BGMT 365 Disc ***Professor Anthony ONLY***
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bgmt_disc_week_6.docxLearning Activity 1 (leader-follower relationship)
Go to this site and complete the activities and then post per the instructions on the slide #8
Answer the following questions and support your answers from the weekly reading:
If a leaders job is to develop the future of the organization how does motivation and empowerment fit in to this role? Be sure to explain the difference between the two ideas and ways that both motivation and empowerment should be used in the job the leader does.
Why is it important for the leader to empower? Why can't the manager do the job? Or do they both do the job?
What is meant by structural empowerment? Why is it an important tool to the leader?
How does empowerment differ from motivation?
How can a leader empower their organization’s structure and culture?
Learning Activity 3
Research on the internet telecommuting/teleworking/mobile and flat organizational structures and how they serve to encourage or not encourage employee satisfaction. Does it work or not and how so in productivity and employee satisfaction?
