MGT 521 Week 2

MGT 521 Week 2

Individual Assignment: Construct and Support an Argument

Complete the Jungian Personality self-assessment located on the rEsource page. You can access this self-assessment, by selecting the Assessment tab, then scrolling to the What About Me section and then to Personality Insights. Select What’s My Jungian 16-Type Personality?

Write an APA formatted paper of no more than 1,050 words in which you construct and support an argument on your decision to pursue an MBA degree to further your career, start a new career, or achieve a personal goal. Your paper should include consideration of the Jungian Personality self-assessment on how others perceive you. Use and evaluate published information in support of your argument.

Post your assignment as a Microsoft® Word document.

Discussion Questions

Recall a perception you made at work today regarding a colleague or manager and the resulting decision. How could you analyze this perception from the lenses of attribution theory, selective perception, halo effect, contrast effects, projection, and stereotyping? Which of these decision-making shortcuts were you guilty of using today?

Is communication inherently the same whether it is done over the phone, through the computer, or in person? Why would a manager choose to convey especially good or bad news in person to her team of employees instead of through e-mail? What is one instance where you have miscommunicated something? What could you have done differently to facilitate clearer communication?

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