Some organizational success is achieved through talent, savvy, and fortunate choices. Education is an opportunity to explore complex constructs, evaluate research, and discover systematic approaches to business and organizational behavior than can maximize long-term personal and organizational success. While there is great value in studying theoretical ideas, every professional must look for opportunities to apply what has been learned to practical situations. There is also the reality that theories change over time as new knowledge is acquired and the marketplace evolves.
After reading the chapters for this week, find a news article or company profile that demonstrates the application of one or more concepts from the textbook. Your analysis can include current news, or discuss organizations that project a certain culture or stage of their existence. In other words, show that theories or highlighted practices from the textbook are occurring (or appears to be occurring) in the marketplace.
Write a 400-word synopsis of how the textbook construct(s) is manifested in a real world application. If appropriate, you may also write about situations where current practice has deviated from ideas that are described in the textbook.
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