ABS 415 Entire Class

Given today’s economic environment, some companies are secretly freezing pay raises or even cutting pay for some
employees so they can offer substantial raises to people considered star performers.
As a motivational technique, does this practice seem like a good one to you?
Discuss pros/cons of this practice from various stakeholder perspectives e.g. employees, co-workers,
management, tenure vs. non-tenure employees, etc.
Your initial post must contain a minimum of 250-300 words. Respond to two of your classmates’ postings.
ABS 415 Week 3 DQ 2
Leadership in a Crisis
Listen to the Leadership in a (permanent) Crisis podcast by Harvard Business Idea Case. Think about a recent crisis. Here
are some examples:
BP oil spill in the gulf
Toyota’s quality and safety concerns
The decline and fall of large financial institutions
The H1N1 (swine flu) scare
The 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood Army base.
Discuss how you think leaders handled the crisis in terms of communication. What techniques were effective and why?
What techniques did not work well? Why? Your initial post must contain a minimum of 250-300 words. Respond to two of
your classmates’ postings.
ABS 415 Week 3 Assignment Employee Motivation
Employee Motivation
Write a three- to four- page paper (excluding title and reference pages) in which you debate the pros and cons of monetary
incentive plans from an employee motivation perspective. Research and summarize two companies that have implemented
successful motivation plans that did not involve monetary reward/compensation. Discuss why these practices were
successful based on needs-based motivational theory. Include two to three APA citations from current scholarly sources.
ABS 415 Week 4 DQ 1
Leadership Role in Diversity
Evaluate how a leader’s role and responsibilities might change as a company becomes more diverse. Is it important for
today’s leaders to develop cultural intelligence? Do you think a leader that has never had experience with people different
from him or herself can develop the ability to smoothly adapt to culturally different ways of thinking and behaving? Support
your response. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.
ABS 415 Week 4 DQ 2
Transformational Leadership/Transactional Leadership
Evaluate what you consider the most important difference between transformational leadership and transactional leadership
and between transformational and charismatic leadership? How is transformational leadership similar to charismatic
leadership? Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings
ABS 415 Week 5 DQ 1
Vision and Mission Statements
Contrast what the difference is between a mission and vision statement? In terms of strategic vision and strategic action,
they are both needed for effective leadership; which do you think you are better at doing and why? Respond to at least two
of your classmates’ postings.