MGT 415 (ASH)

Question 1

MGT 415 Entire Course

Answer 1

MGT 415 Entire Course
MGT 415 Week 1 DQ 1 Organizational Design
MGT 415 Week 1 DQ 2 The Research Project
MGT 415 Week 2 DQ 1 Group Development Process
MGT 415 Week 2 DQ 2 Influence of Informal Groups

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Question 2

MGT 415 Week 1 DQ 1 Organizational Design

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MGT 415 Week 1 DQ 1 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.

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Question 3

MGT 415 Week 1 DQ 2 The Research Project

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MGT 415 Week 1 DQ 2 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.

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Question 4

MGT 415 Week 2 DQ 1 Group Development Process

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MGT 415 Week 2 DQ 1 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.

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Question 5

MGT 415 Week 2 DQ 2 Influence of Informal Groups

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MGT 415 Week 2 DQ 2 Influence of Informal Groups
Informal groups exist in almost every kind of organization. Answer the following questions and provide examples to support your position

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Question 6

MGT 415 Week 3 Assignment Best Workplace

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MGT 415 Week 3 Assignment 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.

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Question 7

MGT 415 Week 3 DQ 1 Group Cohesion and Productivity

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MGT 415 Week 3 DQ 1 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 impacted the productivity of the project?

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Question 8

MGT 415 Week 3 DQ 2 Norms and Conformity

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MGT 415 Week 3 DQ 2 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?

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Question 9

MGT 415 Week 4 DQ 1 Group Decisions

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MGT 415 Week 4 DQ 1 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.

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Question 10

MGT 415 Week 4 DQ 2 Power Conflict and Resolution

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MGT 415 Week 4 DQ 2 Power Conflict and Resolution
Evaluate your workplace and identify a group that has “power” in the organization. Analyze why the group is considered powerful.

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Question 11

MGT 415 Week 5 DQ 1 Leadership

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MGT 415 Week 5 DQ 1 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.

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Question 12

MGT 415 Week 5 DQ 2 Conflict and Competition

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MGT 415 Week 5 DQ 2 Conflict and Competition
Discuss whether intergroup conflict and intergroup competition are the same or different. Provide examples to support your position.

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Question 13

MGT 415 Week 5 Final Assignment

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MGT 415 Week 5 Final Assignment
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. You have been asked by the president of the organization to prepare a background paper on the results of your research and to make recommendations to improve group productivity in the organization.

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