Be sure to provide an engaging and insightful initial discussion post and peer replies to ALL of the following discussion questions.What do you hope to gain from the study of OB?  Have you ever been

Be sure to provide an engaging and insightful initial discussion post and peer replies to ALL of the following discussion questions.

1. What do you hope to gain from the study of OB?  Have you ever been surprised by the actions or reactions of another person?  Why?  Briefly describe what actually happened and what you were expecting to happen.  What do you think may have caused the difference?
2. Select one of the OB concepts given in Chapter 1 and apply it to a situation in your work or school life.  How did this concept help with the situation, or if it was not applied, how could it have helped in the outcome?
3. What is the relevance of intellectual ability to OB? How does it compare and contrast to physical ability.
4. What are some of the benefits of a diverse workforce in the workplace? How have you seen these impacted in places you have worked?