Identify the stressors in John Breckenridge’s life. Which ones could he have prevented

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Organizational Behavior
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• Organizational Behavior
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• Q1.What performance problems is the captain
  trying to correct?
• Q2.Use the MARS model of individual behavior and
  performance to diagnose the possible causes of
  the unacceptable behavior.
• Q3.Has the captain considered all possible
  solutions to the problem? If not, what else might
  be done?
• Q4.Identify the stressors in John Breckenridges
  life. Which ones could he have prevented?

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• Q5.What were the results of the stress? Would you
  consider these to be typical to stress situations
  and lifestyle choices John made, or was John
  Breckenridge unlucky?
• Q6.Assume you are a career coach retained by John
  Breckenridge to guide him through his next
  decisions. How would you recommend that John
  modify his lifestyle and behavior to reduce
  stress? Should he change jobs? Do you believe he
  is capable of reducing his stress alone? If not,
  where should he seek help?
• Q7.What type of team was formed here? Was it
  necessary, in your opinion?

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• Q8.Use the team effectiveness model in Chapter 9
  and related information in this chapter to
  identify the strengths and weaknesses of this
  teams environment, design, and processes.
• Q9.Assuming that these four people must continue
  to work as a team, recommend ways to improve the
  teams effectiveness.
• Q10.Identify the different conflict episodes that
  exist in this case. Who was in conflict with
  whom?
• Q11.What are the sources of conflict for these
  conflict incidents?

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• Q12.What conflict management style(s) did
  Lapierre, the international team, and Gushin use
  to resolve these conflicts? What style(s) would
  have worked best in the situation?
• Q13.Contrast Hilltons earlier corporate culture
  with the emerging set of cultural values.
• Q14.Considering the difficulty in changing
  organizational culture, why did Hilltons
  management seem to be successful at this
  transformation?
• Q15.Identify two other strategies that the city
  might consider to reinforce the new set of
  corporate values.

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