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

   Compare two organizations that you belong to or have regular contact with (such as a social organization, a volunteer organization, or a company). Describe the type of management approach at these two organizations. Also think about how the two organizations differ in their organizational culture. Be specific about how their values, artifacts, slogans, or assimilation practices vary.

3. Question

   Workplace comedies and dramas typically play off situations that really arise in organizational settings. Watch a few episodes of such workplace sitcoms as Parks and Recreation and Workaholics or workplace dramas like Grey’s Anatomy and The Newsroom and reflect on the different organizational contexts shown. What are the supervisor–supervisee relationships like? Are there any mentor–protégé relationships? What about peer relationships? How do these various relationships affect the way the organization functions?

   Workplace comedies and dramas typically play off situations that really arise in organizational settings. Watch a few episodes of such workplace sitcoms as Parks and Recreation and Workaholics or workplace dramas like Grey’s Anatomy and The Newsroom and reflect on the different organizational contexts shown. What are the supervisor–supervisee relationships like? Are there any mentor–protégé relationships? What about peer relationships? How do these various relationships affect the way the organization functions?

4. Question

   In this chapter, we talked about some of the challenges that today’s organizations face, including work–life balance, sexual harassment, and communication technology. Does your organization—be it a college or university, a club or campus organization, or a business—also tussle with some of these challenges? What challenges are specific to your organization? How might your organization minimize or adapt to some of these challenges?

   In this chapter, we talked about some of the challenges that today’s organizations face, including work–life balance, sexual harassment, and communication technology. Does your organization—be it a college or university, a club or campus organization, or a business—also tussle with some of these challenges? What challenges are specific to your organization? How might your organization minimize or adapt to some of these challenges?