Assignment: MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATIONS
Start by reading and following these instructions:
1. Quickly skim the questions or assignment below and the assignment rubric to help you focus.
2. Read the required chapter(s) of the textbook and any additional recommended resources. Some answers may require you to do additional research on the Internet or in other reference sources. Choose your sources carefully.
3. Consider the discussion and the any insights you gained from it.
4. Create your Assignment submission and be sure to cite your sources, use APA style as required, check your spelling.
Assignment:
Answer these essay questions:
1. Read Case 14-2 of the textbook and answer the related questions based on information gleaned in Chapter 14.
2. Imagine you and your spouse have outgrown your current home. Your spouse wants to put a modest addition onto your home and do some minor remodeling so the home suits your needs but not all of your money is spent. You want to move to a much larger and more expensive home in a neighborhood that is closer to your job but farther away from your spouse's. Explain how you would negotiate your positions using all of the different core strategies: surprise, bluff, stacking, screen, fait accompli, and "take it or leave it." Include the pros and cons of using each strategy, and which, in your opinion, is likely to be the most successfully in this situation, and why. Consider reading Case 14-1 or 14-3 for applications of these concepts.
3. Give examples of nonverbal behaviors that may indicate a job candidate is interested in the interview. Give examples that may show lack of interest.
4. Read Case 15-2 of the textbook and answer the related questions using information gleaned in Chapter 15.
Start by reading and following these instructions:
1. Quickly skim the questions or assignment below and the assignment rubric to help you focus.
2. Read the required chapter(s) of the textbook and any additional recommended resources. Some answers may require you to do additional research on the Internet or in other reference sources. Choose your sources carefully.
3. Consider the discussion and the any insights you gained from it.
Assignment:
PROJECT:
Write a 1500-1750-word essay addressing each of the following points/questions. Be sure to completely answer all the questions for each bullet point. Separate each section in your paper with a clear heading that allows your professor to know which bullet you are addressing in that section of your paper. Support your ideas with at least three sources in your essay. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the essay. The cover page and reference page do not count towards the minimum word amount. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment.
• What are the major advantages and disadvantages of a group? Present a situation in which it would be a good idea to use a group and one in which a group would not be a good idea.
• What are symptoms of groupthink, and how can you assure groupthink will not become a problem in your meeting?
• Obviously, no correct size exists for a group. What are the limitations of a group that is too small? Too large? Give an example of a group that may be too large.
• Briefly explain three strategies for reaching decisions in a meeting. What factors should be considered when determining which approach should be used?
Assignment:
Answer these essay questions:
1. Find a presentation on YouTube or other websites. Use the information on presentations Chapter 5 to critique the presentation. Explain whether you think the presentation was well planned and organized and why. Explain whether the visual aids properly complemented the presentation. Describe what you would do differently. Include the hyperlink of the video in your essay.
2. A new employee at your firm has come to you for help. Because her boss is on maternity leave, she must give the annual financial presentation to the C level executives. Your colleague is very competent and knows the presentation's information very well. However, she is very worried about being able to deliver the presentation because she has never done so before. She has asked you to help her identify possible issue with delivering the presentation and help her address them. Draw up a memo of possible issues she might face with regard to the delivery, and how she can work to overcome them.
3. Building on the scenario from Question 2, imagine that same colleague just found out her presentation is going to be teleconferenced to executives in the Japan and India offices. She has now asked you for advice on what to wear, how to speak to both the audience in the room and on the monitors, etc. Draft another document that explains to your colleague how she can effectively use electronic media to enhance her presentation.
4. Complete Exercise 5-3 on page 147 of the textbook by submitting an outline of your persuasive presentation.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.