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Neurocognitive Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders  There are several neurological disorders which include brain tumors, Parkinson Disease, Alzheimer disease, migraine, stroke, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and so forth. In this assignment, you are required to pick one of the disorders. Once you have picked, explain its diagnostic criteria, delirium, evidenced-based psychotherapy and psychopharmacologic treatment, risks of various types of therapies, […]

Motivation Principles of Scientific Management

The motivation principles of scientific management assume, for example, that if a factory worker is paid by the piece of work completed, that they will produce more in a shorter period of time. What are the advantages of such a system for the company and the worker? What are the disadvantages or pitfalls?

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Evaluate your own motivation to complete your college degree, based on Maslow’s hierarchy. What level of the hierarchy are you in right now? Do Maslow’s assumptions hold in your case (the order of the levels, the progression pattern)? Explain.  

Collective and Individual Decision Making

One important aspect of Type J firms is their collective decision making practices. What advantages does collective decision making have over individual decision making? What are the disadvantages? In your opinion, would it be feasible for American firms to use collective processes for most decisions? Why or why not?

Expectancy Theory

If a professor wanted to use expectancy theory to motivate students to higher classroom performance, what types of actions would they demonstrate? What actions would demonstrate a professor’s use of equity theory? What actions would demonstrate a professor’s use of reinforcement theory?

Established and Flexible Goals

Under what conditions is it better to have a set of established goals? Under what circumstances is it preferable to have flexible goals? Based on your answer to these questions, describe how MBO, teams, participation, and empowerment might be more or less useful for an organization facing different conditions.

Alternative Work Arrangements

What additional challenges for managers have been posed by various forms of alternative work arrangements, including flextime, part-time work, work-share programs, self-managing teams, and telecommuting?