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Organizational behavior
1) Has
Preeti made a good decision about the way she is going to make the decision?
2) Which
investment would you choose? Why?
3) Which
investment do you think most people would choose?
4) Based
on what you have learned about group shift, which investment do you think
Preeti’s family will choose?
1) What
are some factors that led to groupthink in the cases described here? What can
teams do to attempt to prevent groupthink from occurring?
2) How
might differences in status among group members contribute to groupthink? For
example, how might lower-status members react to a group’s decision? Are
lower-status members more or less likely to be dissenters? Why might
higher-status group members be mare effective dissenters?
3)
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says that he encourages dissent. Can such norms
guard against the occurrence
of group think? As a manager, how would you try to cultivate norms that prevent
group think?
4) How
might group characteristics such as size and cohesiveness affect groupthink?
1) Why is
this group a team?
2) Has
anyone in this case acted unethically?
3) What,
if any, characteristics of groupthink are manifested in the work team?
4) Has
Karan been an effective team leader? Explain your position.
1) Do you
believe that team-building activities increase productivity? Why or why not?
What other factors might be responsible for increases in profitability
following a corporate retreat?
2) What
are some other ways besides those described here to build effective teams and
increase teamwork among company employees? How might these alternatives be
better or worse than corporate retreats?
3) What
should companies do about employees who lack athletic talent but are still
pressured to participate in physical activities with their colleagues? How
might poor performance by those with low athletic ability affect their status
within the organization?
4) How
might you increase teamwork when team members are not often in direct contact
with one another? Can you think of any “electronic” team-building exercises?
1. What
competencies are needed to be creative?
2.
Identify methods through which creativity can be nurtured.
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