Discussion 1

Cooperation and Conflict

After viewing the video TEDTalks: Margaret Heffernan-Dare to Disagree (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and engaging in a conflict management assessment (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., post a statement (per Hefferman's guidance) that you perceive to be ‘true'. Be prepared to constructively engage in conflicting perspectives with at least two peers and prof, as appropriate.

Remember to cite at least two scholarly sources in your responses to peers' initial posts. At the end of the week (Monday), be sure to let us know what you learned about your conflict management style. Were the assessments accurate? Why or why not?

Reference

Coget, J. and Losh, S. (2018). Group behavior in organizations (2nd ed.). [Electronic version].

Pro Mind Consulting. (2012). Assertiveness - Self-assessment

This questionnaire will help you with your Cooperation and Conflict discussion this week.

Discussion 2

Technology and Teamwork

Revisit the Finding the Right Resources video from week 1. Now that you have learned much more about organizations, and particularly virtual team work, respond to the following question:

Using the concepts from Chapter 8 of the course text, describe the roles that social presence, digital communication, and unshared environmental context played in both the development and resolution of the problematic dynamics of the virtual team.

Remember to cite sources including the course text and at least two other scholarly resources. Remember to respond to at least two of your classmates and instructor, as appropriate.

Recommended Resource: The 33 (movie).

Reference

Calderon, A. (Producer), & Riggen, P. (Director). (2015). The 33 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. [Motion picture]. Chile: Warner Bros.

Coget, J. and Losh, S. (2018). Group behavior in organizations (2nd ed.). [Electronic version].