Organizational Effectiveness

Organizational Effectiveness

Discussion 1:

“Organizational Effectiveness and Practical Reflection” Please respond to the following:

•Chapter 13 of the course textbook is dedicated to the discussion of organizational effectiveness. In your own words, define organizational effectiveness and how it is measured?

•This week, let us continue with the interview scenario. It is said that you should never leave an interview without asking at least one question of your interviewers. This week, identify three questions you would ask during your interview. Would the answer to those questions from the interviewers change your thoughts about working for the organization?

•From the e-Activity, analyze one (1) provision of the USA PATRIOT Act that some consider unconstitutional. Take a position on whether or not you believe the USA PATRIOT Act should be considered unconstitutional overall. Provide facts to support your answer.

•Discuss the influence of social media on middle age and senior adults. Support your views with one or two reasons and/or examples.

•Discuss effects of social media on your relationship and communication with others. Support your reflections with one or two examples.

Discussion 1: Please respond to the following: “Homeland Security Bureaucracy”

•Chapter 14 of your textbook describes two (2) viewpoints on the expanded homeland security bureaucracy that resulted from the creation of the DHS. Take a position on the expansion debate. Support your position with facts from the text.

•Suggest the key changes that you would make to the existing homeland bureaucracy in order to improve its effectiveness. For each of your suggested changes, provide a rationale for your suggestion, and determine the fundamental manner in which your suggested change would impact the effectiveness of the DHS.

Discussion 2: Please respond to the following: “Security and Liberty”

•Benjamin Franklin said, “Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” Explain whether you agree or disagree with this statement, and assess its relevance in relation to the USA PATRIOT Act. Provide a rationale for your response.

• Discussion 1: “Prevalence of Social Media” Please respond to the following: