Orginazaitonal Behavior Questions

1. One of the most valued employees of the department store of which you are manager has lately been slipping in his/her performance. You are aware that this employee has been going through bitter divorce proceedings for the last few months. There have been several customer complaints that you cannot afford to ignore. It seems that the choice now is between asking the employee to take a few weeks off, or making the tough demand to shape up. You don't want to exercise the option of firing this, otherwise, very efficient and loyal employee.

State your arguments in favor of your choice of action when the employee is (a) a woman, and (b) a man.

2. Show the advantages and disadvantages of the use of personality assessment tools, such as the MBTI, in organizations for internal personnel assessments and recruitment.