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Learning Activity #1—Critical Thinking Discussion

How do power and politics help us more deeply understand Steve Jobs' legacy as "the most powerful person in business"?

Read Focus on Power—The Case of Steve Jobs at the beginning of Chapter 13. Drawing from the chapter's contents, create a Response evidencing and citing data, information, and ideas related to organizational power and politics. Identify, analyze, and integrate at least two well founded, credible outside sources.Identify, bold and discuss at least three concepts, methods, theories, strategies, principles, or practices related to organizational power and politics, and useful in better understanding Jobs' immense influence and success in the business world. Use examples to support your claims. Cite all reference sources using APA format. Use in-text parenthetical citations, for example, (Robbins & Judge, 2011, p. 518), within your Response content, and full citations at end (see Content/Using APA). Review the Discussion Guidelines to clarify expectations for successfully completing this question.

Use the following headings for your Response:

Understanding Steve Jobs' legacy through OB concepts, methods, theories, strategies, principles, or practices

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Learning Activity #2—Workplace Application Discussion

What role does your organization's human resources and personnel policies and practices play in helping you and co-workers deal with job- and work place-related stress?  How would you advise HR to address employee stress more effectively to increase motivation, improve performance, and ultimately enhance organizational success?  Make three recommendations explaining how HR could do a better job helping you and co-workers deal with stress. 

Review data, information, and ideas from the Week 7 readings and other resources listed in the Schedule.  Create a Response evidencing and citing at least two required readings/resources from the week's readings and at least one outside source.  Also, identify, analyze, and integrate at least one well founded, credible outside source.  Integrate and use bold font for at least three OB concepts, methods, theories, strategies, principles, or practices relating to cause and management of work stress.  Use examples to support your claims.  Cite all reference sources using APA format. Use in-text parenthetical citations, for example, (Robbins & Judge, 2011, p. 572), within your Response content, and full citations at end (see Content/Using APA).  Review the Discussion Guidelines to clarify expectations for successfully completing this question.  

Use the following headings for your Response:

Role played by my organization's human resources and personnel policies and practices play in helping employee's deal with stress

Recommendations for HR to better manage stress

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