GC PSY665 Week 1 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2017 November
dq 1
What attribute of a work environment do you feel has the greatest
influence in determining whether the environment becomes hostile or not?
dq 2
How is the work environment being affected by the changing nature
of work in the 21st century?
GC PSY665 Week 2 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2017 November
dq 1
Which would you rather do: Hire inexperienced employees and train
them within your company, or spend more money on higher salaries for employees
with greater experience? Provide reasons for your answer.
dq 2
Which steps in the hiring process outlined in this Topic’s lecture
do you feel are most important for HR professionals to pay attention to?
Provide reasons for your answer.
GC PSY665 Week 3 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2017 November
dq 1
Regardless of the legal issues, do you feel it is fair for an
employer to require that only English be spoken in the workplace? Why or why
not?
dq 2
Are Affirmative Action and Equal Employment laws/policies
necessary in today’s workplace? Please support your stance with evidence
including a citation and reference.
GC PSY665 Week 4 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2017 November
dq 1
What can you do to reduce the stress on employees during
evaluation but still make sure the evaluation is thorough?
dq 2
Are there aspects of an employee’s work performance that an
evaluation does not or cannot measure? Provide details.
GC PSY665 Week 5 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2017 November
dq 1
What would be, for you, an ideal environment in which to learn and
grow as an employee? Provide as much detail as you can.
dq 2
Revisit the question from Topic 2 (Topic 2 DQ 1) about
inexperienced versus experienced employees. At this point in the course, what,
if anything, would you change about your answer and why?
GC PSY665 Week 6 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2017 November
dq 1
What is the major reason behind leadership development for
managers in organizations? Are there any problems you see with this reason
and/or model?
dq 2
What do you believe are the most reliable predictors for employees
to succeed at the management level?
GC PSY665 Week 7 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2017 November
dq 1
Describe the best organizational culture you have worked in. What
was the thing you liked the least about the culture?
dq 2
Describe the worst organizational culture you have worked in. What
was the thing you liked the best about the culture?
GC PSY665 Week 8 Discussion 1 & 2 Latest 2017 November
dq 1
Do you advocate strong legal protections against dismissal, or do
you believe both public- and private-sector industries should be able to fire
people at will? Consider the arguments for both sides in your answer.
dq 2
If you had to fire someone, how would you end the conversation and
what would you do immediately afterwards? What kind of effect do you feel the
conversation would have on you personally? If you have ever had to fire
someone, how did that experience affect you?
