PART 1:
Using a work group/team that you have been on (past or present) apply the 5 Stages of Group Development and what stages your team experienced and/or is currently and provide supporting examples to illustrate each stage.
PART 2:
Every student should select one of the following (from your course text) to research and describe for the class here under this question. These can be from any of the chapters we have covered for weeks 1-3. Your description should also provide supporting examples, which may or may not be provided in the course text, in order to illustrate your understanding. You may NOT select one that has already been described so check previous responses BEFORE choosing and be sure to name which # your are describing at the beginning of your response/post.
#1-Please describe Organizational Behavior (OB) AND 2-3 of the interdisciplinary areas that have strong ties to OB.
#2-Organizational Behavior includes both work and life stressors. According to your text, what are 4 common sources of stress at work? Include examples.
#3-In Chapter 5, you are introduced to Hofstede's 5 value dimensions of national culture. Please describe 3 of them with examples.
#4-What is Organizational Learning and why is it important for companies to make it a priority? Provide a real-life example.
#5-What is the goal of studying/applying Organizational Behavior concepts AND name the 4 behavior disciplines of OB.
#6-What are the main elements of Affective Events Theory and choose 2 of them and share an example of how each factor can impact job satisfaction/performance.
#7-How can understanding Organizational Behavior increase a manager's success in the workplace? Provide an example.
#8-What is an attitude and what are the 3 basic components of an attitude? Provide examples.
#9-What are some best practices for leveraging Diversity, which could positively impact organizational effectiveness, in the areas of (1) recruitment (2) hiring (3) retention and (4) staff development? Give examples.
#10-How can one's personality (chapter 5)impact the work setting? What is Emotional Intelligence (chapter 4) and how can it impact one's ability to lead?