Activities

1. To enrich your understanding of the chapter, check out:

   LearningCurve for adaptive quizzing for the chapter.

   The “Browse Resources for this Unit” tab to view videos illustrating key concepts.

2. Question

   Arrange an interview with the chair, president, or director of an organization to determine how the various groups within the organization operate. How closely do these groups conform to the decision-making process discussed in this chapter? Report what you have learned to the class.

   Arrange an interview with the chair, president, or director of an organization to determine how the various groups within the organization operate. How closely do these groups conform to the decision-making process discussed in this chapter? Report what you have learned to the class.

3. Question

   Create a chart that lists the four leadership styles described in this chapter (directive, participative, supportive, and achievement oriented). Evaluate the leaders of each of the different groups in which you participate—your boss at work, your professors, your resident assistant in the dorm—in terms of their leadership style. Where do they fall on your chart? Do some fit more than one category? Do some fit none of the categories?

   Create a chart that lists the four leadership styles described in this chapter (directive, participative, supportive, and achievement oriented). Evaluate the leaders of each of the different groups in which you participate—your boss at work, your professors, your resident assistant in the dorm—in terms of their leadership style. Where do they fall on your chart? Do some fit more than one category? Do some fit none of the categories?

4. Question

   Select a city, state, or campus problem that is relevant to the members of your class. Form a group to solve the problem using the six-step decision-making process described in this chapter.

   Select a city, state, or campus problem that is relevant to the members of your class. Form a group to solve the problem using the six-step decision-making process described in this chapter.