Essay Homework: Using Problem Solving To Address Challenges
Length: 5 pages.
Leaders of organizations are charged with solving problems every day. Think back to an organizational challenge or decision in your company (or in one that you wish to research). This should be a decision that the organization's leaders made. Address the following in a paper:
A. Provide a brief history/background of the organizational challenge.
B. Explain how the problem was resolved, using the steps from the problem-solving process presented in this module. If certain steps were skipped, name them and explain why.
C. Consider how you/the organization might have approached the problem differently. Again, use the steps from the problem-solving process.
D. Hypothesize whether the approach might have had a different outcome.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
Reference
o Chapters 5 & 12 in Judgment in Managerial Decision Making
o Astor, T., Kieffer, D., & Repenning, N. (2017). The most underrated skill in management. MIT Sloan Management Review, 58(3), 39-48. (To view this reading, please open the link provided and download the "PDF full text.")
o Bultena, C., Ramser, C., & Tilker, K. (2017). Mediation madness III: Managing microwave mediation. Southern Journal of Business and Ethics, 9, 11-32.
o Kumar, V. & Sharma, R. (2017) Relating management problem-solving styles of leaders to TQM focus: An empirical study. The TQM Journal: The International Review of Organizational Improvement, 29(2), 218-39.
o Zhang, T., Gino, F., & Margolis, J. D. (2018). Does "could" lead to good? On the road to moral insight. Academy of Management Journal, 61(3), 857-895. (To view this reading, please open the link provided and download the "PDF full text.")