Topics for the
"Topic of the Week" assignments
Topics will be announced 2 weeks before they are due.
February 27 -- Teams and Groups (see chapter 14 for some ideas):
- groups/teams & organizational effectiveness
- types of groups/teams
- group dynamics
- managing groups/teams for high performance
- etc. etc. etc.
March 6 -- Communication (see chapter 15 for some ideas):
- communication and management
- communication networks
- technological advances in communication
- communication skills for managers
- etc. etc. etc.
March 20 -- Motivation (see chapter 12 for some ideas):
(Due date changed to March 27)
- The Nature of Motivation
- Expectancy Theory
- Need Theories
- Equity Theory
- Goal-Setting Theory
- Learning Theories
- Pay and Motivation
- etc. etc. etc.
April 3 -- Organizational Conflict, Negotiation, Politics, & Change
(see chapter 16 for some ideas):
- Organizational conflict
- Negotiation strategies for integration bargaining
- Organizational politics
- Managing organizational change
April 10 - Managing Information Systems & Technologies (see chapter
17 for some ideas):
- Information and the Manager's Job
- The Information Technology Revolution
- Types of Management Information Systems
- The Impact & Limitations of Information Systems Technology
May 1 - Managing the Global Environment (see chapter 6 for some
ideas):
- The Global Environment
- The Global Task Environment
- The Global General Environment
- Impediments to an Open Global Environment