Outline the main features of a global mindset and justify its usefulness to employees and organizations.

Why would we consider age and generational differences as part of a needs assessment? Is this important? Explain. Discuss the types of evidence that you would look for to determine whether a needs analysis has been conducted improperly

Review five values commonly studied across cultures.

Debate the organizational opportunities and challenges of globalization, workforce diversity, and emerging employment relationships.

How would a project manager use the

Compare and contrast any two of the following learning theories: expectancy theory, social learning theory, reinforcement theory, information processing theory

Describe the stress experience and review three major stressors.

Explain why employees join informal groups and discuss the benefits and limitations of teams.

Discuss the relationship between formal training and development, informal learning, and knowledge management. How are they related to learning and creating a learning organization?

Distinguish constructive from relationship conflict and describe three strategies to minimize relationship conflict during constructive conflict episodes.

ConocoPhillips finds and produces oil and natural gas. Go to www.conocophillips.com. Click on “Careers.” Under “Career Development,” click on “Leadership Competencies.” Review the competencies. How could these competencies be used in the learning and development of new and aspiring company leaders and managers

Explain why people differ from the rational choice paradigm when identifying problems/opportunities, evaluating/ choosing alternatives, and evaluating decision outcomes.

Outline the perceptual process and discuss the effects of categorical thinking and mental models in that process.

Why is it important for project managers to resist changes to the project baseline? Under what conditions would a project manager make changes to a baseline? When would a project manager not allow changes to a baseline.