Assignment: This DB has 2 parts
Conflict within any organization is natural. Conflict can be beneficial or harmful. Harmful conflict creates barriers to communication and low morale. For this reason, harmful conflict must be eliminated as quickly as possible.
1. What do you believe causes harmful conflict in the workplace? Can this be avoided? If not, how can it be resolved without causing long-term damage to the relationships between team members?
2. How does personality differences affect how individuals view conflict, attempt to resolve conflict, or respond to conflict? Have you ever experienced a conflict based on personality differences? How it was resolved?
This DB has three parts:
1. What is the history of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)?
2. Given the average life span of Americans and current retirement trends, do you think the ADEA needs to be revisited?
3. Why or Why Not?
Using APA style format, write a paper of 4-5 pages describing the provisions of the following major labor laws as well as their impact on organizations and the union-management relationship:
• The Railway Labor Act
• The Norris-La Guardia Act
• The Wagner Act
• The Taft-Hartley Act
• The Landrum-Griffin Act
Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following:
• Title page: Remember the running head and title in all capital letters.
• Body: The body of your paper begins on the page following the title page and abstract page, and it must be double-spaced between paragraphs. The typeface should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics except as required for APA level headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment is 4-5 pages.
In-text academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged.
• Reference page: References that align with your in-text academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hang indention, italics, and upper- and lower-case usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the reference page is not a bibliography, but it is a further listing of the abbreviated in-text citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-text citation.