Introduction In week three our team learned about group behavior‚ work teams‚ and organizational behavior. All of us collaborated our learning experiences with one another which will be presented in this paper. The hardest deliberation for this week was the discussion over whether or not conflict is a negative or positive effect in an organization. Group versus Team The definition of a group is “two or more individuals‚ interacting and interdependent‚ who have come together to achieve particular
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Learning Team A discussed the learning objectives assigned for week three of class. Specifically‚ the team members discussed strategies to help develop effective groups and teams. The team members also discussed strategies to resolve conflict within organizations. The discussion included topics with which the team members felt comfortable or struggled with and how the weekly topics applied to team members’ business field. This paper summarizes Learning Team A’s discussions. Strategies to Develop
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Organizational Development Team D Learning Team Reflection December 3‚ 2012 This week we learned about the influence of how organizational structure is on behavior. Also we learned how to analyze and influence an organizational culture on behavior. Then there is how power and politics influence people’s behavior. We talked about mechanistic structure and organic structure. When talking about mechanistic structure‚ the employees know how to present themselves
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MGT/311 Quiz 1. Julie smiles and acts politely toward a customer at her checkout‚ even though she really deeply dislikes this customer. What is the term used to explain the disparity between the emotion Julie displays and the emotions she is actually experiencing? a. Emotional exposure b. Felt emotions c. Emotional dissonance d. Emotional distance 2. Sharon is unhappy in her job for many reasons. Yesterday a customer asked her where the shampoo was located. Sharon listlessly
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Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Quentin MGT 311 November 4‚ 2014 Eric Fowler The objectives for week one and two were to evaluate individual characteristics of employees‚ analyze the impact of individual employee characteristics on organizational performance‚ determine management methods based on individual employee characteristics‚ determine strategies to motivate employees‚ and create effective organizational communication. Characteristics of an employee
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Reflection Summary Week Five MGT 311 Susan Mills Reflection Summary Week Five Team The last week of class team C found it very informative with the two major topics of the week. Methods of managing change and diversity are very important to companies and are part of the foundation for successful companies. Methods to Managing Change Two change management theories outlined steps to take when implementing and managing change. Kurt Lewin’s model established three steps‚ 1) unfreezing
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Week 5: Learning Team Reflection MGT/311 Organizational Development October 28‚ 2013 Week 5: Learning Team Reflection One of the objectives that the team discussed was diversity in the workplace. Major corporations have encountered issues concerning diversity in the work place. Our team can directly relate to this subject in the workplace since all of us are diverse minorities in our individual work place. It was discussed in the group that diversity in the workplace is the manager’s responsibility
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University of Phoenix Material Team Strategy Plan 1. Complete the following table to address the creation of teams at Riordan Manufacturing. |Strategy |Strengths |Weaknesses | |Common goal |Productivity is increased when everyone |Team members would be new and may not get | | |accepts the goal
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Groups‚ Teams‚ and Conflict Anne KamKim Deolal MGT 311 February 2nd‚ 2014 JOSEPH CLARK Groups‚ Teams‚ and Conflict This paper would be used as a guide to develop a usable plan to build teams and help eliminate conflict that has been created among the employees of Riordan Manufacturing. Riordan Manufacturing goal is to produce a new product but need to resolve internal conflicts among two to the employees. Utilizing various types of conflict management strategies would help alleviate any major conflict
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Employee Potfolio MGT 311 February 4‚ 2013 Kathy Gamboa Employee Potfolio A Company has initiated a series of self-assessments to aid in the management of its employees. The assessments were randomly picked by the employees and the management team did not influence the choices made by each employee. Each assessment was reviewed by the management team and the following information will be used to improve the work output and job satisfaction for each employee. Employee Assessments Upon
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