by individuals compare to judgments made by a group? d) Does discussion lead groups to make good decisions or bad decisions? e) Do some research on one of the following topics: Risky Shift, Cautio
The question of whether tests are better than papers for learning material was put to two students. 1) What is your opinion on NOAH's ANSWER? NOAH's ANSWER: I strongly disagree that taking more tests is better than writing papers. I feel that I have learned more through researching, assembling, and finalizing my papers tha
1) What is your opinion on the questions below? There are many instances where decisions are made by groups rather than by individuals. Some examples include juries, management teams, and departmental committees. However, groups can be vulnerable to decision biases that do not affect individual decision making. In this exerci
Please write on the differences in each section below: Part l: Legal/ Regulatory Environment: - Employment regulations: hiring/firing, benefits, time off - Industrial / Union relations - Immigration policies Cultural Environment: - Hofstedes dimensions: Power Distance, Individualism or Collectivism, Masculinity or Fem
What factors determine whether behavior in organizations is ethical or unethical? Consider several unethical behaviors or incidents that you have personally observed in organizations or learned about in the media. After thinking about these incidents, compose three important criteria for determining whether a particular action
You are the senior operations manager for a mid-sized insurance company. One of your smaller competitors (also an insurance company) has been hit hard due to many claims from a recent major storm. The company has also made some bad investments and is in financial trouble. Your boss has called you in to tell you that they plan on
Wk#2 The Missed Promotion In accordance with the Questions and Answers to TINA's Post Role-Play Reflection below. What is your opinion to TINA's ANSWERS to QUESTIONS a thru f below? TINA's POST ROLE-PLAY REFLECTION Post Role Play Reflections My role was the Manager. The meeting went well; I discussed the outcome
Wk#2 The Missed Promotion In accordance with the Rodolfo's Questions and Answers to the Post Role-Play Reflection below. What is your opinion on RODOLFO's ANSWERS to Questions 1 thru 6 below? RODEOLFO's POST ROLE-PLAY REFLECTION 1. My role was an employee. 2. I was told that the interview process was hard because al
The Missed Promotion In accordance with the questions and answers to the Post Role-Play Reflection below. What is your opinion for the questions below? POST ROLE-PLAY REFLECTION QUESTIONS and ANSWERS 1) What was your role? MANAGER EMPLOYEE Employee 2) Briefly summarize the meeting. What was the result? The meeting