Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. 

This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates.

 Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas. Continue developing your Organizational Change Action Plan. 

Based upon the course readings, supplementary materials, and your own literature search via the CTU online library, discuss the following: 

How is the systems dynamics model to leverage used in decision making?

Provide at least 2 scholarly resources to support your response. Use the LIBRARY or the MGMT Doctoral Library for help.

  

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 350–500 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

This week, the discussion will focus on contingency theory. This theory has been most recognized by the work of Fiedler. Research the work of Fiedler on contingency theory, and respond to the following questions:

• What is      your understanding of contingency theory? 
• Why is      authentic leadership important to contingency theory?  
• Describe      the differences and similarities of path-goal theory, Blanchard’s      situational theory approach, and Fiedler’s contingency theory

In addition to addressing all requirements of the assignments, model answer includes the following:

• Contingency theory is based on the premise that leaders      understand the situation in which that they would be most effective.      Authentic leadership requires a commitment to undertaking a journey to      better understand oneself and leadership style.
• Your answers may vary. However, theories are measuring      different things. Where Blanchard is measuring the overall effectiveness      of a leader’s ability to address each situation with the style needed to      be successful, Fiedler is measuring where the leader is most effective and      states that a leader is not effective in every situation.
• There are similarities in the approach of assessing a      situation and recognizing potential gaps in subordinates and then applying      the leadership that would fill those gaps. Path-goal theory focuses on 4      varieties of leadership that are different from situational theory:      directive, supportive, participative, and achievement-oriented. Where      Blanchard focused on how situational theory provided the best leadership      for a specific situation, path-goal theory describes the influence on the      subordinates’ performance. 
• Path-goal theory includes motivational theory, which is      important but is not an emphasis on Blanchard’s situational leadership      theory.
• If leaders want to be effective, they must be able to      give subordinates what they need to compensate for the gaps in      subordinates’ abilities (these gaps are found in the subordinates’      characteristics) and make changes based on the type of tasks. The goal is      to use the leadership style that best motivates the employee to be      effective in his or her job.

Additional Resources:

• Bayan, Y. F. (2018). Application of path-goal      leadership theory and learning theory in A learning organization. Journal      of Applied Business Research, 34(1), 13-22.
• Bickle, J. T. (2017). Developing Remote Training      Consultants as Leaders-Dialogic/Network Application of Path-Goal      Leadership Theory in Leadership Development. Performance Improvement,      56(9), 32–39.

 

Demonstrate the use of the normal distribution, the standard normal distribution, and the central limit theorem for calculating areas under the normal curve and exploring these concepts in real life applications.

Scenario

Frank has only had a brief introduction to statistics when he was in high school 12 years ago, and that did not cover inferential statistics. He is not confident in his ability to answer some of the problems posed in the course.

As Frank’s tutor, you need to provide Frank with guidance and instruction on a worksheet he has partially filled out. Your job is to help him understand and comprehend the material. You should not simply be providing him with an answer as this will not help when it comes time to take the test. Instead, you will be providing a step-by-step breakdown of the problems including an explanation on why you did each step and using proper terminology.

What to Submit

To complete this assignment, you must first download the word document

, and then complete it by including the following items on the worksheet:

1. Incorrect Answers

• Correct any wrong answers. You must also explain the error performed in the problem in your own words.
• Partially Finished Work
  • Complete any partially completed work. Make sure to provide step-by-step instructions including explanations.
• Blank Questions
  • Show how to complete any blank questions by providing step-by-step instructions including explanations.

Your step-by-step breakdown of the problems, including explanations, should be present within the word document provided. You must also include an Excel workbook which shows all your calculations performed.

Part 1: Leadership Reflection Essay

Assume you have been promoted within your company (or your dream company) to a top management position. In preparation for your new position, reflect on your leadership point of view and describe your leadership values. Share how your leadership approach will develop your employees to create a high performing organization (or improve it).

In a 1,000-word reflection essay, considering your leadership view, evaluate the following:

• Identify key people and events that have shaped and influenced your leadership point of view.
• Describe your leadership values.
• Share your expectations for your self and others.
• Articulate how companies can do the same to develop their employees to create high-performing organizations.
• Articulate how your personal talent development strategy (personally) and how you can become an effective leader and develop others to succeed. 

Part 2: Memo/Email

As a new top manager in your company (or your dream company), write a memo or email to your direct reports to share your expectations of yourself and others. Review “Chapter 7: Writing Emails, Letters, and Memos” from Business Writing for Everyone for assistance on formatting your memo or email. 

 

Social Change Experience

What is your experience with social change?

Drawing on your readings on progress and degeneration, and considering D. B. Bury’s and Benedict Morel’s perspectives, describe your personal experience in defining social needs for change either progressively or in degeneration (social worsening) as a professional in your community.

Include the following in your discussion:

• Identify the problem.
• Explain how the problem was first identified.
• Describe the population or individuals affected.
• Identify what or who was responsible for responding to the need for change.
• Explain whether the community, business, non-profit, or government agency was expected to implement social change policy.

Use a minimum of two references (and their associated citations in your discussion narrative), applying APA style.