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Your original post must be at least 250 words long.You must use full sentences and proper grammar.Also list each chapter for each discussion question.Due: 1/24/20-1/25/20 THIS IS 13 Discussion posts 250 words each. All in word document. I’m trying to get the cheapest budget.
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Ch02 Critical Thinking Exercise
Article 2.1
Sorensen, J. B. (2002). The Strength of Corporate Culture and Reliability of Firm Performance.
Administrative Science Quarterly, 47: 70-91. (Links to an external site.)
This reading relates to Learning Objective 2-2
Questions that apply to this article:
1. What are the consequences of strong cultures for performance levels?
2. Explain why organizational cultures and organizational learning are closely related.
3. Are strong-cultured organizations suited for exploratory learning?
Ch03 Critical Thinking Exercise
Pavett, C., Morris, T. (1995). Management Styles Within a Multinational Corporation: A Five
Country Comparative Study. Human Relations, 48 (10): 1171-1191. (Links to an external site.)
This reading relates to Learning Objective 3-5.
Questions that apply to this article:
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How is power difference viewed in different cultures?
What are the limitations of this research study?
What are the values expressed through an individualistic culture?
What are the values expressed through a collectivist culture?
Ch04 Critical Thinking Exercise
Leana. C. R. (1985). A Partial Test of Janis’ Groupthink Model: Effects of Group Cohesiveness
and Leader Behavior on Defective Decision Making. Journal of Management. 11 (1): 5-17. (Links
to an external site.)
This reading relates to Learning Objective 4-1
Questions that apply to this article:
1. Why is Groupthink detrimental to effective decision making?
2. What are the fundamental limitations of the Janis (1982) experimental studies?
3. Why is the manner in which cohesiveness is defined said to determine both the
direction and the strength of its effect on group decision processes?
Ch05 Critical Thinking Exercise
Satyashankar, P., Rinkoo, A., and Somu G. (2007). Management by objectives as a motivational,
appraisal and effective management tool: experience of a tertiary care teaching hospital.
Journal of Health Management, 9 (3): 459-465. (Links to an external site.)
This reading relates to Learning Objective 5-3.
Questions that apply to this article:
1. Have you ever managed a group or organization by implementing management by
objectives?
2. If so, how did it work? What was effective and what was not?
3. How can you foresee that management by objectives can benefit the healthcare sector?
Ch06 Critical Thinking Exercise
Whelan-Berry, K., Gordon, J., and Hinings, C.R., (2003) Strenthening Organizational Change
Process. The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 39 (2): 186-207. (Links to an external site.)
This reading relates to Learning Objective 6-3.
Questions that apply to this article:
1. What is organizational change?
2. How can a change process benefit an organizational change?
3. What are elements that prompt organizational change?
Ch07 Critical Thinking Exercise
Rubenstein, H. (2004). The Evolution of Leadership in the Workplace. The Journal of Business
Perspective, 9 (2): 41-49. (Links to an external site.)
This reading relates to Learning Objectives 7-4 and 7-6.
Questions that apply to this article:
1. How can managers delegate leadership tasks and responsibilities?
2. In what model do managers use delegating in a low supportive and low directive
manner?
3. What is the checklist for process management?
Ch08 Critical Thinking Exercise
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Tuckman, B. W., and Jensen, M. A. C. (1977). Stages of Small-Group Development Revisited.
Group & Organization Management, 2 (4): 419-427. (Links to an external site.)
This reading relates to Learning Objective 8-4.
Questions that apply to this article:
1. Tuckman first proposed a model of group development. Explain this concept?
2. Why did Tuckman feel that the literature was not representative of small group
development?
3. How does Zurcher’s seven stages compare to Tuckman’s four stages?
Ch09 Critical Thinking Exercise
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Taylor, V. F., and Provitera, M. J. (2011). Teaching Labor Relations With Norma Rae. Journal of
Management Education, 35, (5): 749-766. (Links to an external site.)
This reading relates to Learning Objective 9-5.
Questions that apply to this article:
1. Could it be true that students negate attitudes toward unions? What are some of the
challenges between businesses and unions?
2. What are the positive aspects about unions? What are the negative aspects about
unions?
3. What new perspective do you gain from watching Norma Rae?
Ch10 Critical Thinking Exercise
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Barbuto, J. E., (2000) . Power and the Changing Environment., Journal of Management
Education, 24 (2): 288-296. (Links to an external site.)
This reading relates to Learning Objective 10-6.
Questions that apply to this article:
1. What is a change driver?
2. What are the four most common change drivers within an organization?
3. Think through a scenario where you observed one of the four change drivers as an
element to create positive or negative change within an organization.
Ch11 Critical Thinking Exercise
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Ellig, B. R. (2013). Attracting, Motivating and Retaining Executives: Lessons From Years as an HR
Executive. Compensation & Benefits Review, 45 (2): 75-87. (Links to an external site.)
This reading relates to Learning Objective 11-1.
Questions that apply to this article:
1. Discuss this statement made by the author: “Salary is very important in attracting and
retaining executives, but it is of little value in motivating them since salary adjustments
are usually modest, even for top performers.”
2. What does the author mean and how does this relate to Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory?
“Management should recognize that its pay philosophy in large part determines the
type of talent it will attract and keep.”
3. Why is recognition more important to executives than pay and competition?
Ch12 Critical Thinking Exercise
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Walumbwa, F. O., Avolio, B. J., Gardner, W. L., Wernsing T. S., and Peterson, S. J. (2008).
Authentic Leadership: Development and Validation of a Theory-Based Measure? Journal of
Management, 34 (1): 89-126. (Links to an external site.)
This reading relates to Learning Objective 12-5.
Questions that apply to this article:
1. Emerging from a cross-section of leadership, ethics, and positive organizational behavior
is a more recent topic called Authentic Leadership. Clarify this further based on this
article.
2. Does authentic leadership have deep roots in philosophy?
3. Authentic leadership theory posits that the leaders’ espoused values/beliefs and actions
become aligned over time and across varying situational challenges. Do you agree?
Explain.
Ch13 Critical Thinking Exercise
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Cavanaugh, M., Prasad, P. (1990). Beyond Text: Making the Implicit Explicit in the Ob
Classroom. Journal of Management Education, 14 (2): 102-108. (Links to an external site.)
This reading relates to Learning Objective 13-6.
Questions that apply to this article:
1. Is a professor simply doing what Pfeffer calls “Lay Preaching?”
2. What is the Johari Window?
3. Can pedagogic self-reflection help students apply what they learn in class?
Ch14 Critical Thinking Exercise
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Park, S. and Lee S. (May 2009). Financial Rewards for Social Responsibility. Cornell Hospitality
Quarterly. 50 (2): 168 – 179. (Links to an external site.)
This reading relates to Learning Objective 14-5.
Questions that apply to this article:
1. What is the purpose of this article?
2. Think of three different food organizations. Compare and contrast how they practice
CSR.
3. What are values that you look for in an organization when you choose to eat at a
restaurant?
4. Are you willing to pay little more for food from a company that you know has high CSR
practices? If so, explain. If not, explain.
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