ORGMNGT FILM VIEWING

ORGMNGT FILM VIEWING – OCTOBER 30, 2008

Watch the first half of the film “The Replacements” and read the synopsis below and answer the following questions.

The Replacements (2000)

Synopsis: Shane "Footsteps" Falco is a disillusioned football player who believes his dreams have all but dissipated. Once a red-hot All American prospect, Shane now regrets ever believing that the NFL would draft him. However, fate takes a strange twist for Shane when during the 1997 NFL season, a player's strike leaves the fields (and stadiums) empty, leaving team owners scrambling to fill uniforms as fast as possible. When the Washington Sentinels bring back the contentious and self-retired head coach Jimmy McGinty to seek out players who will play with their hearts rather than their wallets, he picks Shane to lead his mismatched crew of outsiders through the strike. To everyone's surprise, the ragtag team goes on an unprecedented winning streak as they discover in themselves the ability to hope for more than they ever thought possible...maybe even the playoffs, which has been denied to the Sentinels for seven years.

Source: http://www.hollywood.com/movies/detail/movie/185597

QUESTIONS:

1. How would you characterize Jimmy McGinty as a coach? (Describe his distinct qualities as a leader) How did he select the members of the team who will serve as replacements to the striking players? Would you consider him as a transformational, transactional or charismatic leader? (8pts.)
2. Cite examples of power exercised as (10pts.):
a. Legitimate power
b. Coercive power
c. Referent power
d. Expert power
e. Rewards power

3. Empowerment is defined as the process through which managers enable and help others to gain power and achieve influence within the organization. Do you think Shane Falco is able to empower his team? If yes, in what way? If no, why? (3pts.)
4. Following Hershey-Blanchard situational leadership model, what was Coach McGinty’s approach towards Falco? Explain your answer. (4pts.)
5. If you are Shane Falco and following the Blake and Mouton’s leadership grid, what kind of leadership management do you think will be most effective to the Replacements’ team? (4pts.)
6. What is an effective team? Would you characterize the Replacements’ team as effective based on the definition (why or why not)? (3pts.)
7. What are the stages in team development? Give an example of each stage that you have seen in the movie. (10pts.)
8. Do you think that at some point the Replacements’ team reach a “groupthink” stage or phenomenon? Why or why not? (3pts)

Submit your GROUP answers on Nov. 4, class time, on a bond paper. Please write the names of the members of the group & your respective sections. LATE PAPERS ON THIS ASSIGNMENT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

ORGMNTG OCT 30 ONLINE DISCUSSION

ORGMNGT s13 and s14 students are encouraged to join the Orgmngt online discussion on Oct. 30, 8pm-10pm. A student who is joining should have a yahoo Messenger account. Please add the user sukisahelga@yahoo.com as your contact. This is the yahoo account your class adviser will be using. All conferences will be created thru this account.

Read Chapters 14 (Motivation) & 15 (Individual Behavior)in preparation for the discussion.
Choose a conference group where you think you will feel comfortable sharing. Ask the moderator if you can join the conference. Introduce yourself and mention your section. After that, you can participate in the discussion.

Orgmngt students can use English, Filipino or broken English or broken Filipino in the discussion. As much as possible, stick to the subject talked about. Everyone is encouraged to share ideas, opinions, experiences and knowledge. Pls inform the moderator if you are leaving the conference room or signing out already.

The moderators are tasked to encourage the interest and sharing of facts and opinions in the discussion without being rude or impolite to others. Moderators can also call the attention of a student if there's any misbehavior (cursing, encouraging other students to destroy the topic, use of excessive large fonts etc.)

List of Moderators
1. Lawrence Tan
2. Danielle David
3. Jamie Wang
4. Jet Luga
5. Dennis Diego
6. Kris Buhay
7. Camille Tinagan
8. Cedrick Ong
9. Justine Aguas
10. Jansel Co
11. Ashley Silva
12. Thor Cada

Moderators: Pls e-mail me the names of the people who joined you in the conference and the file of the discussions to mavicpineda@yahoo.com on or before Nov. 7.

I will provide you with the guide questions on Thu afternoon during class time. Thank you.

**NO CLASS MEETING ON NOV. 6.

The View on Ethics~~An orgmngt assignment due on Oct. 2

Watch any episode of the reality TV contest “Moment of Truth”. Make sure to start the show when the host gives the instruction and finish watching a contestant go through the questions from the beginning to the end. After watching an episode, answer the following questions—

1. Is the show “Moment of Truth” ethical? ~~in the context of

a. moral rights view
b. utilitarian view
c. justice view

2. Do you think the show has an impact to the general public in terms of (1)cultural relativism or (2)universalism or (3) the show is simply a commercial TV show with no regard to ethics? Please explain your answers well.

2. This is an optional question.
The American hype on reality TV shows have imposed new ways of looking at life—there’s the removal of personal privacy in the case of the Big Brother shows or the invasion of privacy and removal of individual respect as in the case of the show Cheaters. Cite a specific ethical dilemma that any viewer may face here.

Nine Essentials of a Mission Statement

1. customers
2. products or services
3. markets
4. technology
5. concern for survival, growth and profitability
6. philosophy
7. self-concept
8. concern for public image
9. concern for employees

According to Fred David, while vision tells "what do you want to become", mission tells "what is your business". A mission is a declaration of attitude and outlook.

Hence, if for instance a mission statement will pronounce that it is a Filipino-owned company intended to serve the general Filipino society~~in essence, the firm is designed to serve the Filipino citizens, adhere to Filipino customs, practices and will employ or encourage Filipino entrepreneurship for that matter.

V-CHAIN ANNOUNCEMENTS

Individual Project is due on Aug. 26. Please take time to give attention and in-depth analysis on this paper because this will help you improve your grade. Try to exhibit fundamental concepts you have learned in your Supply Chain concepts.

Web Project consultation is on Aug. 11.

Web Project documentation is due on Aug. 14, 11:00am. Please do not forget to indicate your section and names of your contributing group members.

Web Project project presentation is set on Aug. 14, 19 and 21.


And finally, we don't have final exams. :)
Good luck!!

Schedule of the 3rd V-CHAIN EXAM

The third V-chain exam is on Aug 12. Coverage includes Chapter 9 of Handfield, Chaps 16, 17 and 18 of Chopra. Good luck!! :)

What's your opinion on the lectures on the Business Track

V-chain students. Please feel free to give/share your insights in this blog reg the recently concluded S&T Congress whether it's about supply chain or ICT as a change enabler. When you post your comment, indicate the title of the lecture, the name of the speaker and the time of the lecture. Give your reaction/insights in 1-2 paragraphs only. Then indicate your complete name and section. Thanks..

Wisdom from Dilbert

from Dogbert's Top Secret Management Handbook

The Phil Banking System

Here in our country, we have so many banks--universal banks, commercial banks, savings banks, thrift/rural savings bank, development or even agri-business banks. There are so many categories. What's ironic, most of the big or universal banks like BPI, Metrobank or Banco de Oro have all kinds of banks. These banks also have high visibility in the major cities.

Our banks, in my opinion, are in a "dog eats dog" thing. The strong and big banks do not help the small banks to survive. The small or new banks have slim chance of survival. These giant, depositor- hungry banks would rather buy or take over a weaker bank. They don't think of the employees who will be affected. The top executives only think of the bigger share of the pie they will get. Where is the moral responsibility to the constituents--the employees, the depositors and others? It has become a survival of the fittest.

Bank Mergers and Buyout

In the Phils, bank mergers or buyouts are not new. Commercial banks, when they want to be come stronger they try to acquire other banks. FarEast bank was taken over by BPI. Solidbank was taken over by MetroBank. UnionBank now takes over IEBank. PCIBank was taken over by Equitable Bank and now, Banco de Oro takes over Equitable Bank.

Such mergers or buyouts will have implications within the respective banks.

Within the banks, redundant positions like tellers or even IT positions could be removed. An employee is not certain wether she or he will still have work for the following day.

It will likewise have implications to the depositors whether we are talking about individual or corporate depositors. A firm transacting regularly with Bank A, accustomed to its practices and know the manager and employees she or he deals with, will be faced now and will have to transact with a totally new bank management.

ORGMNGT as an Elective

To the ST and IST students this 1st term, SY 2007-08---why do you think you were prescribed by your departments to take Orgmngt as your "compulsory" elective? ICTM students, you may want to share your opinion...

Call for Orgmngt Student Reaction - Issue No. 1

Read the ethical case " “Not on our network, you can’t…” Downloading unauthorized files at colleges and universities" by Lawrence Hinman (http://ethics.sandiego.edu/resources/cases/Detail.asp?ID=95) . Try to answer the questions posted in the case-

a. What recommendations would you make? What principles would underlie your recommendations? To what extent is this an issue of academic integrity and ethics?

b. What rights do students have to privacy when they are on a university network? What responsibilities do universities have when students are using the university’s resources to accomplish something illegal?

Post your answers, one paragraph of answer for each set of questions. Don't forget to post your complete name and section. Due Date: Sept. 29, 9am, Manila time.

In the Bat Cave

Some interesting characters.

Reshwin the Shooter. small. tough. patriotic. he can also fool you with his funny stunts. hopefully, his noble principles can lead to the end of the terrorists.

The Thin Buddha. sought after for his wisdom with no charge at all. he seems to follow a single line when he walks. the more he smokes, the more his mind is enlightened..

Leng Goodman. big. weighs around 280lbs. can fall asleep even while standing. he knows a lot of people - a congressman, a general, a gov't official, name it, some with bad habits while most of them with good and valuable influences. and he's clean. he's big in tummy and big in spirit.

Zheal. she has nice dimples, pleasant disposition. i might be wrong but i think she also eats a lot. she doesn't mind to have lots of friends and not have a regular date at the moment. she just enjoys life as it is.

Singing Sonnel. he is the big, big boss. he's straight (hope not hardcore straight). he likes concerts and musical shows. he also likes performing infront of an audience. and he sings a lot!

The Walking Database. he is the big boss. unselfish of his ideas. boasts about how he outwitted the "Blue Pigeons".. he works a lot. and that's bad. because, he also gives us a lot of work..