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MGT 415 Course Real Knowledge / mgt415dotcom

For more course tutorials visit<br>www.mgt415.com<br><br>MGT 415 Week 1 DQ 1 Organizational Design<br>MGT 415 Week 1 DQ 2 The Research Project<br>MGT 415 Week 2 DQ 1 Group Development Process<br>MGT 415 Week 2 DQ 2 Influence of Informal Groups<br>

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MGT 415 Course Real Knowledge / mgt415dotcom

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  1. MGT 415 Course Real Knowledge / mgt415dotcom For More Tutorials www.mgt415.com

  2. MGT 415 Course Real Knowledge / mgt415dotcom • MGT 415 Week 1 DQ 1 Organizational DesignMGT 415 Week 1 DQ 2 The Research ProjectMGT 415 Week 2 DQ 1 Group Development ProcessMGT 415 Week 2 DQ 2 Influence of Informal GroupsMGT 415 Week 3 DQ 1 Group Cohesion and Productivity • Organizational Design. More than ever, groups and teams are responsible for executing tasks in the workplace. Take a position on the following statement: All organizations should use the group structure as the basic building block for designing and organizing jobs. MGT 415 Entire Course (Ash) MGT 415 Week 1 DQ 1 Organizational Design (Ash)

  3. MGT 415 Course Real Knowledge / mgt415dotcom • The Research Project. Identify a generic organization (e.g., manufacturing plant, hospital, educational institution). You will use this same organization in your Final Project. Assume that you are part of a research team examining work groups in the organization to determine factors that enhance or inhibit group productivity • Group Development Process. Consider the Tuckman group stage process schema as discussed in Chapter 3 of your text. Identify specific actions a manager can take at each stage of the process to best help a group reach the performing stage. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts. MGT 415 Week 1 DQ 2 The Research Project (Ash) MGT 415 Week 2 DQ 1 Group Development Process (Ash)

  4. MGT 415 Course Real Knowledge / mgt415dotcom • Influence of Informal Groups. Informal groups exist in almost every kind of organization. Answer the following questions and provide examples to support your positiona. What types of informal groups do you belong to in your workplace? • Best Workplace. Review the most current results of FORTUNE Magazine's annual ranking of America's “100 Best Companies to Work For.” Explore the website of at least three of the companies noted. Develop a two- to three-page paper that addresses the following: MGT 415 Week 2 DQ 2 Influence of Informal Groups (Ash) MGT 415 Week 3 Assignment Best Workplace (Ash)

  5. MGT 415 Course Real Knowledge / mgt415dotcom • Group Cohesion and Productivity. Describe your most positive experience in working on a group project in which the group’s cohesiveness led to greater work productivity. Have you experienced a situation that was just the opposite – a situation in which group cohesiveness negatively • Norms and Conformity. Norms influence behavior conformity among group members. What factors will influence group members to conform to a group’s norms, and when will members remain independent? Do individuals who do not conform to the group’s norms ever succeed in influencing the rest of the group? MGT 415 Week 3 DQ 1 Group Cohesion and Productivity (Ash) MGT 415 Week 3 DQ 2 Norms and Conformity (Ash)

  6. MGT 415 Course Real Knowledge / mgt415dotcom • Group Decisions. Discuss how decisions are made in your workgroup. Which model is used for what situation? Be sure to provide specific examples of at least three situations and what model was used in each situation. Critique the effectiveness of the model, as applied to each situation. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts. • Power, Conflict and Resolution. Evaluate your workplace and identify a group that has “power” in the organization. Analyze why the group is considered powerful.a. What are the elements that contribute to the group’s power base? MGT 415 Week 4 DQ 1 Group Decisions (Ash) MGT 415 Week 4 DQ 2 Power, Conflict and Resolution (Ash)

  7. MGT 415 Course Real Knowledge / mgt415dotcom • Leadership. In a group environment, should leaders be assigned at the beginning of a project or should leaders emerge as the group is working on the project? Outline the positives and negatives of each approach. Is there a particular type of group that uses a particular leadership approach? • Conflict and Competition. Discuss whether intergroup conflict and intergroup competition are the same or different. Provide examples to support your position. What strategies can a leader use to ensure that there are positive results from the conflict or competition? Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts. MGT 415 Week 5 DQ 1 Leadership (Ash) MGT 415 Week 5 DQ 2 Conflict and Competition (As

  8. MGT 415 Course Real Knowledge / mgt415dotcom • Focus of the Final Paper In Week One, you will choose a generic organization (manufacturing plant, hospital, etc.). Assume that you are a hired consultant for this organization. MGT 415 Week 5 Final Assignment (Avon Consultant Report) (Ash)

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