Homework
• What is Corporate Social Responsibility? Provide an example.
• Did the managers of Enron violate their fiduciary duty to stockholders/shareholders? If so, how?
• How did the Capuchin Fairness Experiment clearly demonstrate Equity Theory?
• Using the reading identify a cognitive bias that you have? Explain.
• Using the readings, identify what mechanism/s caused Rwandan citizens to kill each other?
• What is Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs? Identify all 5.
• Which of these 5 affect you most at this point in your life?
• What was Petey Greene's (Don Cheadle) motivation in Talk to Me using Maslow? Identify & explain.
• Identify the organizational changes that were taking place at the radio station in Talk to Me. How did the changing social environment affect these organizational changes?
• Did Enron managers uphold their duty to stakeholders? Be specific.
• Using the personality tests on the syllabus, pick one & explain how it identifies aspects of your personality.
• What is planned obsolescence?
• How does planned obsolescence affect consumers?
• How does planned obsolescence affect the environment? Be specific.
• What product can miraculously last forever? (They held a birthday party for it in the video.)
• What are the implications of planned obsolescence for organizations? That is, is there a way they can be socially responsible & change their product life cycle planning?
• What often goes wrong with printers after 2 years? Why does this happen?
• What is the psychology behind planned obsolescence? That is, why do consumers fall for it?
• How has planned obsolescence affected you personally as a consumer?
• What is equity theory? How does it affect organizations & their employees?
• Identify a tweet that deals with organizational behavior issues. Explain these issues.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the homework, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.