Question 1031 Organizational Behaviour

1.2-Participate in a discussion regarding employment relationships. Discuss how these have changed throughout history and what effect this has on an individual’s work/life balance.

Share with your classmates your personal experiences regarding how you minimize conflict between your work and non-work demands. Also discuss your thoughts regarding virtual work, which is another emerging employment relationship trend in the workplace that is often referred to as telecommuting or teleworking, and discuss whether you see this trend as a motivator that may increase employee productivity in the workplace

2.1- Participate in a discussion regarding social identity and stereotyping. Discuss how social identity theory relates to a person’s self-concept. Discuss how categorization, homogenization, and differentiation influence our social perception and include an example of stereotyping that you’ve participated in or have experienced.

2.2- Participate in a discussion regarding the attribution process and attribution errors. Discuss a time when you observed a workplace situation and applied the attribution process. Were you correct in your initial assumption or did the fundamental attribution error play a part in your assumption? Knowing what you now know about this theory or process, would you have taken the time to examine the situation more closely?

3.1- Participate in a discussion regarding Organizational Commitment. Discuss the consequences of Affective and Continuance Commitment, and analyze the strategies for building Organizational Commitment. Discuss and share your experiences with employers who utilized the organizational commitment strategies, such as the Employee Involvement technique, to retain and motivate their employees. Finally, discuss whether the techniques utilized by your employers were successful in your shared experiences.

3.2- Participate in a discussion regarding Employee Motivation. Describe and explain the four types of consequences of the Organizational Behavior Modification, otherwise referred to as the OB Mod, which offers useful ways to understand how workplace events can influence employee learning and motivation. Discuss how this theory illustrates what you may expect from your behavior, i.e., consequences, and how the expectancies affect your learning and motivation in the workplace.

4.1- Participate in a discussion by explaining why we diverge from the Rational Choice Paradigm when identifying problems and opportunities. Share with your classmates a decision-making workplace experience which required you to identify problems and opportunities, and evaluate alternatives and outcomes when making an effective decision.

4.2- Review the Characteristics of Creative People found in exhibit 6.5 in your textbook and relate each one to yourself. Discuss with your classmates the various workplace conditions which support creativity. Have you worked for an organization that encouraged employee creativity? Share examples of activities that you participated in with your present or former employers which encouraged creativity.

5.1- Team decision making can be very effective, however, there are four constraints that can hinder this process. Identify these constraints and provide an example of a time when you were part of a team decision making process. Discuss with your classmates the constraints your team encountered, and whether your team utilized the team structures techniques when making decisions.

5.2- Explain the importance of communication in business organizations. Discuss with your classmates the various communication channels utilized in your organization. Also discuss how the organization overcomes communication barriers, and identify the strategies implemented to improve communication. 6.1- Identify organizational conditions and personal characteristics that support organizational politics and discuss ways in which it can be minimized. Share with your classmates examples of organizational politics you’ve been a part of or have witnessed. Also discuss what effect it had on job satisfaction, performance, and organizational commitment.

6.2- Participate in a discussion regarding conflict in organizations. Discuss the differences between constructive and relationship forms of conflict in organizations, and describe the three strategies to minimize relationship conflict during constructive conflict episodes. Share with your classmates a workplace-conflict experience where you applied strategies or conditions to minimize the relationship conflict.

7.1- Compare and contrast the key features of task-oriented leaders and people-oriented leaders. Discuss with your classmates an example of each type of leader you’ve worked for, and discuss their effects on the workplace. Did their styles motivate the employees? What leader style would you rather work for, and please explain why?

7.2- Discuss the Path-Goal Leadership Theory, including the four leadership styles and the four contingencies included in this theory. Based on your workplace experiences, choose and discuss the most appropriate leadership styles and contingencies which you believe produces the greatest leader effectiveness. Also discuss the outcomes the styles and contingencies you selected have on employee motivation and satisfaction.

8.1- Identify the two approaches for changing and strengthening organizational culture. Discuss with your classmates these strategies and experiences you’ve had throughout your employment history. If you do not have any experiences or personal examples associated with these strategies, complete an internet search to find examples of how organizations have successfully changed or strengthened their culture.

8.2- Examine the elements of Lewin’s Force Field Analysis Model, and discuss the six strategies for minimizing resistance to organizational change. Include relevant examples of organizational change you’ve experienced in your workplace, what strategies were used to minimize resistance, and what was the final outcome of the organizational change. Also share with your classmates your assessment regarding the effectiveness of the organizational change, and what the company may have done differently to minimize the employees’ resistance to the change.

Question 1032 Organization Behavior

LP1 Assignment: Organizational Behavior This assignment will assess Competency 1. Apply basic organizational behavior terms and concepts. Directions: Define organizational behavior and discuss the organizational opportunities and challenges of globalization, workforce diversity, and emerging employment relationships.

Using APA 6th edition format, write a 2-page paper and cite your sources of information (at least three) at the end of your paper. For help with APA Citation, review the Library’s APA Formatting & Style page, which contains a tutorial and handouts to help with APA style formatting.

Question 1033 Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

This assignment will assess Competency 2. Apply personality characteristics, perception, and ethical values across cultures to organizational behavior. Directions: Describe and examine the five Types of Individual Behavior categories, and discuss how these categories interact and affect the four MARS elements, including voluntary workplace behaviors and performance. Using APA 6th edition format, write a 2-page paper and cite your sources of information (at least three) at the end of your paper.

For help with APA Citation, review the Library’s APA Formatting & Style page, which contains a tutorial and handouts to help with APA style formatting.

Question 1034 Job Design Practices

This assignment will assess Competency 3. Analyze the importance of attitudes and motivation in relation to job satisfaction and performance.

Directions: Compare and contrast job design approaches and their relevance to an employee’s job performance. Identify and discuss the five core job characteristics in the Job Characteristics Model, and describe the three strategies for improving employee motivation through job design.

Describe and share a workplace experience when you participated in job design practices, which focuses on increasing work efficiency and employee motivation.

What were the advantages and disadvantages to this process? What were the outcomes? Using APA 6th edition format, write a 2-page paper and cite your sources of information (at least three) at the end of your paper. For help with APA Citation, review the Library’s APA Formatting & Style page, which contains a tutorial and handouts to help with APA style formatting.

Question 1035 Death Penalty

Write a 1-2 page brief answering the following: Does your state allow the death penalty? If so, under what criminal offenses is the death penalty authorized? What form of death penalty is allowed by statute?

What efforts have been made to implement, reinforce or remove capital punishment in your state?

If your state does not have a death penalty law, review a neighboring state’s law that allows for such capital punishment.

What types of complications or applications have occurred when implementing the death penalty in your (or a neighboring) state, and what constitutional issues have arisen? Your brief should be 1-2 pages in length and follow these guidelines: Double-spaced 12 point Times font One inch margins Bluebook or Cornell site citation method (Title page, Citations, Reference page, and quotes over three lines do not count towards the minimum page limit)

Question 1036 Employee Involvement

Directions: Describe the benefits of employee involvement and identify the four contingencies that affect the optimal level of employee involvement. Describe and share a workplace experience when you participated in the employee involvement process, which provided you a degree of influence regarding how your work was organized and carried out.

What were the contingencies which affected the optimal level of involvement? What were the outcomes of the employee involvement? Using APA 6th edition format, write a 2-page paper and cite your sources of information (at least three) at the end of your paper.

For help with APA Citation, review the Library’s APA Formatting & Style page, which contains a tutorial and handouts to help with APA style formatting.

Question 1037 Funeral Policy for Officers who have Committed Suicide

Funeral Policy for Officers who have Committed Suicide

• Acting as the head of your organization, write a one-page funeral policy for officers who commit suicide.

• Include a 500 word cover memorandum explaining your reasoning for your policy decision. This assignment is single-spaced.

• This assignment is two parts; one page policy and 500 word cover memorandum

Question 1038 Employee Involvement

This assignment will assess Competency 4. Apply concepts that relate to effective decision making and employee creativity. Directions: Describe the benefits of employee involvement and identify the four contingencies that affect the optimal level of employee involvement.

Describe and share a workplace experience when you participated in the employee involvement process, which provided you a degree of influence regarding how your work was organized and carried out.

For help with APA Citation, review the Library’s APA Formatting & Style page, which contains a tutorial and handouts to help with APA style formatting

Question 1039 Team Dynamics

This assignment will assess Competency 5. Examine various aspects of team dynamics and communication that impact organizational effectiveness. Directions: Provide a summary of the components of the Team Effectiveness Model, including the elements within each component.

Describe and share a workplace or school experience when you participated in a team, include the team development processes or challenges, task characteristics or roles, and the team’s effectiveness to accomplish its tasks.

Question 1040 Sources of Power

This assignment will assess Competency 6. Analyze issues that relate to power, influence, conflict, and negotiation in organizations. Directions: Examine and describe the five sources of power and the four contingencies that can determine the potential of those power sources.

Choose a present or former workplace organizational member who holds a source of power, and describe what sources of power they maintain, and how they utilize their source of power.

Then discuss how the different contingencies of power could affect their influence positively or negatively within the workplace. Using APA 6th edition format, write a 2-page paper and cite your sources of information (at least three) at the end of your paper. For help with APA Citation, review the Library’s APA Formatting & Style page, which contains a tutorial and handouts to help with APA style formatting.

Question 1041 Transformational Leadership

This assignment will assess Competency 7. Apply concepts relating to effective leadership in organizations. Directions: Examine and describe the four elements of transformational leadership and distinguish this theory from transactional and charismatic leadership.

Identify and explain the elements of transformational leadership. Choose a present or former workplace leader who portrays transformational leadership descriptions, and describe how they implement the four elements of transformational leadership within the workplace.

Question 1042 United States v. Leon

Fully brief the case United States v. Leon, 468 U.S. 897 (1984), which you read earlier in the learning plan. Include the essential elements of a case brief. For information on the essential elements of a case brief, review the Case Brief Tutorial.

Your brief should be no fewer than 650 words in length and follow these guidelines: Double-spaced 12 point Times font One inch margins Bluebook or Cornell site citation method (Title page, Citations, Reference page, and quotes over three lines do not count towards the minimum page limit) Correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation

Question 1043 Special Prison Populations Policy

As a warden of a state prison, write a 3-4 page double-spaced policy manual for handling prisoners with special needs. Address the following:

1. Procedures for handling elderly inmates.

2. Procedures for handling mentally impaired individuals.

3. Procedures for handling juveniles in an adult prison.

4. Procedures on handling the challenges of each of the above groups and procedures to manage these challenges.

Question 1044 Professionalism

Directions: For this assignment write a two to three page, double-spaced paper on professionalism in corrections. Address the following:

1. Define professionalism and the need for it.

2. Describe the advancement of professionalism in corrections in recent years and how continuing this movement can positively affect the correctional system. 3. Describe the present challenges for advancement in professionalism.

4. Define the major challenges correctional professionals encounter today and in the future.

Question 1045 case analysis

I need this done by 12pm eastern standard time on 8/29/17 This unit is a case analysis.. The information for the assignment is below. It is for my business law class. original and plagiarism free please BBA 3210-15O-6 Unit I Assignment Case Analysis In light of your understanding of the civil and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) process, consider the following scenario: Pete was seriously injured when the four-wheeled all-terrain vehicle (ATV) he was driving through the trails behind his house rolled over.

As a result of his injuries, Pete is unable to work and has incurred $75,000 in medical bills. Pete has filed a lawsuit against the ATV manufacturer to receive compensation for the financial harm resulting from his injuries. Pete claims that the manufacturer defectively designed the ATV, causing it to have a tendency to roll over on rough terrain.

The ATV manufacturer claims that the ATV is not defectively designed and that the rollover was caused by Pete driving at an excessive rate of speed around a corner. Consider the steps in civil litigation and ADR, and assess the factors that Pete and the ATV manufacturer will consider when deciding whether they should settle this lawsuit.

If you were Pete’s lawyer, what resolution would you advise? Be sure to consider the primary forms of ADR and all ADR factors described in the lesson and textbook. Finally, research and select at least one case from an outside source to support your resolution to the ATV case. Your answer should be a minimum of 500 words. Cite any direct quotes or paraphrased material from these sources. Use APA format to properly reference your information.

Question 1046 Comprehensive case brief

Select one of the below landmark cases and complete a comprehensive case brief. Briefs should include a short summary (one and one-half to two pages in length- single spaced) of the case (original court of jurisdiction, defendants name), issue of law argued, and the final decision made. Mapp v Ohio -Furman v Georgia McCleskey v Kemp -Chimel v California -Schmerber v California Terry V Ohio -Gideon v Wainwright -Katz v U.S. -Powell v Alabama -Weeks v U.S

Question 1047 Timothy mcveigh

Introduction: · Introduce the case: · Describe the defendant and his history and who he/she was/is. · Describe the victim(s) and their relationship with the defendant. · Go into detail as to the facts of the case. ·

Identify the witnesses and the evidence involved in this case. · Identify the jurisdiction of the court. · Explain if there was a motion for change of “venue” and explain what that means and if it was granted or not

. Explain why a defendant would want such a change of “venue” generally and specifically in this case.

Identify the Specific Charges against the Defendant: · Address the legal charges by finding the exact charge.

· Identify if there were federal or state charges and cite the statute.

· Identify the exact statutes involved and list the elements that the prosecutor must prove for a conviction;

· Identify the “lessor included” offenses that the jury could convict the defendant upon.

· Identify if the charges are a felony or misdemeanor and the fines/penalties involved.

· State if the criminal charge a choate or inchoate crime? Explain both of these terms in your paper.

· Was the crime charged a crime against a person or property? Explain the difference in your paper generally.

· What is the standard of proof the prosecutors must carry to win the case? · What is the actus reus?

What is the mens real? Is there concurrence between the two? (define these terms) · Was the crime committed a “criminal offense” or a “terrorist act”—explain the difference in your paper. Defenses

· Identify the specific defenses used by the defendant. · What evidence is needed to prove this defense? Explain all of their elements

· Explain the difference between “justification” defenses and “excuse” defenses. What category does the defendant’s defense in this case fall into? · Explore other possible defenses as follows (just briefly explain them even if they don’t apply to your case):

· o Ex Post Facto Laws ·

o Bills of Attainder ·

o Statute of Limitations (and explain what is the statute of limitations for the charges against the defendant in your case) ·

o Void for Vagueness Jury Verdict

· What was the jury’s verdict?

· Assume that the defendant was found not guilty, can the case be re-tried? Why/why not? Explain the concept of “double jeopardy” in your response.

· Do you agree with the verdict? Explain why/why not

· Was the ultimate sentencing against the defendant “cruel & unusual” punishment? If so, why? If not, why?

· What are the mitigating circumstances? Where there any present in your case? · What are the aggravating circumstances? Where there any present in your case? · What were the victim impacts? Explain Civil Liability

· Does the defendant face any civil liability?

· If so, who would be the plaintiffs and what type of tort?

· What is the standard of proof that applies to that case that the plaintiff must carry to win? Appeals:

· Criminal Appeals can be based on “mistakes of law” and not “mistakes of fact”. Explain what these mean

· Are there any grounds for an appeal for the losing side? If so, explain them. · What does the term “Habeas Corpus” mean and how would it apply to this case for grounds for appeal? Conclusion:

· Summarize your findings

· What are the parties (defendant and victim or victim’s families) doing now—where are they and how have they moved on in life

· Where there any co-conspirators charged? What happened to them ultimately?

· Formatting of Response 10

· Rules of grammar, usage, punctuation and followed.

· Paper is in APA Format (Headings, Line Spacing, Title Page, Abstract, Pagination, in- Text Referencing)

· Paper Provided Proper References and Reference Page

· Student has followed the Minimum word count for each project

· Sentence Structure was Proper

· Student’s writing tone is proper for the project and audience receiving the written document

Question 1048 Discussion 5

Topic: Procedural Skulduggery Where there is procedure, there is a way to manipulate that procedure in order to achieve a favourable outcome. Read the following articles that illustrate some ways that parties have attempted to bend the rules of civil procedure:

Do some research to find another case where one of the parties attempted to use (or even bend) the rules of civil procedure to win a case.

Did it work? Explain the case and how the court reacted to the attempt. Do you agree with the court’s response? If you were the client, would you feel good about how the lawyer handled the case? Be sure to support your discussion points with examples and authoritative sources. I can suggest a case or you can choose one from the directions above.

Question 1049 Criminal investigation

Chapter 1,2,3, and 4. answer the last question at the en oh each chapter, its around 15 questions more or less. 3 sentences in every answer BOOK criminal Investigation 4 EDITION by Ronald F. Becker and Aric W. Dutelle questions and answers are in every chapter

Question 1050. Criminal Procedure law and practice

Read Chapters Four, Five, and Six. Refer to the announcements for the grading rubric and criteria for this assignment. Answer the following short answer / multiple choice questions: Chapter Four:

1. Give three arguments in favour of the exclusionary rule as it currently stands, and three arguments against it. Then explain your position on the issue, supporting it with logical examples

2. The exclusionary rule was fashioned to deter police misconduct. The Supreme Court has refused to apply it to cases where the misconduct was not by the police. Should the exclusionary rule be extended to other public officers besides the police? Why or why not? If so, to what other public officers should the rule apply?

3.What was the effect of Mapp v. Ohio upon the criminal justice system? Chapter Five:

4. The Court has held that probable cause is necessary for a stationhouse detention accompanied by interrogation as opposed to use fingerprinting even if no expressed arrest is made. Do you agree with this holding Support your position.

5. Stops based on race alone are not valid but there is disagreement whether race can be taken as one factor in determining reasonable suspicion for a stop. Under what circumstances should race be allowed as one factor in determining reasonable suspicion for a stoppotive an example to support your conclusion.

6. Using the guidelines in sequence that were set in Terry v. Ohio create a police department procedure for stopping and frisking an individual. Be specific. Chapter Six:

7. According to the U.S. Supreme Court, the Constitution requires that the police must announce their purpose before breaking into a dwelling. Name and discuss two of the exceptions to this rule.

8. The Supreme Court has issued opinions in cases dealing with a wide range of intrusiveness in searches and seizures. Why are roadblocks to control the flow of illegal aliens less intrusive than station house detention?

9. Define, compare, and contrast actual and constructive seizures. Give an example of each. 10. Discuss the different factors governing use of deadly force and use of non-deadly force. Provide examples of

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