What is one of the greatest leadership challenges you have ever faced? What did you do? What was the result?

Assignment 3: Using Leadership to Improve Ethical Performance

Due Week 9 and worth points 300

At this point, you should have identified the leader you would like to interview. You should also have already contacted him / her and have scheduled an interview time / date. If not, do it as soon as possible. The intention of this assignment is to describe leadership skills, ethics, and communication which impact motivation and improve ethical performance.

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

1.Create five to seven (5-7) questions to ask your chosen leader to determine his / her views of motivation, ethical leadership and performance. Then, conduct the interview based on your selected questions.
HINT: The following are some examples of questions. Feel free to select them from here. However, we urge you to revise your Assignment 2 for some ideas of what you would like to know from an experienced leader.

a.How would you define leadership?
b.As a leader, what do you do when people on your team aren’t pulling their weight?
c.What is one of the greatest leadership challenges you have ever faced? What did you do? What was the result?
d.How would you describe your communication style?
e.Describe a situation in which effective interpersonal communication skills contributed to your success.
f.Describe your personal actions by which you convey to your staff that ethics/ethical behavior is a high priority with you and that you also expect it to be a high priority with your staff.
g.Related to the previous question, describe how your personal actions (demonstrating ethics is a priority) have impacted your staff and/or colleagues.
h.Describe a situation where you recognized a need to communicate clear expectations for ethical practice. How did you recognize that expectations had to be clarified? What did you do or say to clarify the expectations?
2.Analyze the leadership, motivation, and ethical values of the leader interviewed and assess its impact in the ethical performance of the organization.
HINT: You should summarize the answers that you gathered in your interview. Thereafter, you should compare and contrast his / her point of view about leadership with your own perception of it.

3.Use at least two (2) quality academic resources you have located using the Strayer Library resources / data bases in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource, and neither do web-based blogs.
4.Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
a.Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b.Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c.Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

•Explain the variety of motivational theories and job design considerations.
•Explain the variety of leadership theories and roles.
•Evaluate ways organizational culture can be managed and promote ethics in an organization.
•Use technology and information resources to research issues in leadership and organizational behavior.
•Write clearly and concisely about leadership and organizational behavior using proper writing mechanics.

What would Marx say about the proliferation of social media and the digital age?

What would Marx say about the proliferation of social media and the digital age?
Final paper
Introduction- your introduction should include an overview of the argument you’ll present. The most important component of your introduction is, of course your thesis. Often it’s most powerful to conclude the introduction with your thesis. A thesis is a well-articulated statement of the conclusion of your argument. A thesis usually takes the form:” in this paper I will argue that…”(followed by the best, most appropriate formulation of the conclusion for which you will be arguing
Original argument- this section of the body should give an argument for your original conclusion. This will weave your analysis in with an explanation of the relevant apteral. Both components are important. You’ve been doing a very good job summarizing and explaining the texts; don’t forget to argue your own point of view, using the texts to support your argument
Raise an objection- a strong analytic paper must also consider at least one counterargument if we are arguing against Plato, for instance, what will a Platonist intelligent, knowledgeable rational person might disagree with. In this section, you want to adequately articulate at least one possible objection to your thesis, and to the argument that you have presented.
Respond to the objection having characterized an objection you are able to respond to the objections from the position of your original argument in a way that mitigates or refutes it. think about a logical way out of the objection or a problem with the counter argument. In some rare cases you might consider” biting the bullet,” accepting the counter argument, but moderating its consequences or showing that it is consistent with your own.
Conclusion: at this point you should have nothing left hanging. There should be non-lingering questions about your thesis, no undefended premises or supported claims.

using your own life experiences and words to write the paper.

Discuss how the two or more social influences (culture, social class or reference groups) impact on the consumer purchase decision process.

Task

Social influences impact product and brand purchase decision at all stages of the consumer purchase decision process.

You are required to identify at least two social influences that are relevant to the consumers of your firm or the firm you intend to work for (choose one product/service if more than one products/services are offered by your firm).

Discuss, specifically in reference to your firm, how the two or more social influences (culture, social class or reference groups) impact on the consumer purchase decision process.

Drawing on the theories in Chapters 2- 4 of the text discuss how marketers (in your firm) can apply this understanding of social influences on consumer behaviour to improve/enhance your firm’s marketing strategies (use the extended marketing mix – i.e. 7 Ps and consider market segmentation).

Assessment guide

– Use essay format to answer this question
– Ensure that you draw sufficiently on theoretical concepts of consumer behaviour in your discussion.
– The word count for the assessment is 2000 words and will be strictly enforced. Marks will be deducted for assessments that are more than 10% over or under the required word count.
– As this is an academic piece of work you must reference (cite) the sources you have used. This should be done within the essay and a reference list should be included at the end of your essay/report (place before any appendices if applicable).
– Information on essay writing, referencing and other resources to assist you in this assessment and future assessment tasks can be found in the How To Student Resources folder on Interact 2.

Rationale

This assessment task covers Parts 1 and 2 of the schedule and has been designed to ensure that you are engaging with the subject content on a regular basis. More specifically it seeks to assess your ability to:
• examine social influences that affect consumer buying decisions
• demonstrate their theoretical understanding and practical application of important aspects of consumer decision making and behaviour.
• look at decisions for specific products/services help students appreciate the complexity of the decision making process for consumers.

Marking criteria

Criteria HD: 100% – 85% DI: 84% – 75% CR: 74% – 65% PS: 64% – 50% FL: 49% – 0% Max Grade
Understanding of relevant consumer behaviour theories Comprehensive/detailed knowledge of topic with areas of specialisation is depth and awareness of the concept of the provisional nature of knowledge Reasonable knowledge of topic and an awareness of a variety of ideas/contexts/frame-works Has given a factual and/or conceptual knowledge base and appropriate terminology Evidence of limited knowledge of topic and some use of appropriate terminology Lacks evidence of knowledge relevant to the topic and/or significantly misuses terminology

6
Application of consumer theories to a particular market Takes account of complex context and selects appropriate theories Takes some account of context and selects some appropriate
theories Recognises defined context and uses standard techniques for that c ontext Context acknowledged but not really taken into account Context not r ecognised as relevant

6
Consumer behaviour implications for the marketing strategy of the organisation Consistently demonstrates application of critical analysis well integrated in the text Clear application of theory through critical analysis/critical thought of the topic area Demonstrates application of theory through critical analysis of the topic area. Some evidence of critical thought/critical analysis and rationale for work Lacks critical thought
/analysis / reference to theory

6
Quality of examples Uses all available data and examples to evaluate the options. Clear criteria are applied to demonstrate reasons for final outcome. Uses data and examples to evaluate options and selections of final outcome clearly
follows from evaluation. Uses data and examples to evaluate some options and selection of final outcome is linked to the evaluation Presents benefits and disadvantages o f some potential outcomes but without p roviding clarity on reason for final outcome/choice. Little explanation of how the final outcome/choice was made OR no indication of final outcome/choice.

6
References Referencing is consistently accurate Referencing is mainly accurate Referencing is mainly accurate Some attempt at referencing Referencing is absent/
unsystematic
4
Presentation Shows a polished and imaginative approach to the topic Carefull y and logically organised Shows organisation and coherence Shows some attempt to organise in a logical manner Disorganised/incoherent
2

Describe the importance of mental/psychological health, and explain what message about these concerns the author may be expressing.

The assignment: In a minimum of 1,500 words, write a research-driven essay that includes at least 3 outside sources addressing one of the following prompts. This essay should have a WELL-DEVELOPED THESIS, should include EVIDENCE from a text assigned in class to support your thesis, and should feature ANALYSIS of the work examined. Please do not rely on long passages of summary.

Topic: ‘Norwegian Wood’ features many characters who live with depression and other mental health issues. Describe the role of mental, emotional, and/or psychological concerns in the novel. Focusing on two characters, describe the importance of mental/psychological health, and explain what message about these concerns the author may be expressing.

Research: The three (or more)outside sources are an opportunity for you to examine the topics from a new perspective. For example, you may choose to do research on mental health issues, on a specific song or book presented, or any topic related to a given character. Please be sure to find credible sources. This means you should be engaging academic sources, not questionable sources like Wikipedia, Sparknotes, or Gradesaver. Please find articles published by professors, researchers, and other authors.

Describe this intervention, the intended impact on the students behavior, steps to implementation, and potential barriers to implementation and how you could overcome these.

Review an antecedent based intervention described in the autism internet modules

https://www.autisminternetmodules.org/

Describe this intervention, the intended impact on the students behavior, steps to implementation, and potential barriers to implementation and how you could overcome these.