{"id":94988,"date":"2022-09-13T04:31:28","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T04:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/discussion-2-applied-sciences-homework-help\/"},"modified":"2022-09-13T04:31:28","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T04:31:28","slug":"discussion-2-applied-sciences-homework-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/discussion-2-applied-sciences-homework-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Discussion 2 | Applied Sciences homework help"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>Discussion Question #1:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>1)<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Imagine that you are a first-line manager of a department in a relatively small hospital located in a semi-rural area. For many months there had been rumors of a possible merger with another semi-rural hospital half again the size of yours located about 12 miles away. Both administration and the board of directors had been declining to comment on the rumors although it was apparent that some kind of negotiations were underway. In about mid-November all managers were officially notified that the merger would take place effective the first of January. The two hospitals were to become a single corporate entity with two locations, and functions and services would be consolidated wherever practical. Describe in detail the possible effects of the merger and all that it entails on you and your position.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2)<\/strong>\u00a0It is stated in the chapter that the three ways of getting employees to implement change are: Tell them what to do; Sell them on what must be done; and Involve them in determining the substance and direction of the change. For each of the three means, describe an instance in which it is a preferred or even essential approach and an instance in which it is an inappropriate or perhaps even harmful approach.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span><span><strong>3)<\/strong>\u00a0If you were hiring a new employee in your work unit,<\/span><span>\u00a0how would you rank the importance of the following qualities?<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><span>\u00a0That is,<\/span><span>\u00a0how much weight would you assign to each in making your decision?<\/span><span>\u00a0Explain.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Personal values (ex. work ethic and integrity)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span>Individual intelligence<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span>Conscientiousness in performing the job<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Some employers use integrity tests as part of the screening process.\u00a0 Are there problems with integrity tests? Can you test for integrity?<\/li>\n<li>If you were a work unit supervisor, which of the following do you think is more important to improving organizational performance?\u00a0 Explain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span>Encouraging employees to participate in work and organizational decisions<br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Setting clear, challenging work goals<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span>As a manager you realize the supervisors who report to you make errors when they rate their employees (e.g., too lenient, rate everyone the same, etc.).\u00a0 You notice a consultant is offering a training session on how to avoid appraisal rating errors.\u00a0 How successful do you think such a course would be in eliminating these errors?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>As a supervisor, if you asked or surveyed your employees about the importance of pay as a factor in making job decisions,<\/span><span>\u00a0do you think employees would over-state or understate its value to them?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/><strong>HELPFUL TIP<br \/>In order to receive full credit for your Discussion Board assignment you must give complete and detailed answers for all the questions and cite a minimum of 2 references (Only 1 can be the textbook). In addition, you need to respond to a minimum of 2 classmates. In order to get full credit for your responses to your classmates, your\u00a0<span>responses should be respectful and substantial, not a critique.\u00a0 Your responses must pose questions to\u00a0 help further the discussion and utilize supporting details and facts (a reference and in-text citation will assist here) and is REQUIRED for Full Credit.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discussion Question #1: \u00a0 1)\u00a0\u00a0Imagine that you are a first-line manager of a department in a relatively small hospital located in a semi-rural area. For many months there had been rumors of a possible merger with another semi-rural hospital half again the size of yours located about 12 miles away. 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