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3. Is it possible to find an "ideal" place to work? Explain.<br />
1. How successful do you think Helen Bowers’s new plan will be?<br />
2. What challenges does Helen confront?<br />
3. If you were Helen’s consultant, what would you advise her to do<br />
1. What mistakes has Alex already made in developing a team-based organization?<br />
2. If Alex were to call you in as a consultant, what would you tell him to do?<br />
3. Using the organization chart of Evans RV Wholesale Supply and Distribution, describe how<br />
you would put the employees together in teams.<br />
1. What signs of stress was Larry Field exhibiting?<br />
2. How was Larry Field trying to cope with his stress? Can you suggest more effective methods?<br />
Organizational behavior<br />
1) Has Preeti made a good decision about the way she is going to make the decision?<br />
2) Which investment would you choose? Why?<br />
3) Which investment do you think most people would choose?<br />
4) Based on what you have learned about group shift, which investment do you think Preeti’s family<br />
will choose?<br />
1) What are some factors that led to groupthink in the cases described here? What can teams do to<br />
attempt to prevent groupthink from occurring?<br />
2) How might differences in status among group members contribute to groupthink? For example,<br />
how might lower-status members react to a group’s decision? Are lower-status members more or less<br />
likely to be dissenters? Why might higher-status group members be mare effective dissenters?<br />
3) Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says that he encourages dissent. Can such norms guard against the<br />
occurrence of groupthink? As a manager, how would you try to cultivate norms that prevent<br />
groupthink?<br />
4) How might group characteristics such as size and cohesiveness affect groupthink?<br />
1) Why is this group a team?<br />
2) Has anyone in this case acted unethically?<br />
3) What, if any, characteristics of groupthink are manifested in the work team?<br />
4) Has Karan been an effective team leader? Explain your position.<br />
1) Do you believe that team-building activities increase productivity? Why or why not? What other<br />
factors might be responsible for increases in profitability following a corporate retreat?<br />
2) What are some other ways besides those described here to build effective teams and increase<br />
teamwork among company employees? How might these alternatives be better or worse than<br />
corporate retreats?<br />
3) What should companies do about employees who lack athletic talent but are still pressured to<br />
participate in physical activities with their colleagues? How might poor performance by those with<br />
low athletic ability affect their status within the organization?
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