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M08 Discussion

Employee involvement applies just as well to the classroom as to the office or factory floor. Explain how student involvement in classroom decisions typically made by the instructor alone might improve decision quality. What potential problems may occur in this process?

At least 400 words

M09 Discussion

What factors do you believe influence an employee's organizational loyalty?Describe a time when you effectively managed someone's emotions. What happened? What was the result?

At least 400 words

M10 Discussion

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How do you react when faced with conflict?  Do you handle it or run from it?  Do you let someone else handle it?  When dealing with conflict what is your style? What are you most comfortable with? What style does your boss/instructor use? Explain and defend your answers.

At least 400 words

Decisions-Discussion

View the "Decisions, Decisions" video case and then post a new thread to this discussion board that addresses the following:

· The video suggests that the rational brain is less effective in making decisions than the emotional brain because the rational brain can process far less information.  Do you agree?  Why or why not?

· The director of the Harvard Decision Science Lab states that it is impossible to make completely rational decisions.  Think back to your decision to enroll in college.  How much of a role did emotion play in your decision to enroll in college?  How much of a role did emotion play in your selection of a college?

· The video discusses a study that found that shoppers with fewer choices are much more likely to purchase a product than shoppers who are presented with many choices.  Would you agree?  Why or why not?  Have you been in a situation in which you have been presented with too many choices so that decision-making became more difficult?  Explain. 

This posting, consisting of a minimum of 4 full paragraphs(At least 500 words), must include chapter ideas and concepts to support your answers.  Please make certain to cite any outside sources used. 

Delegation assignment

Read the Chapter 8 Practical Action article "When Should You Delegate and When Not? How Managers Get More Done" on p. 262. 

Then write an essay addressing all six of the Delegate... and Don't delegate... guidelines in the article. Give examples of each type of task you should or should not delegate, and why. Also comment on the last paragraph, Your Call. What are some of the reasons you might not be good at delegating, and what can you do to improve your delegation skills? Your assignment should be 2-3 pages long (excluding cover page, attachments, etc.) (At least 600 words), double-spaced, using 12-point font and 1-inch margins.   

Keep in mind that, while there are no "absolutely correct" answers for these questions, this is not an opportunity for opinion alone.  Grading will reflect your reasoning and critical thinking skills, your ability to integrate what you have assimilated from material presented in the textbook and other learning materials, the clarity of your response and its appearance. 

Please remember that, if your paper integrates information from published sources and/or you build on the work of others, you must be careful not to plagiarize. You can find information about plagiarism at the Plagiarism.org website; a link to this website has been provided under the "Resources" tab in the main menu of the course.  Please also see the rubric posted under the "Resources" tab in the main menu of the course for additional guidelines on grading.