Assignment: Meeting Aggressive Goals

Assignment: Meeting Aggressive Goals

Assignment: Meeting Aggressive Goals
Assignment: Meeting Aggressive Goals
Assignment: Meeting Aggressive Goals
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pressure to meet aggressive goals • intense competition to maintain market share, profitability, etc. • organizational instability and uncertainty caused by downsizing, merg-
ers, recessions, rapid technological developments, shortage of resources • perception of an outside threat • pressure from followers to engage in unethical behavior • organizational climates that encourage unethical behavior • pressure to conform
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• lack of checks and balances both inside (governing boards, performance appraisal systems) and outside the organization (the media, governing agencies) to check toxic behavior
• cultural values that encourage destructive leadership (tolerating large power differences, putting the needs of the group above those of outsiders)
According to Harvard University professor Barbara Kellerman, bad leader- ship falls into two categories—ineffective and unethical—and is exhibited through destructive behaviors and dysfunctional personality characteristics. Ineffective leaders are not successful in achieving desired outcomes. These “bad” leaders may be poorly skilled, may exhibit ineffective strategic or tactical planning, or may not have the requisite traits to succeed. Unethical leaders are unable to distinguish between right and wrong, often engaging in behaviors that maximize their rewards while harming others. Kellerman identifies seven types of “bad” leaders.43
Incompetent. These leaders do not have the desire or skill (or both) to sus- tain effective action. They may lack practical, academic, or social intelligence and can be careless, dense, distracted, lazy, or sloppy. Juan Antonio Sama- ranch, who presided over judging and doping scandals and rampant corruption as president of the International Olympic Committee (1981–2000), exempli- fies such incompetence.
Rigid. These leaders are unyielding. Although the rigid leader may be competent, he or she is unable or unwilling to adapt to new ideas, new infor- mation, or changing times. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s response to the sinking of the submarine Kursk in 2000 is an example. When advised of the sit- uation, Putin showed little interest (continuing a planned vacation to the Black Sea) and initially ignored offers of assistance from other countries (par- ticularly from the United States). Speculation was that Putin did not want to appear weak—rigidly clinging to the idea of Russia as a superpower.
Intemperate. These leaders lack self-control and are aided and abetted by followers who are unwilling or unable to intervene. Marion Barry, Jr.’s career is an example of intemperate leadership supported by followers who ignored his failings. Barry served as the mayor of Washington DC from 1979 to 1991. His arrest in 1990 on drug charges precluded him from seeking reelection. After his conviction, Barry served six months in prison, but he was elected to the DC council in 1992 and ultimately as mayor again in 1994, serving a fourth term from 1995 to 1999. Barry continues to be involved in DC politics even after pleading guilty in 2005 to charges of failing to pay federal and local taxes on more than $530,000 worth of income.
Callous. These leaders are uncaring or unkind. Corporate downsizer Al Dunlap—known as “Chainsaw Al” for zealously cutting jobs—is an example of a callous leader. Dunlap fired thousands at Crown-Zellerbach and Scott Paper in the 1980s and 1990s before becoming the CEO at Sunbeam. There he slashed 6,000 more jobs before eventually being fired himself in 1998 after just two years on the job. Dunlap walked away from CEO posts wealthy while thousands at the companies he led were left without jobs.
Corrupt. These leaders, and at least some of their followers, lie, cheat, or steal—putting self-interest ahead of the public interest. Vincent (Buddy)

You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.
Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.

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Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.

The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS
Discussion Questions (DQ)

Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.
Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.
One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.
I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.

Weekly Participation

Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.
In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).
Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.

APA Format and Writing Quality

Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).
Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.
I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.

Use of Direct Quotes

I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly.
As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.
It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.

 
LopesWrite Policy

For assignments that need to be submitted to LopesWrite, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me.
Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes.
Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own?
Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.

Late Policy

The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.
Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances.
If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.
I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.
As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.

Communication

Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me: 

Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class.
Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.

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