In four or more sentences answer each question in full.
please be sure to cite your sources in-text and include a separate reference for all
paraphrased and directly quoted research.
1. In many organizations, being “people-centered” is considered soft, irrelevant, and
unrelated to profitability. Using support from historical perspectives of organizational
behavior along with your assigned article readings regarding conscious capitalism,
explain how you would rebut these arguments. Use the conscious capitalism concept as a
framework and consider at least two companies that have successfully adopted this
business philosophy to gain success and combat traditional corporate approaches. How
do these companies embody the tenet of “higher purpose” and create deeper meaning by
focusing their goals beyond profits and inspiring their stakeholders?
2. Identify your particular areas of strength and discuss opportunities for your own
development as a manager.
3. Discuss the role that emotional intelligence (EI) plays in the self-leadership. Be sure
to provide an analysis of all four dimensions of EI (self-awareness, self-management,
social awareness, and relationship management) in your response.
4. What are your major terminal and instrumental values? Which values, terminal or
instrumental, are valid predictors of career success in the workplace? To what extent do
you believe your personal values are aligned with the values of your organization??
What impact does this have on your sense of belongingness/fit with your organization
5. Assume that the opportunity arose for you to utilize the idiosyncratic deals (i-deals) in
redesigning your job. What would you do to make your job inherently more motivating?
How would you design the feedback and reward systems in the new job? Be sure to
include comments on two content theories and two process theories and highlight the
significance of each theory.
6. Goal setting research suggests that people should be given difficult goals. Provide an
explanation that reconciles this research finding with expectancy theory. Use a practical
example (preferably work related) to illustrate this
