Unit 1 discussion
The purpose of this discussion board is to encourage
reading, writing, and interaction with your fellow students. The classroom can
be a place where students come together to read content-related items and to
discuss what the readings mean. Therefore, you should think of these discussion
boards as a place for that interaction.
Below is a question to get you started. The idea is that you
will find new ways to respond and react to the reading assignments.
Andrew Fastow, the former chief financial officer (CFO) of
Enron who was convicted of wire and securities fraud, explains that the culture
of an organization starts with the behavior of the top executives. Employees do
not follow empty rhetoric though: Employees imitate the behavior and
decision-making processes of top management (Useem, 2016). Based on what you
have learned in this unit, do you believe this is an accurate statement? How
big of an effect can empty rhetoric have on organizational behavior?
