Week Eight Discussion Week Eight DiscussionAlthough all departments of an organi

Week Eight Discussion
Week Eight DiscussionAlthough all departments of an organization should work toward a common goal, there are often conflicting objectives. For example, finance wants to keep costs down, whereas the design team wants to add an extra feature to the product.
Share an example of an inherent conflict within your organization (or a hypothetical or past example if you are not currently working). Describe the activities and the nature of the conflict. What systems and processes does your organization use to manage inherent conflicts?
Initial post due by day four (Thursday) @ 11:59 PM (EST).
Respond substantively to two other students’ posts on different days of the week by day seven (Sunday) @ 11:59 PM (EST).
Your initial response to the discussion question should be 250-300 words. You must have at least one course (our text) and one non-course scholarly/peer reviewed source in your initial posting. Sources require in-text citations and must be incorporated into the body of the post in addition to a full APA citation at the end of the post. Your Response Postings: Responses to classmates must serve to advance the conversation related to the discussion topic. For your response postings this week, comment about your perception of how the recommended change to either the vision or mission statements of your classmates initial posting brings that statement closer to meeting our course criteria. Explain by incorporating our text material. Please respond to at least two peers on different days of the week from each other and from your initial post, in approximately 150-200 words. Incorporate a minimum of our course text and at least one non-course scholarly/peer reviewed source with each of your response postings. Sources require in-text citations and must be incorporated into the body of the post in addition to a full APA citation at the end of the post.Submission Details:Post your response to the following questions in the discussion forum by Thursday, Day 4 at 11:59 PM.
Comment on at least two of your classmates’ posts on two separate days of the week from each other and from your initial post by Sunday, Day 7 at 11:59 PM. ============•••=======•================Assignments/Activities/Assessment
Assignments/Activities/Assessment
1. Read text: Chapter 10.
2. View the PowerPoint and review the Conflict mini-lecture for Week 8.
3. Answer the question throughout the week in the Discussion Board.
4. Mini Assignment #4: Complete the Conflict Management Survey by Sunday 11:59 PM.
5. Read 2nd half of Fisher and Ury’s Getting to Yes
Mini-Assignment #4: Conflict Management Survey
Take the online self-test “Conflict Styles: What Are You Like?” at http://jeffcoweb.jeffco.k12.co.us/high/wotc/confli1.htmWrite a 1- to 2-page reflection about your conflict management skills.