Discussions

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PSY575 Week 1 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2016 December
dq 1
Describe how technology plays a role in the
three components of Robbins’s organizational model. Include a personal example
of how you have observed technology’s role in an organization.
dq 2
Select an organization you are familiar with.
Determine if it has an organic or mechanistic structure and explain your
reasoning.

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PSY575 Week 2 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2016 December
dq 1
Explain how anchoring bias and overconfidence
bias might reinforce each other. Analyze how these two factors influence the
decision making process and can lead to poor judgments. What steps might an
individual take to avoid or at least minimize these two biases?
dq 2
Describe methods that a smaller organization,
such as a start-up business or a “mom and pop” business, can use to help keep
employees motivated despite not being able to pay average market value for
wages in comparison to large scales businesses in the same industry.

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PSY575 Week 3 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2016 December

dq 1
Look at an organization you are familiar with
and identify a problem the overall organization has faced. Using the
situational leadership model, indicate which leadership style would be most
appropriate to solve the problem and why. How would this approach be different
from a traditional management approach? Explain.
dq 2
How might servant leadership apply in other
cultural settings? Please provide an example. Discuss whether a servant
leadership model or a situational leadership model might produce better
outcomes across multiple cultural contexts.

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PSY575 Week 4 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2016 December
dq 1
Find examples of organizations where leaders
have gained power by using leadership theories. Find an example for each of the
three leadership theories. Explain why using those leadership theories gave
rise to success within the organizations.
dq 2
How do gender politics within organizations
affect power? In what ways might gender politics and differences in power
influence how organizations function? Explain.

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PSY575 Week 5 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2016 December
dq 1
Discuss the pros and cons of an organization
using written electronic communication such as email, instant messaging, or
social media to communicate information. Find a real world example of an
organization negatively impacting its own culture due to a use of email as the
form of communication, such as the Radio Shack example “Fall-out from negative
messages” on page 313.
dq 2
Make an argument, based on the research,
showing whether you believe organizational cultures can change and why. Include
the definition of organizational culture relative to its common characteristics
and the factors that create/maintain culture.

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PSY575 Week 6 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2016 December

dq 1
Do you feel that some third-party negotiation
strategies are more appropriate for resolving disputes? Give your rationale for
why you feel this way.
dq 2
What do you think are some of the things that
determine whether or not mediation is successful? Why do those things determine
the effectiveness?

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Latest 2016 December
dq 1
Think of an example of organizational change
you have experienced or witnessed. Give a brief explanation of the situation.
Based on the readings, give reasons why you feel the change was successful or
not. What would you do differently were you in charge of this change? Use the
readings from the text to support your rationale.
dq 2
Discuss why it is in the best interests of an
organization for managers to manage the stress levels of their employees. What
negative consequences arise when employee stress levels are either too high or
too low?

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PSY575 Week 8 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2016 December

dq 1
Based on the Heorhiadi, LaVenture, and Conbere
article, in what ways would transformative learning be distinguished from informative
learning in HR recruitment strategies? How does transformative learning benefit
recruitment practices? Find a real-world example you feel is an illustration of
applying transformative learning in the recruitment and hiring process.

dq 2
Contrast single-loop learning with double-loop
learning. Give examples specific to organizational training and evaluation
practices in which each would be effective.