MGT-420
(MGT-420-PEO101)

Week 1 Discussion Questions
How does an understanding of management and
organizational behavior lead to organizational effectiveness and efficiency?
Why is the study of historical management theories important today?
What are the six challenges facing managers in
the workplace today? Each student is expected to discuss one of the major
challenges, highlighting its importance in the 21st century workplace and how
it affects the behavior of people within organizations.
What are key managerial skills and
competencies? Explain how they vary across management levels.
Week 2 Module 2 Discussion Question 1,
2 and 3
Discusison
Question1
Using examples from your experience, what is
the importance of planning to the practice of management?
Discussion Question 2
For your organization, or for one with which
you are familiar, identify the factors that operate in its general and specific
environments. How does this understanding influence the effectiveness of an
organization?
What is the role of IT in an increasingly
global environment? Provide examples of how IT has changed your organization
(or an organization with which you are familiar).
Week 3 Discussion Questions
1.If you, as a manager, had to help change an
employees behavior to make him or her more productive, what course of action
would you take? How might you use both positive and negative reinforcement?
2.Motivational theory applications argue for
recognizing individual differences. They also suggest paying attention to
members of diverse groups. Is this a contradiction? Why or why not?
3.Visit the following websites and complete the
self-assessments:
Learning Styles:.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html”>http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html
Take the Emotional Intelligence, Terminal
Values, and Instrumental Values Assessments:.wiley.com/legacy/college/schermerhorn/0471454761/assessments/main.html”>http://higheredbcs.wiley.com/legacy/college/schermerhorn/0471454761/assessments/main.html
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Name one significant lesson that you discovered
about your learning style, emotional intelligence, and personality. Using this
information, what step(s) do you plan to take to become a more effective
manager?
Week 4 Discussion Questions
What are group norms, and what role do they
play in behavior and cohesiveness of the group? How does the diversity of a
group affect its performance?How are the three characteristics of effective
teams evident in each of Tuckmans five stages of team development? Provide
examples to support your response.In a team-based situation, which is more
effective: team or individual rewards? Why? Please support your position with a
practical example.

Week 5 Discussion Questions
What role does effective interpersonal
communication play in decision making within organizations?Using a practical example, what are the
benefits and potential problems associated with conflict?What is negotiation? What are the common
negotiation pitfalls? What are the strategies to overcome them?

Week 6 Discussion Questions
Which power bases lie within the individual?
Which are derived from the organization? How are power and politics related?Using a practical example, what are the
benefits and potential problems associated with conflict?What is negotiation? What are the common
negotiation pitfalls? What are the strategies to overcome them?
Week 7 Discussion Questions
Identify the main types of traditional and
horizontal organization structure. Using an organization of your choice as an
example how is the structure of the organization a reflection of its
environment (including national culture), its goals, and competencesUsing an organization with which you are
familiar, identify its core culture and the elements of its observable culture
as defined by Senge. What do you think would need to be changed in order to
facilitate learning? What role would organizational development play in
overcoming resistance to change?Using an organization with which you are familiar,
identify ways through which feed-forward and feedback controls can be used to
assure the high quality of its final outcome. How do these controls lead to
effective management?
Week 8 Discussion Questions
Identify
the main types of traditional and horizontal organization structure. Using an
organization of your choice as an example how is the structure of the
organization a reflection of its environment (including national culture), its
goals, and competencesUsing an
organization with which you are familiar, identify its core culture and the
elements of its observable culture as defined by Senge. What do you think would
need to be changed in order to facilitate learning? What role would
organizational development play in overcoming resistance to change?Using an
organization with which you are familiar, identify ways through which
feed-forward and feedback controls can be used to assure the high quality of
its final outcome. How do these controls lead to effective management?
MGT-420
(MGT-420-PEO101)Week 1 Discussion QuestionsHow does an understanding of management and
organizational behavior lead to organizational effectiveness and efficiency?
Why is the study of historical management theories important today?What are the six challenges facing managers in
the workplace today? Each student is expected to discuss one of the major
challenges, highlighting its importance in the 21st century workplace and how
it affects the behavior of people within organizations.What are key managerial skills and
competencies? Explain how they vary across management levels.Week 2 Module 2 Discussion Question 1,
2 and 3Discusison
Question1Using examples from your experience, what is
the importance of planning to the practice of management?Discussion Question 2For your organization, or for one with which
you are familiar, identify the factors that operate in its general and specific
environments. How does this understanding influence the effectiveness of an
organization?What is the role of IT in an increasingly
global environment? Provide examples of how IT has changed your organization
(or an organization with which you are familiar).Week 3 Discussion Questions1.If you, as a manager, had to help change an
employees behavior to make him or her more productive, what course of action
would you take? How might you use both positive and negative reinforcement?2.Motivational theory applications argue for
recognizing individual differences. They also suggest paying attention to
members of diverse groups. Is this a contradiction? Why or why not?3.Visit the following websites and complete the
self-assessments:Learning Styles:.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html”>http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.htmlTake the Emotional Intelligence, Terminal
Values, and Instrumental Values Assessments:.wiley.com/legacy/college/schermerhorn/0471454761/assessments/main.html”>http://higheredbcs.wiley.com/legacy/college/schermerhorn/0471454761/assessments/main.htmlJung Typology Test:.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes1.htm” href=”http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes1.htm”>http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes1.htmName one significant lesson that you discovered
about your learning style, emotional intelligence, and personality. Using this
information, what step(s) do you plan to take to become a more effective
manager?Week 4 Discussion QuestionsWhat are group norms, and what role do they
play in behavior and cohesiveness of the group? How does the diversity of a
group affect its performance?How are the three characteristics of effective
teams evident in each of Tuckmans five stages of team development? Provide
examples to support your response.In a team-based situation, which is more
effective: team or individual rewards? Why? Please support your position with a
practical example.Week 5 Discussion QuestionsWhat role does effective interpersonal
communication play in decision making within organizations?Using a practical example, what are the
benefits and potential problems associated with conflict?What is negotiation? What are the common
negotiation pitfalls? What are the strategies to overcome them?Week 6 Discussion QuestionsWhich power bases lie within the individual?
Which are derived from the organization? How are power and politics related?Using a practical example, what are the
benefits and potential problems associated with conflict?What is negotiation? What are the common
negotiation pitfalls? What are the strategies to overcome them?Week 7 Discussion QuestionsIdentify the main types of traditional and
horizontal organization structure. Using an organization of your choice as an
example how is the structure of the organization a reflection of its
environment (including national culture), its goals, and competencesUsing an organization with which you are
familiar, identify its core culture and the elements of its observable culture
as defined by Senge. What do you think would need to be changed in order to
facilitate learning? What role would organizational development play in
overcoming resistance to change?Using an organization with which you are familiar,
identify ways through which feed-forward and feedback controls can be used to
assure the high quality of its final outcome. How do these controls lead to
effective management?Week 8 Discussion QuestionsIdentify
the main types of traditional and horizontal organization structure. Using an
organization of your choice as an example how is the structure of the
organization a reflection of its environment (including national culture), its
goals, and competencesUsing an
organization with which you are familiar, identify its core culture and the
elements of its observable culture as defined by Senge. What do you think would
need to be changed in order to facilitate learning? What role would
organizational development play in overcoming resistance to change?Using an
organization with which you are familiar, identify ways through which
feed-forward and feedback controls can be used to assure the high quality of
its final outcome. How do these controls lead to effective management?