MGT 415 Entire Course (Group Behavior in Organizations)

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MGT 415 Entire Course (Group Behavior in Organizations)

MGT 415 Entire Course (Group Behavior in Organizations)

MGT 415 Week 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.
Provide examples to support your answer. In your responses to classmates, take the opposite
position your classmates have presented and provide a convincing response designed to change
their minds. Respond to at least two of your classmates posts.
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. Identify what factors you would examine in your
research and provide a rationale for your choice. Respond to at least two of your classmates
posts.
MGT 415 Week 2

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. Respond to at least two of your
classmates posts.
Influence of Informal Groups. Informal groups exist in almost every kind of organization.
Answer the following questions and provide examples to support your position
a. What types of informal groups do you belong to in your workplace?
b. How do norms of the informal groups to which you belong influence your behavior and that of
other group members?
Respond to at least two of your classmates posts.
MGT 415 Week 3
Group Cohesion and Productivity. Describe your most positive experience in working on a
group project in which the groups 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? Provide examples to support your
descriptions. Respond to at least two of your classmates posts.
Norms and Conformity. Norms influence behavior conformity among group members. What
factors will influence group members to conform to a groups norms, and when will members
remain independent? Do individuals who do not conform to the groups norms ever succeed in
influencing the rest of the group? Provide examples to support your analysis. Respond to at least
two of your classmates posts
Best Workplace. Review the most current results of FORTUNE Magazines annual ranking of
Americas 100 Best Companies to Work For. Explore the website of at least three of the
companies noted. Develop a two- to three-page paper that addresses the following:
a. When reviewing the descriptions of the work environments, identify elements that appear to
foster employee motivation and group cohesion among employees.
b. Relate your analysis to the material presented in the chapters assigned for reading this week.
For example, there may be elements that support George Homans theory, or another theory of
exchange in groups.
Use at least one source in addition to the course text and the FORTUNE Magazine article. The
paper is to follow APA guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
MGT 415 Week 4

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.
Respond to at least two of your classmates posts.
Power, Conflict and Resolution. Evaluate your workplace and identify a group that has
power in the organization. Analyze why the group is considered powerful.
a. What are the elements that contribute to the groups power base?
b. Is there a perception among employees in your organization that a disparity of power exists
between the powerful group and other work groups?
c. How can managers minimize the possibility of negative reactions or conflict between groups if
the perception of power disparity exists?
Respond to at least two of your classmates posts.
MGT 415 Week 5
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. Is there a particular type of group that uses a particular leadership approach?
Why do you think this is the case? Respond to at least two of your classmates posts.
Conflict and Competition. Discuss whether intergroup conflict and intergroup competition are
the same or different. Provide examples to support your position. What strategies can a leader
use to ensure that there are positive results from the conflict or competition? Respond to at least
two of your classmates posts.

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.
Your research has identified the following problems:
1. Role conflicts within groups
2. Communication problems among group members
3. Lack of cohesiveness in groups with diverse members

4. Excessive intergroup conflict

In an eight- to ten-page paper, include the following:
1. Introduction clear explanation of the type of organization
2. Explanation of how each problem could impact a groups productivity (use examples to
illustrate points)
3. Recommendations to resolve each problem
4. Suggestions, based on your knowledge of group dynamics, for a company-wide training
program on best practices for group productivity
5. Conclusion/Summary