DEVRY MGMT591 full course latest 2015 november [ all discussion all assignment project and final

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discussionWeek 1Rules for High Performance Organizations (graded)This week our text discusses the definition of organizational behavior, and in particular its applied focus, and our lecture focuses on high performance organizations (HPOs). Right at the intersection of those would be the “Ten Golden Rules of High Performance” listed below. What do you think should be added to the list? Is there anything on the list that you disagree with? Please support your opinion with evidence from our readings, and also from your own work and life experience. Please also remember to respond to your classmates’ posts to stimulate further discussion.Ten Golden Rules of High PerformanceHire by committee—make sure recruits talk to their future colleagues.Cater to every need—make it easy, not hard, for people to perform.Pack them in—put people to work close to one another.Make coordination easy—use technology to keep people talking together.Eat your own dog food—make use of the company products.Encourage creativity—allow freedom to come up with new ideas.Strive for consensus—remember that “many are better than few.”Don’t be evil—live tolerance and respect.Data-driven decisions—do the analysis and stay on track.Communicate effectively—hold many stay-in-touch meetings.Week 2Satisfied Workers (graded)Our graded discussion question this week comes primarily from Chapter 3 in the textbook. 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.Week 3Application of Motivation (graded)Dr. Peter Drucker has stated: “You cannot motivate employees, employees must motivate themselves.”What does Dr. Drucker mean by this statement in regard to motivational theory?What are some methods you could use to promote self-motivation in the workplace?Week 4What Constitutes a Team? (graded)Focusing on the material related to team building, compare and contrast this MGMT591 session with a team that you are familiar with. In what aspects does the class resemble a team? Are there parallels between the stages of team development and the progression of our class? What type of team formation is going on in this classroom? Does the notion of social loafing apply to our class in any respect?Please be specific in your examples, and support your opinion with evidence from the text.Week 5Power and Influence (graded)From the Cairo Review of Foreign Affairs (read the Cairo Review), we read about Nelson Mandela’s use of power for the greater good. Using the text’s discussion of power and influence as a backdrop, analyze Mandela’s power from multiple perspectives, and assess how his use of power changed the perspective of a nation.Week 6Organizational Culture Inventory (graded)Using the OCI instrument online, and the cultural change background information on Conglomerate, Inc. provided in Doc Sharing, we will be identifying and prioritizing cultural attributes, and also identifying areas for change. (Note: The Cultural Change Situation can be downloaded from Doc Sharing.) Review Profiles 1a (workforce results) and 1b (senior leadership team’s ideal state) closely. Identify and describe the cultural aspects that management cites as important, and contrast them with the cultural attributes that employees report as being expected. How do employees believe they are expected to act to “fit in”? What are the most significant gaps between management and staff? What observations can you make on the differences between Conglomerate Inc.’s preferred culture and “ideal” culture presented by HSI? Once we’ve identified and discussed the gaps, I’ll cue everyone to move onto the review of the suggested change initiatives, and onto observations around your own OCI results.week 7Resistance to Change (graded)When Jorge Maldonado became general manager of the local civic recreation center, he realized that many changes would be necessary to make the facility a true community resource. Having the benefit of a new bond issue, the center had the funds for new equipment and expanded programming. All he needed to do now was get the staff committed to the new initiatives. Unfortunately, his efforts have been met with considerable resistance to change. A typical staff comment is, “Why do we need all these extras? Everything is fine as it is.” How can Jorge deal with the employees’ resistance to change, to enable him to move the change process along?Week 2Life Styles Inventory (LSI) Assignment
GuidelinesDeveloping 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 own 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.equella.ecollege.com/file/52d18993-1ecd-4cfe-b72d-c8e895a2bf12/5/LSI_Tutorial.pptx”>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.equella.ecollege.com/file/52d18993-1ecd-4cfe-b72d-c8e895a2bf12/5/MGMT591_LSI_Grading_Rubric_Wk2_Assignments-1.xlsx”>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.Due Date: Place in
the Dropbox by midnight on Sunday of Week 2.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.How to Use the InventoryClick.next.ecollege.com/default/launch.ed?ssoType=DVUHubSSO2&node=humanSynergisticsSSO&inventory=lsiuniversity-sso”>here to go to the
Life Styles Inventory (LSI) exercise. Follow the instructions given on the LSI
Website.Week 4
Assignment and Guidelines
The Case Study for this week is Building a Coalition, which
appears on page 580 of the textbook.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.Your papermustinclude the following labeled sections.

Category

Points

Description

Part I: Group Development

15

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.

Part II: Problem Identification

30

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.

Part III: Retrospective Evaluation

40

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.

Part IV: Reflection

15

What would you advise as a strategy for managing diversity
issues for program leaders?

Week 6
Organizational Culture Inventory (OCI) (Due This Week)
Go to the.next.ecollege.com/default/launch.ed?ssoType=DVUHubSSO2&node=humanSynergisticsSSO&inventory=ociuniversity-sso”>OCIand follow the instructions on the site. There are two steps to
this assignment.(1) Submit your OCI results to the Dropbox for this week (pdf or
copy/paste into Word). (2) Add three to five sentences 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.equella.ecollege.com/file/8ff9f27a-3772-48cf-9855-4bec4e6706bf/1/Dropbox.html”>step-by-step
instructions.See the Syllabus section “Due Dates for Assignments &
Exams” for due date information.Course proj
Objective
Research shows that people learn effectively when working on real
problems grounded in their own 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 Selection1.
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.3.
Identify which of course Terminal Course Objective(s) (TCO) are
related to the problem you identify.Research Sources1.
All papers must have aminimum of six scholarly sourcescited within the text of the paper,
and identified in the references section.2.
Additional research sources can be attached in a bibliography.3.
Review the following document for instructions on how to access
and use EBSCOhost for your research:.equella.ecollege.com/file/f91f38fd-7087-448b-ba36-024ce0c76be8/3/documents–ebsco_host_tutorial_updated.docx”>EBSCOhost.Paper Format1.
All papers should be single sided, double-spaced, using an 11- or
12-point font.2.
The length of the paper is to be between 10 and 15 pages, not
counting cover page, table of contents and appendices.3.
The first page should include the title of the work, student name,
course number, 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 APA
Guidelines tutorial in the Syllabus).6.
Paper sections must adhere to the guidelines below, and each
section must be labeled in the text.7.
Language should be clear, concise, and precise.8.
Tone should be professional, consistent, and not filled with
jargon.9.
Grammar and syntax (sentence structure) must be correct.10.
Report must be free of misspellings and typos.Tables and Figures1.
All figures and tables must be referred to in your text before
they appear on the page.a.
Figures and tables should appear on the same page as, or the page
after, the text that refers to them.2.
All figures and tables need captions. Captions go below figures
and above tables.Quotations and Citations1.
Quotations and citations are crucial components of a research
paper and must be present.2.
Failure to properly cite research sources and borrowed ideas is
plagiarism.3.
Refer to APA style guide for assistance with properly citing
quoted and/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

ACTION REQUIRED

1

Familiarize yourself with course content and select an
organization and problem area to research.

3

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
Terminal Course Objective(s) your problem is related to.

3

Conduct library research on your topic.
1. Identifya
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.

4

Submit written Expanded Research Proposal
containing the following:
1. Title
page and Table of Contents.
2. Documentation
of at least three initial scholarly sources from the library.
3. Expanded
introduction to the organization.
4. Expanded
description of your chosen problem.
5. Preliminary
solution options (can be bullet points).
6. Preliminary
analysis of leadership and organizational behavior concepts addressed in the
paper.

5–7

Continue to work on class project; seek professor help as
required.

7

Submit completed project.

Project Outline
Your paper must include the following sections:

SECTION

POINTS

DESCRIPTION

Title Page

5

Title of your applied research paper, course number and
title, professor, and date.

Introduction

10

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.

Problem Statement

15

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?”
A well-formed problem statement has:
1. Focus:
the problem should be well defined and specific enough for the reader to gain
a clear idea of the OB topic area, and the direction of your study and
research.
2. Structure:
if the problem statement is sufficiently focused, it will provide a basis for
decisions about which information to include and which to exclude from the
paper.

Literature Review

40

You must address at least
six scholarly resources in this section. How: 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/theories related
to your topic area. Identify and discuss any such contrasts and/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.

Analysis

40

Explore the problem in depth and with scholarly
rigor.
Provide an identification and description of the root
causes of the problem/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.

Solutions

30

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.

Reflection

10

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.

References

10

You must use no fewer than six library resources
outside of your textbook.
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.

Total

160

Grading Rubrics

Criteria

Failed to Meet Minimum Standards 0–95

Barely Meets Minimum Standards 60+% – D 96–111

Meets Minimum Standards 70+% – C 112–127

Good 80+% – B 128–143

Superior 90+% – A 144–160

Title Page and Table of Contents (5 Points)

Pages not provided. (0)

Title but no TOC. (2)

Title and attempted TOC. (3)

Title and TOC but Table w/o page numbers. (4)

Title of your applied research paper. Your name, course
number and title, instructor, and date, plus appropriate TOC. (5)

Introduction (10 Points)

Introduction is not apparent. (0)

Introduction is vague, incomplete, or lacks a
focus. (6)

Introduction reflects barely adequate information to
acquaint reader to the problem context. (7)

Contains a focus and provides sufficient detail to set the
stage for the analysis but may contain extraneous information. (8)

Introduction has a sharp, distinct focus; complete
information. (10)

Problem Statement (15 Points)

No problem statement apparent. (0)

Problem statement is vague; does not agree with title of
paper. (9)

Presented mostly as symptoms of the problem. (11)

Presented as a disguised solution. (13)

Focused and concise. (15)

Literature Review (40 Points)

None provided. (0)

Too shallow; insufficient depth; provides review of only
one source; does not cite sources properly; may include analysis of the
problem in this section. (27)

Provides a review of only two to three sources; does not
address topic areas germane to the problem; including analysis of the
problem; does not cite some sources properly. (31)

Provides a review of the minimum six research
articles; lacks reference to insights or findings from many of the readings
that are applicable to the problem. (35)

Discusses the concepts, ideas, or insights that have the
most value for helping make sense of problem; excellent use of citations;
follows proper citation protocol; exceeds all standards defined in the
syllabus guidelines for the project. (40)

Analysis (40 Points)

No analysis evident or presents a simplistic,
inappropriate, or incoherent analysis of or response to the problem. (0)

Illogically analyses the problem; may lack coherent
structure or elaboration with examples. Does not apply findings from
literature review. Clear lack of evidence to support analysis; makes broad
generalizations and unsupported assertions. (27)

Presents an adequate analysis of the problem, elaborating
the analysis with sufficient examples and acceptable reasoning. May not apply
findings from literature review appropriately. Lack of evidence to support
analysis; making broad generalizations and unsupported assertions. (31)

Presents a thoughtful analysis of problem, elaborating
that response with appropriate examples and sensible reasoning. (35)

Presents a cogent analysis of the stated problem,
elaborating that response with well-chosen examples and persuasive reasoning
supported by the literature. (40)

Solution (30 Points)

Solutions and recommendation not included. (0)

The choice of solution(s) is not linked to the analysis.
(20)

Presents only a single solution that may or may not be
fully supported by the analysis. (23)

Solution or recommendations linked to the analysis.
Partially supported and defended. (26)

Solution or recommendations logically flow from the
analysis. Well supported and defended. (30)

Reflection (10 Points)

No reflective statement offered. (0)

Perfunctory effort at drawing lessons from the assignment.
(6)

One key lesson; no other insights offered. (7)

Good faith effort in discussing the lessons from the
assignment; some insights are included. (8)

Well presented insights on how the assignment influenced
personal, academic, and professional development. (10)

References (10 Points)

Few or no references listed. (0)

Insufficient references listed; inconsistent format. (6)

A few appropriate references listed. (7)

Well chosen references used; minor errors. (8)

Well chosen references used; follows correct format for
listing; no errors. (10)

NOTE:Points
will be deducted for grammar, syntax, and/or punctuation errors. Failure to
cite sources properly or using incorrect protocol when citing sources and
listing references is cause for point reduction. Failure to cite sources will
result in submission for academic integrity review.

finalPage 1Question 1. 1. (TCOs A and B) What is organizational learning? Why is it important for firms to emphasize organizational learning? (Points : 10)Question 2. 2. (TCO D) Referring to the team decision-making process, define consensus and unanimity, and explain the difference between the two. (Points : 10)Question 3. 3. (TCOs E and F) Please identify and give examples of four of the five indirect conflict management strategies. (Points : 10)Question 4. 4. (TCO G) Differentiate between trait theories of leadership and behavioral theories of leadership. Describe each and give an example of each type of leadership. (Points : 10)Question 5. 5. (TCO E and F) Explain how interpersonal conflict occurs, and give two examples of substantive conflict and two examples of emotional interpersonal conflict. (Points : 10)Page 2Question 1. 1. (TCO B) Faxco Incorporated is a business with 500 employees. The CEO of the company has recently learned, based on employee surveys, that the employees are not very happy with the company. In fact, the CEO is starting to believe that this may be the reason why Faxco is experiencing slower sales and a recent budget crisis that threatens to shut down the company in 3 years if it is not fixed.You are a consultant and the CEO has asked you to visit the company for a week and analyze what might be going wrong. Here are your notes from the week.(1) Attended Manager 1’s staff meeting. He has 200 employees working under him. Manager 1 talked about the recent budget problems that Faxco is having. He said, “It’s not like we didn’t know this was coming. The company makes a junky product compared to our competitors, and half the time, I think the manufacturing department is cutting corners.” Manager 1 was overheard telling an employee, “I don’t blame anyone if they are looking for work elsewhere.”(2) You overheard three employees talking after Manager 1’s staff meeting. Employees are upset about the idea that the manufacturing department might be cutting corners and creating junky products. The company advertises its products as having the finest quality and durability.(3) You attended Manager 2’s staff meeting. He runs the tech department and has 20 employees. He was very upset with the marketing department. He stated, “Someone over in marketing reported to the CEO that a computer technician from this department was rude to them. I did not even ask who it was that was supposedly being rude. I know we’re all techies in this department together and we don’t behave that way.” He also read an e-mail from a customer who said that someone from the tech department was rude. His response was, “All these customers do is complain. It’s us versus them apparently, so we have to watch out.”In light of what you learned in MGMT591 about diversity, job satisfaction, and attitudes, please write up a neatly-organized analysis for the CEO. (Points : 45)Question 2. 2. (TCO E) Describe the communications process in detail, including all key parts and their particular function; as well as movement of the communications Provide examples of each part and elaborate on each example. (Points : 45)Question 3. 3. (TCO F) As a manager of people it is inevitable that you will have to deal with conflict issues. In our studies we have identified the need to resolve conflict when it is seen to be counter to the organization’s goals and in some cases, to stimulate conflict to arrive at organizational goals or increase performance. Select any two of the nine conflict-resolution techniques (see Exhibit 14-4 in your textbook). Explain how each technique could be used to reduce or eliminate conflict. Provide an example scenario for each. (15 points for each technique with an example scenario) Select one of the four conflict-stimulation techniques (see Exhibit 14-4 in your textbook). Explain how that technique could be used to improve a group’s performance. Provide an example scenario. (15 points) (Points : 45)Question 4. 4. (TCO D) Managers and leaders must possess good communication skills in order to be successful and achieve their goals. However, there are many barriers to effective communication. Please describe five common barriers to effective communication that managers and leaders often need to overcome. Evaluate each of the five barrier’s significance to the communication process. Then identify an action that a manager or leader could take to overcome each barrier. (Points : 45)

 

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