MB661 Discussion Question 4-2 value-based, authentic, and positive leadership concepts

DISCUSSION QUESTION 4-2

 

Lesson 4: Vision and Strategy

Upon completion of the Required Readings, write a thorough, well-planned narrative answer to the following discussion question.  Rely on your Required Readings and the Lecture and Research Update for specific information to answer the discussion question, but turn to your original thoughts when asked to apply, evaluate, analyze, or synthesize the information.  Your Discussion Question response should be both grammatically and mechanically correct, and formatted in the same fashion as the question itself.  If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc.  In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your responses and document in a bibliography using APA style.

 

Discussion Question 2 

 Compare and contrast value-based, authentic, and positive leadership concepts. Why do these approaches have so much appeal?

 

MB661 Discussion question 4-1

Discussion Question 1 

 Describe the elements of charismatic leadership. What are the cultural constraints on the development of charismatic leadership?

 

MB661 Discussion 6-2 Leading Change and Leader Development

Describe the areas that are typically addressed in developing leaders. What are specific issues to consider when developing women and members of minority groups?

  

MB661 Discussion 6-1 elements of an organizational culture that support change

DISCUSSION QUESTION 6-1

 

Lesson 6: Leading Change and Leader Development

 

Discussion Question 1 

 What are the elements of an organizational culture that support change, and what role do leaders play in developing that culture?

 

  

MB661 Activity-5 Teams and Leadership

ACTIVITY 5

 Lesson 5: Teams and Leadership

 

Activity 5: Team Essay

 Identify a team in which you have had many opportunities to participate, observe, and interact.  This team does not necessarily need to be from industry; however, please review the concepts below that you will be required to discuss prior to selecting the team you wish to cover.  The list of concepts may help you select or eliminate certain teams.  The team you choose should have been in existence over a reasonable period in order for you to discuss team development and to have specific examples to support your conclusions.

 

If you have never personally participated in a team suited for this activity, you may select a team in which you were not a member and interview two (2) or more team members.  In your interviews, you should focus on each of the concepts below that will then be developed into an essay.  You should not simply ask, “What type of team is this?” because many people are not familiar with the terms you have learned in this course.  Rather, you should ask more general questions such as, “Are each of the team members in the same department, or are they in different departments?  Are all members in one location?  Do team members meet in person, or is their communication only via e-mail, voicemail, or teleconferencing?” 

 

After identifying a team, write an essay describing that team with the concepts presented in the text.  The objective of your essay is to demonstrate that you understand the concepts and that you can apply them to a real-world situation; therefore, you should discuss/explain each of the following five (5) concepts and then relate your team to each concept using examples.  Provide two (2) or three (3) examples for each concept.

 

1.      Type of Team:  functional team, cross-functional team, self-managed team, virtual team, or global team 

 

2.      Team members’ characteristics, including expertise and functional experience

 

3.      Team culture and how it affects their ability to implement employee participation

 

4.                                          Team challenges: developing groupthink, presence of free-riders, negativity, and lack of trust

 

5.                                          Team leadership and how it affects employee participation

 

Your Activity responses should be both grammatically and mechanically correct, and formatted in the same fashion as the Activity itself.  If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc.  In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your response and document in a bibliography using APA style.  (100 points)  (A 4-page response is required.) 

MB661 Activity-1 David Neeleman reinvents airlines

ACTIVITY 1

 

Lesson 1: Leadership, Management, and Culture

 

 

Activity 1: Case Study

 

This Activity is comprised of three (3) parts.  Your Activity responses should be both grammatically and mechanically correct, and formatted in the same fashion as the Activity itself.  If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc.  In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your response and document in a bibliography using APA style.  (100 points)  (A 4-page response is required for the combination of Parts A, B, and C.)

 

Read “David Neeleman Reinvents Airlines,” on page 26 of your text.  After reading this case and conducting additional research (at least two (2) journal articles), discuss the following.

 

Part A        Do you think that David Neeleman best meets the definition of a manager or a leader?  List and discuss three (3) reasons for your answer and provide three (3) examples of how David Neeleman does not fit the alternate definition. 

 

Part B        What are the key elements of JetBlue’s culture?

 

Part C        What role does the leader play in the development and maintenance of the culture?

MB655 Business Law Activity 6

ACTIVITY 6

MB655 Business Law

 

Lesson 6: Employment Law

 

 

Activity 6:  Employment Compliance Memo

 

Your company, a manufacturer and distributor of sports equipment, has grown quickly over the last few years from just a few employees to 25. There has been no time to pay attention to employment issues, but recently the president of the company has asked you to focus on the employment area and provide her information on the following.  Your activity responses should be both grammatically and mechanically correct, and formatted in the same fashion as the activity itself. If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc. In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your response and document in a bibliography using APA style. (100 points) (A 4-page memo is required.)

 

Part A        An overview of key legal employment rules that apply to the company. Include discussion of the Fair Labor Standards Act, limitation on employment at-will, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, and state discrimination laws.

 

Part B        Recommendations for employment practices to ensure compliance with the key legal rules. Include recommendations regarding notices, forms, employee handbooks, personnel files, disciplinary processes, training supervisors, and periodic reviews.

 

Grading Rubric

 

Please refer to the rubric on the following page for the grading criteria for this assignment.

   

MB655 Business Law Discussion Question 5-2

DISCUSSION QUESTION 5-2

MB655 Business Law

 

Lesson 5: The Employment Relationship and Immigration Laws; Laws Governing Labor-Management Relations; Employment Discrimination

 

 

Upon completion of the Required Readings, write a thorough, well-planned narrative answer to the following discussion question.  Rely on your Required Readings and the Lecture and Research Update for specific information to answer the discussion question, but turn to your original thoughts when asked to apply, evaluate, analyze, or synthesize the information.  Your Discussion Question response should be both grammatically and mechanically correct, and formatted in the same fashion as the question itself.  If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc.  In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your responses and document in a bibliography using APA style.

 

Discussion Question 2 (50 points)

 

Please answer the following regarding labor relations legislation that has been enacted over the years:

 

a.       Explain relationships between the Wagner Act and the Taft-Hartley Act.

 

b.      Evaluate this statement: The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) protects all American workers.

 

A 2-page response is required. (50 points) (2 pages)

 

Grading Rubric

 

Please refer to the rubric on the following page for the grading criteria for this assignment.

 

  

MB655 Business Law Discussion Question 5-1

DISCUSSION QUESTION 5-1

MB655 Business Law

 

Lesson 5: The Employment Relationship and Immigration Laws; Laws Governing Labor-Management Relations; Employment Discrimination

 

 

Upon completion of the Required Readings, write a thorough, well-planned narrative answer to the following discussion question.  Rely on your Required Readings and the Lecture and Research Update for specific information to answer the discussion question, but turn to your original thoughts when asked to apply, evaluate, analyze, or synthesize the information.  Your Discussion Question response should be both grammatically and mechanically correct, and formatted in the same fashion as the question itself.  If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc.  In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your responses and document in a bibliography using APA style.

 

Discussion Question 1 (50 points)

 

Please answer the following in connection with unemployment compensation and worker’s compensation:

 

1. Evaluate: Everyone who loses his or her job is entitled to unemployment compensation.

 

2. Analyze: It is important to know whether one is an employee or an independent contractor in case the person is injured at work.

 

3. Evaluate this statement: Workers’ compensation legislation considers fault.

 

4. Explain why someone might think this statement is true: The worker’s compensation system is not always beneficial to workers.

 

A 2-page response is required. (50 points) (2 pages)

   

MB655 Business Law Activity 4

ACTIVITY 4

MB655 Business Law

 

Lesson 4: Law and Business Associations

 

 

Activity 4: Theories of Product Liability

 

Your activity responses should be both grammatically and mechanically correct, and formatted in the same fashion as the activity itself. If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc. In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your response and document in a bibliography using APA style.

 

View the following video: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/consumer-group-demands-new-car-seat-safety-standards/.

 

Then read this article: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-03/audi-loses-124-million-texas-verdict-over-seat-back-failure.

 

Based upon what you learned in Lesson 3, please do the following:

 

Part A        Prepare an argument that explains the theories of recovery consumers might use in similar product liability lawsuits.

 

Part B        The 11 year old boy in the lawsuit mentioned in the video and article above was not in a booster seat. The father, seated in the front, was not wearing a seatbelt. Explain what defenses may be available to car manufacturers when similar injuries are involved. Consult Chapters 11 and 12 of your textbook. (100 points) (2-pages required.)

 

Grading Rubric

 

Please refer to the rubric on the following page for the grading criteria for this assignment.