ABS 415 Entire Course
ABS 415 Entire Course
ABS 415
Entire Course
Leadership & Ethics In A Changing World
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ABS 415 Week 1 DQ 1 Discovering
Strengths in Leadership
ABS 415 Week 1 DQ 2 Ethical
Leadership
ABS 415 Week 2 Assignment Case
Analysis Sycamore Pharmaceuticals
ABS 415 Week 2 DQ 1 Developing
Emotional Intelligence in Leadership
ABS 415 Week 2 DQ 2 Elements of
Emotional Intelligence in Leadership
ABS 415 Week 3 Assignment Employee
Motivation
ABS 415 Week 3 DQ 1
Motivational Techniques
ABS 415 Week 3 DQ 2 Leadership
in a Crisis
ABS 415 Week 4 DQ 1 Leadership
Role in Diversity
ABS 415 Week 4 DQ 2
Transformational LeadershipTransactional Leadership
ABS 415 Week 5 Assignment Final
Paper Personal Leadership Development Plan with Goals
ABS 415 Week 5 DQ 1 Vision and
Mission Statements
ABS 415 Week 5 DQ 2 Recognizing
Culture Gaps
More detail
ABS 415 Week 1 DQ 1 Discovering Strengths in Leadership
Discovering Strengths in
Leadership. In a 250-300 word post, evaluate why it is important for leaders to
know their strengths. Do you think leaders should spend equal time learning
about their weak points? Respond to two classmates’ postings.
ABS 415 Week 1 DQ 2 Ethical Leadership
Ethical Leadership. After
watching the Ethical Leadership: Why Should We Care About Value Leadership
video, assess why positive attitudes are essential for leaders. In addition,
share how the filters of the value system impact the attitude of an ethical
leader. Lastly, why is leadership more concerned with people than management?
Respond to two classmates’ postings.
ABS 415 Week 2 Assignment Case Analysis Sycamore
Pharmaceuticals
Case Analysis: Sycamore
Pharmaceuticals. Read the Case Analysis: Sycamore Pharmaceuticals (available in
your online classroom). Write a two- to three- page paper (excluding title and
reference pages) that addresses the following questions.
§ What would you advise John Blake to do? Why? What are reasons
both for and against being honest with the FDA?
§ Do you believe it would take courage for Blake to honestly reveal
the timing and content of the scientific studies? What sources of courage might
he call upon to help him make his decision?
§ Discuss possible reasons why Dominguez and Blake went along with
the deception in the first place. Would you have participated in suppressing
the negative studies? Explain why or why not. Your paper must include a minimum
of three current scholarly references in addition to your textbook, in APA
format.
ABS 415 Week 2 DQ 1 Developing Emotional Intelligence in
Leadership
Developing Emotional
Intelligence in Leadership. Do you think it is appropriate for a leader to
spend time developing a team’s emotional intelligence (EI)? Why or why not?
What would be the advantages/disadvantages? Discuss specific
circumstances/influences/parameters that may impact a leader’s decision to
spend time fostering the development of EI. Your initial post must contain a
minimum of 250-300 words. Respond to two of your classmates’ postings
ABS 415 Week 2 DQ 2 Elements of Emotional Intelligence in
Leadership
Elements of Emotional
Intelligence in Leadership. Evaluate which of the four elements of emotional
intelligence (EI) you consider most essential to an effective leader? Why? Provide
examples from real life in your discussion. Include a minimum of one APA
citation from a scholarly resource. Your initial post must contain a minimum of
250-300 words. Respond to two of your classmates’ postings.
ABS 415 Week 3 Assignment Employee Motivation
Employee Motivation. Write a
three- to four- page paper (excluding title and reference pages) in which you
debate the pros and cons of monetary incentive plans from an employee
motivation perspective. Research and summarize two companies that have
implemented successful motivation plans that did not involve monetary
reward/compensation. Discuss why these practices were successful based on
needs-based motivational theory. Include two to three APA citations from
current scholarly sources.
ABS 415 Week 3 DQ 1 Motivational Techniques
Motivational Techniques. Given
today’s economic environment, some companies are secretly freezing pay raises
or even cutting pay for some employees so they can offer substantial raises to
people considered star performers.
§ As a motivational technique, does this practice seem like a good
one to you?
§ Discuss pros/cons of this practice from various stakeholder
perspectives e.g. employees, co-workers, management, tenure vs. non-tenure
employees, etc.
ABS 415 Week 3 DQ 2 Leadership in a Crisis
Leadership in a Crisis. Listen
to the Leadership in a (permanent) Crisis podcast by Harvard Business Idea
Case. Think about a recent crisis. Here are some examples:
§ BP oil spill in the gulf
§ Toyota’s quality and safety concerns
§ The decline and fall of large financial institutions
§ The H1N1 (swine flu) scare
§ The 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood Army base Discuss how you
think leaders handled the crisis in terms of communication. What techniques
were effective and why? What techniques did not work well? Why? Your initial
post must contain a minimum of 250-300 words. Respond to two of your
classmates’ postings.
ABS 415 Week 4 DQ 1 Leadership Role in Diversity
Leadership Role in Diversity.
Evaluate how a leader’s role and responsibilities might change as a company
becomes more diverse. Is it important for today’s leaders to develop cultural
intelligence? Do you think a leader that has never had experience with people
different from him or herself can develop the ability to smoothly adapt to
culturally different ways of thinking and behaving? Support your response.
Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.
ABS 415 Week 4 DQ 2 Transformational
LeadershipTransactional Leadership
Transformational
Leadership/Transactional Leadership. Evaluate what you consider the most
important difference between transformational leadership and transactional
leadership and between transformational and charismatic leadership? How is
transformational leadership similar to charismatic leadership? Respond to at
least two of your classmates’ postings.
ABS 415 Week 5 DQ 1 Vision and Mission Statements
Vision and Mission Statements.
Contrast what the difference is between a mission and vision statement? In
terms of strategic vision and strategic action, they are both needed for
effective leadership; which do you think you are better at doing and why?
Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.
ABS 415 Week 5 DQ 2 Recognizing Culture Gaps
Recognizing Culture Gaps. As a
leader, how might you recognize a culture gap? What are some techniques leaders
might use to influence and change cultural values when necessary? In a 250-300
word post support your discussion with a minimum of one APA citation from an
academic resource. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings
ABS 415 Week 5 Final Paper
Personal Leadership Development Plan with Goals
ABS 415 Leadership & Ethics in a Changing World
Focus of the Final Paper Create
and eight- to ten- page (excluding title and reference pages) personal
leadership development plan. Utilizing at least five current scholarly sources,
in addition to your course text, address the following components: 1. Select
five to seven leadership concepts that were presented in class (listed below)
to describe and evaluate for this assignment. 2. Discuss the different ethical
aspects of each of the five to seven concepts you selected as they relate to
your individual leadership style.
3. Describe how you currently,
or plan to, incorporate these elements into your leadership style/development.
Select five to seven of the following concepts for your Final Paper:
§ Personal mission statement
§ Personal vision Statement
§ Leadership qualities
§ Leadership traits
§ Behavior approaches
§ Leadership Style (select one of the following) o Situational
Leadership o Servant Leadership o Transformational Leadership o Transactional
Leadership o Charismatic Leadership o Coalitional Leadership
§ Personal Mastery
§ Emotional Intelligence
§ Motivation
§ Empowerment
§ Communication
§ Team development
§ Conflict management
§ Leading change
§ Leadership and diversity
§ Strategic leadership
§ Culture
1. Must
be eight- to ten- double-spaced pages in length, and formatted according to APA
style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. 2. Must include a title page
with the following: a. Title of paper b. Student’s name c. Course name and
number d. Instructor’s name e. Date submitted 3. Must begin with an
introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement. 4. Must address
the topic of the paper with critical thought. 5. Must end with a conclusion
that reaffirms your thesis. 6. Must use at least five current scholarly
sources, in addition to the course text. 7. Must document all sources in APA
style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. 8. Must include a separate
reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing
Center.
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