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Even when it is in the best interests of a manager to involve subordinates in decision making, he or she often makes decisions autocratically.
What are some benefits that you as an individual experienced that related directly to the group and its decision-making process?
What is meant by the phrase "those who govern do so at the consent of those governed"? What source of power does this describe?
Why are coalitions such an important way for lower-level participants in organizations to mobilize their power?
Imagine that the students and the instructor in a university course are unhappy with the way the course is going.
Think of a group to which you belong. In what ways is your membership in this group a means to an end?
How would you characterize the motivations of the case writer? What are Joe Bond's motivations in this case?
What are some examples of organizational slack? How do these examples buffer the organization from conflict?
Managers are often required to intervene in conflicts within and between their departments and other organizational entities.
What indicators might warn a manager in a large organization that excessive, nonfunctional conflict exists?
What is an organization? Why do people become members of organizations? Think of some organizations to which you belong.
What sources exist for your instructor? What goals do you and your instructor share? What goals might you and your instructor have that are incompatible?
Think about the traditional management function of planning, organizing, staffing, and controlling.
Current and projected free cash flows for Radell Global Operations are shown below.
Why are good theories about reality a necessary prerequisite to accurate perceptions of reality?
Aware of Joans' and Pharma Heal's successful product development, a new country, Brazil, has invited Pharma to do business in their country
In what way might the attributions we make about the consequences of our behaviors be more important than the consequences themselves?
How are our perceptions of our own actions different from our perceptions of the actions of others?
Given your understanding of the principles of motivation, does following the adage "Spare the rod and spoil the child".
Compare and contrast the assumptions underlying the content theories of motivation. Why hasn't one theory simply "won out" as the best?
Why is it important to avoid the use of punishment as a means of directing work behaviors?
Even if we did have the cognitive mechanisms necessary to make optimal choices, why might we choose not to engage in a rational decision strategy?
What are the three ways in which an individual can achieve a "great" outcome? What differentiates the expert from the novice, if both can achieve great outcomes
What are the key characteristics, skills, and knowledge a successful project manager must possess?
What ramifications can you envision this causing for the HR department in a firm? Identify at least one possible change.