Week 7 Discussion

Organizational culture represents the collective values, beliefs and principles of organizational members and is a product of factors such as history, product, market, technology, strategy, type of employees, management style, and national culture; culture includes the organization’s vision, values, norms, systems, symbols, language, assumptions, environment, location, beliefs and habits. On a scale of 1-10 (1 being not important and 10 being most important), rate how important elements of culture are on organizational success/effectiveness. Provide a detailed justification for your answer that includes examples.

The initial response to the DB question is due by Thursday, midnight. Then you are required to post and respond to at least two other students’ on at least two different days and by Sunday midnight of each week

Week 6 Discussion

Referring to Chapter 12 and 13 in the Uhl-Bien text and the two Harvard Business Review articles, located in the Week Six Documents and Resources folder to complete this DB.

Power – Select and discuss one (1) strategy to acquire position power and one (1) strategy to acquire personal power. Be specific and support your response with an example.

Influence – Discuss one (1) strategy you can use to effectively influence superiors and/or peers. What is the benefit to this strategy and what is the obstacle that could prevent you from achieving this level of influence?

The initial response to the DB question is due by Thursday, midnight. Then you are required to post and respond to at least two other students’ on at least two different days and by Sunday midnight of each week

Week 5 Discussion

Conflict is inevitable- it is everywhere….Conflict can arise from a variety of sources. Managers and organizations can choose to see conflict as inherently negative, acting to suppress it at every opportunity, or as inherently positive, leveraging conflict to affect positive change. Describe a recent or current personal conflict situation. Identify at least three ways the conflict could actually be positive. Explain how taking this positive perspective oto conflict could change your approach and perspective to this situation.

The initial response to the DB question is due by Thursday, midnight. Then you are required to post and respond to at least two other students’ on at least two different days and by Sunday midnight of each week.

Week 4 Discussion

Examine the Ten Basic Principals offered in the Harvard Business review (Watkins, 2013) article, read through the articles regarding Pixar found within your Week Four Documents and Resources folder, as well as the textbook regarding the chapter on team and team dynamics.

Analysis: Based on the Watkins (2013) article and the Uhl-Bien et al. text on team effectiveness, address the following:

• How would you define an effective team?
• What are the stages of team development?
• Describe the significance of these stages in Virtual teaming.
• Collaboration, innovation and communication can be positive aspects of effective teamwork. Identify and discuss methods for establishing effectiveness all three of these in an organization.

The initial response to the DB question is due by Thursday, midnight. Then you are required to post and respond to at least two other students’ on at least two different days and by Sunday midnight.

Week 3 Discussion

VIDEO ONE: Malala Yousafzai – The National (CBC News) – Oct 9, 2013  The inspiring story of Malala a young activist who forsake her own safety for the rights of others. This story gives us a glimpse into the potential power of internal motivation and the power of using that motivation to serve others.

VIDEO TWO: Workplace Motivation  In this second video, Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don’t: Traditional rewards aren’t always as effective as we think. Listen for illuminating stories — and maybe, a way forward.

After watching these two videos on motivation, apply the theories discussed in the texts of this course evaluate and describe two (2) motivational theory you see carried out in the examples seen in these videos. Begin by briefly summarizing the theory, examine its implications and then support your response with an example. How is it successful as a motivational practice?

The initial response to the DB question is due by Thursday midnight. Then you are required to post and respond to at least two other students’ on at least two different days and by Sunday midnight of each

Week 2 Discussion: team Analysis

This week’s the discussion will occur in small groups. Choose which group to participate in for the entire week (EITHER Group 1 or Group 2 or Group 3 or Group 4) by clicking into ONE of the groups. DO NOT ‘CREATE A NEW THREAD” when you click into this DB. Instead, reply to the initial thread started within each Group. Please make sure that the course is divided (somewhat) evenly.

Each of you will read the assigned article, which is located by group inside this DB (Click into the DB to find your groups and the article) then you will each post your answers in the group Discussion Board and respond and discuss within your group throughout the week.

The article analysis is your opportunity to demonstrate your growing knowledge and understanding of organizational behavior concepts and theories by applying the concepts and theories you are reading about and discussing in this course.

You will be graded on your ability to thoroughly analyze the article and applying the appropriate organizational behavior theories and concepts. Your analysis should be between 200-500 words and you will need to cite your sources according to APA guidelines.

To analyze your case study please provide a brief summary (1-2 sentences). Refer to the following questions to help guide your analysis (due Wednesday):

1. Summarize the case/article (1-2 sentences)
2. Applying the course readings and drawing from your own experiences discuss the changing demographics and increased diversity in the United States’ workplace impact the ways organizations manage people?
3. How does the article relate to Organizational behavior concepts/theory?
4. Describe 2-3 challenges that this article/case presents to the workplace?
5. Describe 2-3 opportunities this article/case presents to the workplace?

Within your group discuss, ask questions and possibly debate with your teammates for the duration of the week. In your group’s discuss issues/questions like the following (discussion throughout the week- completed by Sunday):

1. What resonates with you about your classmates post?
2. What features of their post do you agree with?
3. What features do you disagree with?
4. What new ideas emerge after reading through your classmates posts?

All the rules and guidelines for the Discussion Board assignment as listed above and elsewhere in the course shell apply to this assignment. You will post your initial response to the case questions by Thursday, midnight and respond substantively to at least two of your group members’ posts on two separate days by Sunday, midnight.