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MGT420 Week 1 Discussion 1 , 2 & 3 Latest 2016 December
dq 1
How does an understanding of management and
organizational behavior lead to organizational effectiveness and efficiency?
Why is the study of historical management theories important today?
dq 2
What are the six challenges facing managers in
the workplace today? Each student is expected to discuss one of the major
challenges, highlighting its importance in the 21st century workplace and how
it affects the behavior of people within organizations.
dq 3
What are key managerial skills and
competencies? Explain how they vary across management levels.
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MGT420 Week 2 Discussion 1 , 2 & 3 Latest 2016 December
dq 1
Using examples from your experience, what is
the importance of planning to the practice of management?
dq 2
For your organization, or for one with which
you are familiar, identify the factors that operate in its general and specific
environments. How does this understanding influence the effectiveness of an
organization?
dq 3
What is the role of IT in an increasingly
global environment? Provide examples of how IT has changed your organization
(or an organization with which you are familiar).
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MGT420 Week 3 Discussion 1 , 2 & 3 Latest 2016 December
dq 1
If you, as a manager, had to help change an
employee’s behavior to make him or her more productive, what course of action
would you take? How might you use both positive and negative reinforcement?
dq 2
Motivational theory applications argue for
recognizing individual differences. They also suggest paying attention to
members of diverse groups. Is this a contradiction? Why or why not?
dq 3
Visit the following websites and complete the
self-assessments:
Learning Styles:
http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html
Take the Emotional Intelligence, Terminal
Values, and Instrumental Values Assessments:
http://higheredbcs.wiley.com/legacy/college/schermerhorn/0471454761/assessments/main.html
Jung Typology Test:
http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes1.htm
Name one significant lesson that you
discovered about your learning style, emotional intelligence, and personality.
Using this information, what step(s) do you plan to take to become a more
effective manager?
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MGT420 Week 4 Discussion 1 , 2 & 3 Latest 2016 December
dq 1
What are group norms, and what role do they
play in behavior and cohesiveness of the group? How does the diversity of a
group affect its performance?
dq 2
How are the three characteristics of effective
teams evident in each of Tuckman’s five stages of team development? Provide
examples to support your response.
dq 3
In a team-based situation, which is more
effective: team or individual rewards? Why? Please support your position with a
practical example.
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MGT420 Week 5 Discussion 1 , 2 & 3 Latest 2016 December
dq 1
What role does effective interpersonal
communication play in decision making within organizations?
dq 2
Using a practical example, what are the
benefits and potential problems associated with conflict?
dq 3
What is negotiation? What are the common negotiation
pitfalls? What are the strategies to overcome them?
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MGT420 Week 6 Discussion 1 , 2 & 3 Latest 2016 December
dq 1
Which power bases lie within the individual?
Which are derived from the organization? How are power and politics related?
dq 2
How do emerging leadership theories support
innovation and entrepreneurial spirit within organizations?
dq 3
It has long been a dictum of management theory
that leaders must adapt their behavior to fit the specifics of a situation.
Discuss whether transformational leadership is appropriate for all occasions.
In which situations might it not be effective and which theories might be
effective instead?
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MGT420 Week 7 Discussion 1 , 2 & 3 Latest 2016 December
dq 1
Review the five functional areas within the HR
department, and explain which one you think is most important and why. Which of
these five functional areas works most closely with the rest of the business as
a strategic partner, and how might this change depending on the type of
company? How do the needs of an organization decide what human and capital
resources are required to be successful?
dq 2
In what way is the HR function important to
the success of the everyday tasks in an organization? Discuss the competitive
advantages that can accrue to an organization that genuinely is committed to
workplace diversity? Please make certain that you indicate strategies for
overcoming resistance to diversity programs.
dq 3
How does an individual’s faith or worldview
inform their personal management practices?
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MGT420 Week 8 Discussion 1 , 2 & 3 Latest 2016 December
dq 1
Identify the main types of traditional and
horizontal organization structure. Using an organization of your choice as an
example how is the structure of the organization a reflection of its environment
(including national culture), its goals, and competences?
dq 2
Using an organization with which you are
familiar, identify its core culture and the elements of its observable culture
as defined by Senge. What do you think would need to be changed in order to
facilitate learning? What role would organizational development play in
overcoming resistance to change?
dq 3
Using an organization with which you are
familiar, identify ways through which feed-forward and feedback controls can be
used to assure the high quality of its final outcome. How do these controls
lead to effective management?
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MGT420 Week 2 Rancho Solano Peer Review Assignment Latest 2016 December
Peer Evaluation
Complete this peer evaluation for
each member of your team, including yourself. The average score from these
evaluations will be used in determining your final grade for the assignment.
Rate each team member on a scale of
1 to 100, with 100 being the highest. Use the rubric on the second page to
determine the score for each team member. Include comments explaining why you
gave your teammate this score.
Your peer evaluations will be kept strictly
confidential. Your grade for the evaluation will be posted in the gradebook
as an assignment, but individual ratings will not be shared.
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MGT420 Week 2 CLC: Rancho Solano Case Assignment Latest 2016 December
Details:
This is a Collaborative Learning Community
(CLC) assignment.
Rancho Solano (RSPS), with its new
international focus and class ratios of 7:1 continues to be a highly ranked
private school in the state of Arizona and was ranked as the third best private
school in the state of Arizona with its overall student population of over
1,000 (azcentral.com). However, the July 8, 2014, recommendation by Adam
McLaren, the analyst at Moody Analytics, states “Meritas’ rating or
outlook could improve if it can organically grow its revenue/earnings through
price increases and enrollment growth, and increase size and improve
diversification such that debt to EBITDA approaches 5.0 times (including
Moody’s standard adjustments) and EBITDA less capex coverage of interest expense
is sustained above 1.5 times.”
(https://www.moodys.com/research/Moodys-rates-Meritas-2nd-lien-term-loan-Caa2-affirms-B3–PR_302960).
Time will tell if the international focus was the right strategic direction for
RSPS as well as what lies ahead for the K-12 private school education industry
in the state of Arizona.
The board of directors at RSPS has hired you
as part of a consulting team to review the situation and present your findings
and recommendations. Write a paper (1,250-1,500 words) that discusses the case
and submit it to your instructor at the end of Topic 2. Complete this
assignment from the perspective of the hired consultants. Respond to the
following questions:
What factors operating in Rancho Solano’s
general and specific/internal environment influenced the decision to close the
two campuses in 2014 and consolidate resources? What is your evaluation of the
decision made by Dr. Mernard and Meritas?
What is your evaluation of the process of
going about the closure? Was RSPS demonstrating social responsibility? Discuss
the closure impact on three specific stakeholders.
Determine the potential effect of the changes
on organizational behavior within the closed campuses and the campuses that
would remain open (at the time of the announcement). How do you think this
change impacted organizational behavior within the closed campus, within the
school, and among the stakeholders?
Provide an explanation, using appropriate
management theories, of how the administration could have handled the closure
effectively with its stakeholders in 2014. Include one theory from each of the
following: the classical approach, the human relations approach, and the modern
management approach.
With the two campuses now closed, you have
been asked to suggest three plans: one long-term, one mid-term, and one
short-term goal for the future direction of RSPS. Justify your decision for
these goals.
Present your concluding statement.
Prepare this assignment according to the APA
guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review
the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the
expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to
Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
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MGT420 Week 5 Working in Teams Assignment Latest 2016 December
Details:
For this assignment, refer to the
“Working in Teams” video media piece.
Before addressing the assignment criteria
listed below, view the “Working in Teams” video as many times as
necessary to familiarize yourself with the characters and the issues as they
relate to the objectives of this topic.
Write a paper (1,500-1,750 words) in which you
address the following:
1. Define
the three criteria for evaluating effective team/group work (as stated in the
textbook) and analyze whether the “team” in the video is effective or
not.
2. Provide
a review of Tuckman’s five stages of group formation and identify what stages
are evident in the video. Explain your answer.
3. Review
your textbook on the specific types of task, maintenance, and dysfunctional
roles in teams, and identify who is playing what specific role in the video.
Explain your answer.
4. Was the
communication among the participants in the video effective or not? Justify
your answer (this is not just an opinion). Was the message and meaning
conveyed? Was there active listening? What types of noise were evident in the
video?
5. The
textbook describes two main types of conflict. Define them and then describe
the conflict that is evident in the video. Propose how Joe Tanney should manage
the conflict in this video using one direct conflict management and one
indirect conflict management approach? Explain your response.
6. Based
on what you saw in the “Working in Teams” video, would you say that
the people in the video make up a groupor a team? Explain your answer.
7. Identify
the major motivational problems evident in the video and provide a total of
four suggestions for motivating the people in the video. Be sure to use one
motivational theory from each area (content theories, process theories,
reinforcement theories, and job enrichment model), and be sure to apply each
theory to at least one of the four people in the video.
Use at least two academic resources as
references for this assignment.
Prepare this assignment according to the APA
guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review
the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the
expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to
Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
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MGT420 Week 6 Assignment Latest 2016 December
Details:
Many names have been recognized as notable
business leaders. Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jack
Welch, and Colleen Barrett are all leaders identified for their unique approach
to leading people. Please review the “Contemporary Business Leaders” document
to locate more business leaders. Select one leader from that list and respond
to the following questions.
Discuss (1,250-1,500 words) what you learned
about the selected individual as a leader and the leadership style used.
Include the following in your discussion:
1. Identify
a leader and justify why you selected that particular leader. What
organization(s) is the leader affiliated with? In what industry is the leader
recognized? How long was the leader in a leadership position?
2. Discuss
which leadership theory best describes the chosen leader’s approach to leading
people.
3. What
was the leader’s greatest achievement?
4. Identify
a significant challenge the leader faced and how the challenge was handled. Did
the response align more with a managerial role or a leadership role?
5. What
power base did the leader use in handling or resolving the challenge?
6. Compare
the leadership style used by your selected leader against that of the leader’s
successor/predecessor (or competitor if successor/predecessor is not
applicable). Was there a difference in the leadership style? Which leader do
you think is more effective and why?
7. Include
a personal reflection and identify two to three attributes you hope to emulate
or avoid (based on studying this leader) in order to be a successful leader.
You are required to use at least two external
sources to provide evidence to support the leadership style your selected
leader showed. This should not be completed based on an opinion.
Prepare this assignment according to the APA
guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review
the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the
expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to
Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
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MGT420 Week 8 Assignment Latest 2016 December
Details:
Refer to the “Human Resources and Change
Benchmark” document for information and instructions for completing this
assignment.
Benchmark Assignment -Human Resources and
Change
Assignment:
The major responsibilities of human resources
management are attracting, developing, and maintaining a quality workforce.
Review the RSPS (Rancho Solano) case from
Topics 1 and 2. Recall that the board of directors at RSPS has hired you as
part of a consulting team to review the situation and present your findings and
recommendations. Refresh your memory on the issues in the K-12 sector in
general, as well as in the case of RSPS in particular, by reading the case
study again. Your next task is to identify threesubsystems that are in need of
change in RSPS, as well as the people (human resources) you would
“attract, develop, and maintain” in order to effectively implement
change.
Based on the RSPS case, youwillchoose one
subsystem to change and write a 1,250-1,500 word paper in which you addressthe
following questions that pertain to the major human resource management
responsibilities and to change management. Strengthen your recommendations by
showing how your proposed changes are working in another successful organization.
In your comparison, consider referring to successful private, charter, or
public schools in Arizona. A list of recommended websites and articles is
provided at the end of this document for use in conjunction with this
assignment.
Address then following in your paper:
1. What one major organizational subsystem
needs to be changed in RSPS? Justify your choice. How does it compare to any of
the successful private, charter, or public schools in Arizona?
2. How will the subsystem change affect the two
other subsystems within RSPS that you have identified and how will you realign
the total system?
3. Identify and explain how you would ensure
that the proposed change will satisfy any three stakeholders of RSPS?
4. How should RSPS attract, develop, and maintain
the workforce required to bring about your proposed change?
a. Choose at least one of the following in
your discussion about attracting a quality workforce to support the change:
human resource planning, recruitment, or selection.
b. Choose at least one of the following in
your discussion about developing a quality workforce to support the change:
employee orientation, training and development, or performance appraisal.
c. Choose at least one of the following in
your discussion about maintaining a quality workforce to support the change:
career development, work-life balance, compensation and benefits, employee
retention and turnover, or labor-management relations.
Integrate a faith-based or worldview-based
component in the paperand make a clear connection on how it informs the groups’
management practices. (NOTE:Individualsall have a worldview, and that worldview
influences their decisions, values, and perceptions. It also affects how
theymanage people, or think they should be managed. For this assignment, this
requirement relates to your worldview, not of RSPS.
Include at least four academic references to
support your position. One of them should directly relate to the company
discussed in your paper.
Prepare this assignment according to the
guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review
the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the
expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to
Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
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Recommended Websites and Articles:
Lists of Private Schools in Arizona:
1. 14 Most Expensive Private Schools in Metro
Phoenix.http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2014/09/17/arizona-phoenix-expensive-private-schools/15736007/
2. Best Private High Schools in
Arizona.https://k12.niche.com/rankings/private-high-schools/best-overall/s/arizona/
Lists of Charter and Public Schools in
Arizona:
1. Best High Schools in Arizona.
http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/arizona
2. Phoenix School.
http://www.greatschools.org/arizona/phoenix/
3. Top 10 Arizona companies: Private schools.
http://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/2014/06/28/top-10-arizona-companies-private-schools/11366935/
Articles: Subsystems/Schools as Subsystems:
1. “What Are Organizational
Subsystems?” by
Kokemuller.http://smallbusiness.chron.com/organizational-subsystems-41735.html
2. “Social Organization and Schools: A
General Systems Theory Perspective,” byBowen.
http://www.uncssp.org/publications/Bowen%20social%20Organizations%20and%20Schools%202006.pdf
3. “Educational Systems and Development
and Its Relationship to ISD,” by Reigeluth. Chapter 6 in Instructional
Technology: Past Present and Future (2nd ed., 1995), by Anglin
(Ed.).http://www.indiana.edu/~syschang/decatur/reigeluth_pubs/documents/74_esd_relation_to_isd.pdf
