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MGMT591 Week 1 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2017 January
This
week, our text discusses the definition of organizational behavior, and in
particular, its applied focus. Our lesson
focuses on high-performance organizations (HPOs). However, in order to become a HPO, an
organization needs to navigate the complexities of the workforce as well as
mitigate the challenges that exist. What are some of the biggest challenges
and opportunities that exist for managers in using OB concepts? Give specific
examples. How can the
study of OB help organizations work through these challenges successfully?
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The
Individual: Diversity in Organizations (graded)
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People
are so complicated, there’s so much going on inside each of them, much of what
we think we know about each of them we don’t. That’s where perception, presumption,
and attribution, not to mention stereotype, fail us. There is no one set path. Idiosyncratic is the best way to really
describe people. Everyone is
outside the box. Everyone is an
exception to the rule. No one is “the
average.” It is
ultimately the only true diversity. That makes each person, each
individual, one of kind. Nothing routine
about any of them. Source: Adapted
from Louis Scheimer, Valdosta State University.
Let's
begin our exploration of INDIVIDUALS with a focus on diversity in the workplace
from an OB perspective by discussing the following case study.
Devry
MGMT591 Week 2 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2017 January
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Satisfied
Workers + Individual Differences (graded)
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Our
discussion this week focuses on the topics in Chapter 3-6 in the textbook. For starters...assume you are new to your job, and on
the first day you have a conversation with your boss, who says, “Satisfied
workers are productive workers.” Do you agree
with her statement? Why? Why not? Please support your opinion with evidence
from our readings. Please also
remember to respond to your classmates’ posts to stimulate further discussion.
I
will also introduce discussion starters related to emotion and mood,
personality and values, and emotional intelligence as the week unfolds
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Decision
Making + Perception (graded)
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Poor
quality decisions are endemic in business today. As Paul Nutt remarked in his 2002 book,
Why Decisions Fail, "Half of the decisions made in organizations
fail, making failure far more prevalent than previously thought" (p. 22). Unfortunately, things have not improved
dramatically since then. Fortunately, we
have a useful body of knowledge available to help us improve our decision
making skill. We'll begin
with a case study to get at some basic decision making fundamentals coupled
with additional material I'll share as we explore this important topic.
Here
is our case study on decision making. Discussion questions found at the end
of the case document. Address only ONE
question at a time.
Devry
MGMT591 Week 3 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2017 January
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Application
of Motivation Theories (graded)
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CLASS...here is our case study on motivation for
this week. Concentrate
your efforts on helping the class understand the varied motivation theories in
our readings this week.
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Job
Characteristics Model + Rewards/Recognition (graded)
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In
Chapter 8 our authors introduce the Job Characteristics Model. Please open the attached excel
spreadsheet-- Job Diagnostic Survey. Click on the survey tab at the bottom
of the sheet and complete the survey.
Post
your Motivating Potential Score (MPS) with a shortened title describing the job
for which the score applies. Then describe
specific things that can be done to enrich the job using the core job dimensions
identified by the job characteristics model. What obstacles would have to be
overcome to apply the model to this particular job? [Please list the scores for
each of the 5 core job dimensions as well]
Devry
MGMT591 Week 4 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2017 January
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What
Constitutes a Team? (graded)
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A
Lesson in Team Building (graded)
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“Help!
I have just been assigned to head a new product design team at my company. The division manager has high
expectations for the team and for myself, but I have been a technical design
engineer for four years since graduating from college. I have never managed anyone, let alone
led a team. The manager
keeps talking about her confidence that I will be very good at creating lots of
teamwork. Does anyone out
there have any tips to help me master this challenge? Help!”
You
immediately start to formulate your recommendations. What are the three key things you will
advise her to do, and why those three first?
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MGMT591 Week 5 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2017 January
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Communication
+ Conflict (graded)
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PLUS
as part of our coverage of leadership, complete the Personal Power Profile
assessment in my first thread and share your results.
NOTE: Toward the end
of the week, look for my discussion topics on followership and organizational
politics.
Devry
MGMT591 Week 6 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2017 January
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Organizational
Culture + OCI (graded)
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Organizational
Structure + Design (graded)
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Devry
MGMT591 Week 7 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2017 January
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Resistance
to Change (graded)
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CLASS...here is our case study on change for
this week. Although a
simple example of a change initiative gone wrong, it offers us many lessons to
explore the full spectrum of change management issues. Focus all your efforts on this case
study this week! I look forward to your comments and analysis in the threads.
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Resistance
to Change (graded)
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CLASS...here is our case study on change for
this week. Although a
simple example of a change initiative gone wrong, it offers us many lessons to
explore the full spectrum of change management issues. Focus all your efforts on this case
study this week! I look forward to your comments and analysis in the threads.
Life
Styles Inventory (LSI) Assignment Guidelines
Developing
a willingness and ability to engage in self-reflection is a critical leadership
skill that is not easily learned, yet which reaps many rewards. The Life Styles Inventory enables you
to examine your unique way of thinking and how it influences your behavior.
Your
Assignment
Complete
(on your own) the Life Styles Inventory according to the procedure outlined
here, so that you end up with your Life Styles Circumplex profile: 12 personal
thinking style scores, with one score for each section of the circumplex. See the embedded link for additional
information.
Write
a three to five page paper examining and explaining your LSI results. Make sure to comply with the Grading
Rubric provided. The required
page count does not include the title page or table of contents. Hint: The table of contents should
include the four topics in the grading rubric.
LSI
Style Interpretations
Go
to the LSI1 Results page, find your circumplex profile, and click on the
circumplex slice of one of the styles. The site will bring you to a customized
interpretation of the style you clicked on. Click on each of the 12 slices to see
all of the customized style description pages.
Objective
Research
shows that people learn effectively when working on real problems grounded in
their work experience. To this end,
our Course Project is designed to incorporate students' work experience into
the learning process in this course.
The
project is an opportunity to explore, in-depth, a topic related to the course
objectives (TCOs) that is of significance to you or your organization (current
or former).
Summary
Members
of the class are required to prepare an applied research paper, with a minimum
of 10 pages but not to exceed 15 pages in length (excluding cover page, table
of contents and appendices), on a specific issue related to leadership or
organizational behavior.
Guidelines
Topic
Selection
1. Select aspecificorganization 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.
Research
Sources
1. All papers must have aminimum of six
scholarly sourcescited within the text of the paper and identified in the
references section.
3. Review the following document for
instructions on how to access and use EBSCOhost for your research:Error! Hyperlink reference not valid.equella.ecollege.com/file/c30543ea-10f8-4a03-8448-cab2b4deb682/7/documents--ebsco_host_tutorial_updated.docx">EBSCOhost.
Paper
Format
2. The length of the paper is to be
between 10 and 15 pages, not counting the cover page, table of contents, nor
appendices.
3. The first page should include the title
of the work, student name, course number and title, date, and professor name.
4. The second page should be a table of
contents. It should, at a
minimum, reflect the seven items listed in the Grading Rubric.
5. Follow APA style for general format and
citations (see the APA Guidelines Tutorial in the Syllabus).
6. The paper sections must adhere to the
guidelines below, and each section must be labeled in the text.
Tables
and Figures
1. Figures and tables should appear on the
same page as, or the page after, the text that refers to them.
Quotations
and Citations
3. Refer to the APA style guide for
assistance with properly citing quoted or borrowed materials and ideas.
4.Turnitinis used on all reports
and projects. A report can be
obtained for your review prior to submitting your final work. Make sure that you are in compliance
with the University's 20/80 rule.
Milestones
Week
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Action
Required
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1
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3
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Submit
a written Brief Proposal of Research containing the following:
3. A brief narrative description
of the organizational problem that you would like to research and resolve
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3
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5
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Submit
a written Expanded Research Proposal containing the following:
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6
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7
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Project
Outline
Section
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Points
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Description
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Title
Page
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5
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Introduction
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10
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Provide
an overview of the organization and your role in it. Give enough information about
the firm to acquaint an unfamiliar person (no matter how famous the company). Identify name, location, size,
market segment (business line), and a brief history. Identify the essential issues,
events, or actions to help frame the problem and subsequent discussion points.
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Problem
Statement
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15
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Identify
and clearly state the problem (the leadership or organizational behavior
issue that you have selected to research). The problem statement should
be phrased in terms of a researchable question. For example, if a work group
is not performing effectively, an effective problem statement might be
"How can group performance be improved?"
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Literature
Review
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40
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You
must address at least six scholarly resources in this section. Approach this section as a
mini book report on each of the reference sources that significantly informed
your analysis and proposed solutions. Give the reader an
encapsulated review of what information you found most relevant to your
research. You may have
found conflicting opinions or theories related to your topic area. Identify and discuss any such
contrasts or describe in detail significant agreement among your sources. Your literature review should
be separate and distinct from your analysis section; it is a summation of
your research. The goal
should be a paragraph containing a minimum of three to five sentences per
review.
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Analysis
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40
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Provide
an identification and description of the root causes of the problem or issue. Be sure not to address only
symptoms of your problem. Diagnose the
problem and its origins.
A
critical element of this section is to apply leadership and organization
concepts and models from our text, from class discussions, and from your
literature review. Discuss the
concepts, ideas, or insights that are most valuable in helping you make sense
of the causes of the problem. Support your
analysis with reference to appropriate research material.
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Solutions
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30
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Identify
at least three potential workable solutions to your problem and identify the
pros and cons of each alternative solution and its high-level implementation
steps.
Identify
your preferred solution and describe exactly what should be done and how it
should be done, including by whom, with whom, and in what sequence.Always explain your thinking
behind your final solution set.It's important
to be clear about why a particular alternative (solution) was chosen, as
opposed to others.
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Reflection
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10
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Think
about this assignment and write a well-thought-out reflective statement about
how this assignment influenced your personal, academic, and professional
leadership and managerial development.
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References
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10
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All
references must be cited in two places—within the body of your paper and on a
separate reference list. Choose
references judiciously and cite them accurately. Cite all sources using APA
format.
Please
note that citing an author's work within your text documents your research,
identifies the source for readers, and enables readers to locate the source
of information in the alphabetical reference list at the end of the paper. To use the ideas or words of
another person without crediting the source is plagiarism. Plagiarism in its purest form
involves copying passages either verbatim or nearly verbatim, with no direct
acknowledgment of the source. The most
common form of plagiarism is to paraphrase information from your source
material. Paraphrasing
does not relieve you of the obligation to provide proper identification of
source data. The best way
to avoid plagiarism is to make sure all quotes, ideas, or conclusions that
not your own are given proper acknowledgment in your text.
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Total
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160
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Assignment
and Guidelines
Each
student is required to analyze this week’s case study and submit a two- to
three-page paper addressing the key questions identified below. Remember that all case studies present
both too much and too little information. There may be information presented that
is not really relevant, and there may be scant information about a key area. This analysis does require
interpretation of the information, and there is no one right answer; however,
you must explain and defend any assumptions you made, or conclusions resulting
from your analysis, with citations from the text or from the case itself. There is no need to research outside
sources for this paper.
Category
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Points
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Description
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Part
I: Group Development
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15
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Identify
and summarize the stages of group development.Reflecting on
the case and textbook material, what stage is the group at now? How could an
understanding of the stages of group development have assisted the Woodson
Foundation in building a cohesive coalition? Support your conclusion with
evidence from the case and our text.
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Part
II: Problem Identification
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30
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Identify
key problems.Identify
primary and secondary problems the Woodson Foundation is facing. Identify what the organization
should have understood about individual membership in teams in order to have
built group processes that were supportive of her groups' goals. Do not necessarily limit
yourself to only team theory here. Plumb any concepts we have
covered to date if you feel they are relevant.
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Part
III: Retrospective Evaluation
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40
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Given
that there is no one perfect solution for this situation, identify, describe,
and defend two possible solutions to the primary problem(s).Clearly
identify and defend both courses of action. Identify and discuss specific
steps needed to implement your selections. Support your selections with
evidence from the case, the text, or weekly discussion. Remember that deciding on a
course of action entails envisioning and planning the steps to success. Be sure to identify
implementation steps for both possible solutions. Almost every situation
presented with relation to group dynamics and behavior can have multiple
avenues for remedy. It is
important to develop the ability to critically evaluate more than one
alternative and rationally identify pros and cons of each. Presenting pros and cons for
the identified alternative solutions in a table format within the paper is
acceptable.
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Part
IV: Reflection
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15
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What
would you advise as a strategy for managing diversity issues for program
leaders?
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Organizational
Culture Inventory (OCI) (Due This Week)
(2)
Add three to five paragraphs about your learning experience impacted by the
Organizational Culture Inventory (OCI).
Submit
your assignment to the Dropbox, located at the top of this page. For instructions on how to use the
Dropbox, read these step-by-step instructions.
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