Week 2 discussion
Dq1
Communication (graded)
It has been said that communication controls, motivates,
provides release, and facilitates decision-making. What happens in an
organization when communication is limited? How does downward and upward
communication affect the functions mentioned above?
Dq2
Power – Its Use and Misuse (graded)
TS Eliot wrote, “Half of the harm that is done in this world
is caused by people who have power and want to feel important. They do not mean
to do harm… they are simply absorbed in the useless struggle to think well of
themselves.” (Manning & Curtis , p. 167)
Please do Exercise 8-1, p. 169. What kind of power does your
supervisor commonly use, and what has been the outcome of their behavior…on the
employees, on the company?
