What would you do during the meeting to try and calm emotions and get back to team problem solving? Why?

Team Effectiveness in the Workplace

Teams and their use in organizations seem to have varying degrees of success. We all know what a successful athletic team looks like. Managers often times try to translate that structure and in turn success back to the organization by organizing their employees in teams. But, what starts out as a really great idea ends up being a total disaster, at least operationally. And inevitably, you have the one individual on a team who takes the approach of, “Get out of my way and let me do this!” And, the more shy and reticent team members naturally ever so gently “fade” into the background and let the superhero try and run with the project.

For this weekly discussion, evaluate the effectiveness of teams in the workplace. Especially consider the unique challenges that teams face when trying to work effectively remotely. Here are a couple of questions to help you get started.

Assess the effectiveness of team members in working in a virtual only environment. Which individual behaviors seem to be beneficial to the overall team process? How can you tell? Which ones are deleterious? How can you tell?

Consider the following. Emotions are running wild during a current team meeting that you are attending. There are five people on this team. What would you do during the meeting to try and calm emotions and get back to team problem solving? Why?

Explain the impact of stereotypes

Overview

Stereotypes are extremely powerful in shaping individual, institutional, and societal ideas about racial/ethnic groups.  Stereotypes are insidious because everyone in a society is aware of them and these ideas lodge deep in our brains leading to a continuum of discrimination.  As scholars, we recognize that these stereotypes are gross characterizations of individual members of a group and entire groups.  Yet, living in a society where these stereotypes are commonly used, we must be conscious of them in order to limit their reach.

In order to envision the extent and overlap of stereotypes in this paper you will list all the stereotypes that come to mind for various racial/ethnic groups x gender identities.  Once you list the stereotypes, review the list and determine patterns that emerge within and across categories of identities.  Using the scholarly sources you are familiar with, explain the impact stereotypes have. This paper should be 3+ pages.

Learning Outcomes

· Identify racial/ethnic-gendered stereotypes

· Explain the impact of stereotypes

· Develop a thesis and supporting evidence in a formal, academic paper

Directions

1. Select three racial/ethnic group categories and one gender for each category to do an intersectional analysis of stereotypes

2. List the stereotypes of the racial/ethnic group x gender

3. Identify patterns across the stereotypes you selected (e.g. What is similar among the stereotypes?  What is unique?)

4. Detail the impact the stereotypes you identify has on groups and society as a whole

5. Use scholarly sources to support your assertions

Scholarly Sources: All scholars refer to one another’s writings to support our own ideas.  Scholarly sources include books, journal articles (use the library to find lots of great journal articles; JSTOR is very useful), and government documents (Census, Bureau of Labor Statistics, etc).  Newspaper articles, Wikipedia, websites, online blogs, etc. are not scholarly sources (they can be used for additional information or context).

Explain how it adds to leadership studies.

PowerPoint business brief presentation on chapter 14 (Gender and Leadership) on Northouse’s interactive Book on Leadership. Explain how it adds to leadership studies.

Use textbook and outside reference (2022 sources)

Summarize what you have learned about the similarities and differences among the approaches.

As you complete the work on your matrix, observe how the approaches are similar and different across and down the cells. You will need to draw on those observations as you develop your narrative this week. As you prepare to develop your narrative, it is also important to organize your references so that you can refer back to the original sources. For this Assignment, you will create a brief narrative summarizing what you have learned, citing your sources. This Assignment will be a helpful guide as you read other qualitative studies for your capstone.

To prepare for this Assignment:

• Review the work that you have done in the last two weeks, making sure that each cell in the matrix is completed.
• Create your reference list, including books and methodological articles on each area. You can use the ones listed in the Learning Resources and search for your own as well.

By Day 5

Write a 2 page narrative. In your narrative, be sure to respond to the following:

• Summarize what you have learned about the similarities and differences among the approaches.
• Describe how what you’ve learned by developing the matrix has allowed you to choose the approach that you plan to use for your research plan in this course.
• Identify the approach you intend to use for your research question (I CHOOSE GROUNDED THEORY) 
• Describe your rationale for your choice of approach (MY RESEARCH IS ON JUVENILE REFORM IN PROBATION SERVICES).

Submit your Qualitative Research Approaches Matrix Template (which you worked on during Weeks 2 and 3) and your narrative to your Instructor.

Describe some methods to correct the potential problems of the asymmetric information.

Unit VII Journal

• Instructions

Identify an example of a management scenario from your own experiences or current events involving adverse selection or moral hazard. Describe some methods to correct the potential problems of the asymmetric information. Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary

Unit VIII Journal

• Instructions

Part I: Describe an example you have experience with of the principal-agent problem (for example, you have a desire for your children to listen in school and do well, while for them, goofing off at school might be much more fun), and explain how incentives can be used to overcome the principal-agent problem (such as paying your children for good grades). Include in your explanation an analysis of the risks in using incentives.

Part II: How will you be able to apply what you learned in this course to your current or future work?Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary

Analyze the market before Uber’s entry. Describe the inefficiency Uber exploited.

Instructions

A Case Analysis of Uber

Uber is a ride-sharing service started in 2009. If you are not familiar with Uber, you can learn more about the services it provides at Uber.com.Construct an eight-page analysis of Uber using the following criteria.

• Analyze the market before Uber’s entry. Describe the inefficiency Uber exploited.
• Explain Uber’s surge pricing in the context of shifts in supply and demand.
• Evaluate Uber’s surge pricing in the context of price discrimination.
• Apply the concepts of economies of scale and economies of scope to Uber’s business model.
• Apply the concepts of game theory to Uber’s market.
• Assess Uber’s potential for international expansion and potential trade policy issues.
• Explain the incentive pay model Uber uses and how it affects the principal-agent problem.
• Discuss any asymmetric information issues with Uber’s business model.

must be at least eight pages in length (not counting the title and references pages) and include at least five peer-reviewed resources. Adhere to APA Style when writing your analysis, including citations and references for sources used. Be sure to include an introduction. Please note that no abstract is needed.If you wish to include a supply and demand graph in your paper, view the video How to Graph in Word for some guidance. Also, not that any graphs you include in your paper should be placed in the Appendix of your paper.

Should developing countries embrace international economic integration (i.e., international trade and investment) in order to attain higher rates of economic development?

Should developing countries embrace international economic integration (i.e., international trade and investment) in order to attain higher rates of economic development? State clearly whether you are arguing developing countries should or should not embrace international economic integration. Whichever side of the debate you choose, describe the logic behind both sides of the debate (i.e., in addition to developing your case, also describe the strongest possible case for the counterargument) by reference to Module 2 readings. Clearly make the case for why the logic of the arguments on one side of the debate is more persuasive than the logic of the arguments on the other side. Also consider relevant empirical evidence and make the case for why it supports one side of the debate more than the other. Your post should be based on the arguments of the authors and the empirical evidence from Module 2 readings. Clearly identify the readings you are citing by the author’s name and page.

… the  post should be 3-4 paragraphs 

Read:

Milanovic, Branko. Global Inequality. Required reading: chapters 1, 2 (p. 46-59; 103-112), 3 (p. 118-137) and 4 (161-176, 191-211). The rest of the book is not required.

NOTE: this required reading refers to Milanovic’s book, not to his chapter in Lechner & Boli.

Dollar, David and Aart Kraay. “Trade, Growth, and Poverty.” Available at JSTOR: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3590109 (Links to an external site.).

Harvey, David. “A Brief History of Neoliberalism.” Ch. 8 in Lechner & Boli, pp. 67-72.

Collier, Paul. “The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can be Done About It.” Ch. 24 in Lechner & Boli, pp. 194-199.

Kristof, Nicholas D. and Sheryl WuDunn. “Two Cheers for Sweatshops” Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/24/magazine/two-cheers-for-sweatshops.html (Links to an external site.) 10

Also available: https://www.proquest.com/docview/2265621594?accountid=10003&pq-origsite=primo (Links to an external site.)

D’Mello, Bernard. “Reebok and the global footwear sweatshop.” Available at UCF Library: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=apn&AN=ALTP334968&site=eds-live&scope=site&custid=current&groupid=main&authtype=shib (Links to an external site.)

Describe an example of how you use the scientific method in your daily life.

Topic 1 The Scientific Method 

Before responding to this discussion, please read the Scientific Method Tutorial and if needed review optional readings.

Describe an example of how you use the scientific method in your daily life. Which observation(s) lead you to use the scientific method? State a good hypothesis, how you are testing the hypothesis (the experiment), results, and conclusion. What are the control and treatment groups in your experiment? What are the dependent and independent variables in your experiment? Name at least one controlled variable.

Your main response should be a minimum of 150 words (more is OK). You must also post a minimum of one significant reply to a classmate’s post that contributes to their learning. The reply should be a minimum of 100 words.

In your replies please provide suggestions for how the other students’ scientific method examples can be improved. Examples: How can the hypothesis be edited to make it more specific (better)? Is a proper control group included? Are the independent, dependent, and controlled variables correctly identified? How can the experimental design be improved? Also consider sharing any useful videos, tutorials or websites that helped you better understand the scientific method. 

Rubrics

https://coursecontent.umgc.edu/umgc/shareable-content/toolkits/GNSC000/index.html

What are different types of inventory management software that could be used to track an organization’s assets?

Write a 4 pages

• What are different types of inventory management software that could be used to track an organization’s assets?
• What are the defining features of these software programs?

What are your preliminary recommendations with regard to centralizing the staffing function under the HR umbrella?

As the newly hired human resources (HR) manager for a jewelry store, you have placed your initial focus on the areas of staffing and training development. During your organizational analysis, you discovered the following with regard to staffing and training:

• Line managers are currently handling the recruiting and staffing functions. Each manager tends to follow different hiring practices. Some of the managers are reluctant to hand over the hiring of their staff to the HR department. Other managers feel burdened with the staffing responsibilities and are anxious to turn it over as quickly as possible. No job descriptions exist within the organization.
• Upon hire, employees are given a 2-hour orientation session focusing on department policy and procedure. There is no additional training given, but rather, it is on the job training and learn as you go. There are no formal training classes and no management training programs.

You would like to obtain feedback from the line managers prior to making a presentation to the chief executive officer (CEO). Taking the above conditions into consideration, address the following questions in a presentation that you will deliver to a team of three to four line managers:

Staffing Function:

• What are your preliminary recommendations with regard to centralizing the staffing function under the HR umbrella?
• What will the new process look like?
• With regard to this new staffing strategy, what challenges do you anticipate, and what is your plan to overcome those challenges?
• How can you position this to demonstrate how this will impact the performance efforts of the organization?
• What results do you anticipate?

Training and Development Function:

• With regard to the training/development function, what preliminary recommendations would you make?
• What challenges do you anticipate with this new employee development strategy, and what is your plan to overcome those challenges?
• How can you position this decision to the CEO to demonstrate how this will impact the performance efforts of the organization?
• What results do you anticipate?

Note: You are required to use a minimum of 2 scholarly references in your research. Ensure that citations and references are formatted in compliance with APA style.

 Deliverable Length:  5–7 PowerPoint slides with 200-250 word speaker notes