As technology and the global environment have changed, so too have company structures to better organize and capture markets and customers. Review the learning activity concerning organizational structure and then address discussion topic 1 below. Topic: Organization Structure

Topic: Conflict and Negotiation on the Job Scenario (fictional): The SMQ company president has received various reports from some directors and other managers and employees that a department manager’s leadership style is a transactional one and just is not motivating employees to perform at their best. Using the reading on leadership, the negotiation steps in the reading […]

Topic 2: Stress Management on the Job Certain levels of stress can have a negative effect on job performance. Learning about how to better handle stress can be useful for your current and/or future jobs and in life in general. Select a leader or person you admire and find out how they handle stress in […]

There are many different types of communication used in any organization. Additionally, barriers to communication can contribute to stress on the job. Being able to understand these types of communication and the potential barriers to understanding each other can help you to better handle these issues in any organization. Topic 1: Communication in the Workplace

Topic: Work Groups and Teams Often people confuse work groups and work teams. You will discuss the differences to form a better understanding of these terms.

Topic: Incorporating Research Motivation and job satisfaction can be built in to a job for the most part, based on known research in this area. In this discussion, you have the opportunity to both do some of your own research and apply existing research to a past or current job of your own. Do some […]