Reframing Organizations (Follow the specific instructions)

this assignment requires a lot of reading and understanding the discussion questions. I have attached the book and a file with articles links and the questions. I know this work will take a time to do it but don’t worry I’ll give a generous tip for high quality work.

Reading Assignment:

·        Bolman & Deal

o   Chapters 1 & 2 plus preface pages x-xii

o   Pages 45, 117, 188-189, 248 (regarding assumptions of each frame)

·        Other Readings (re: Confirmation Bias/Framing). [3 of these are really short; the other 2 you’ll thank me for and remember the examples the rest of your life].

o   https://youarenotsosmart.com/2010/06/23/confirmation-bias/

o   https://youarenotsosmart.com/2010/09/11/the-texas-sharpshooter-fallacy/  (You are not so Smart is a fascinating blog with great examples)

o   https://mindhacks.com/2017/02/07/how-to-overcome-bias/

o   http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2011/02/a-great-persuasion-technique-to-use-during-a/

o   http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2011/09/if-i-replaced-your-girlfriend-with-someone-el/

Measurable Assignment:

1. Based on what you know about each of the four frames, analyze a situation in terms of those frames.  That is, in about 3-5+ sentences per frame, tell me what might have been motivating the actions of the actors in that frame.  Specifically, analyze the following situations:

A.    The Trump presidency

2. “Once you learn about the confirmation bias, you see it everywhere.”

A.     Why is that statement kind of funny

B.     Give me an example of you using the confirmation bias.  What did you do and what belief were you confirming.

a.      For example, I dislike the University of Kansas.  I only read stories about KU that puts KU in a negative light. I also tend interpret any story about KU through a lens of negativity (e.g., “Oh, they won the xyz award?  The judges were probably KU grads”).

3.  One “habit of mind” I’d like for you to exercise often this semester is that of seeing other perspectives on peoples’ behavior (including your own).   Human behavior is complicated.  Your guess as to why a person behaved the way they did has a good chance of being wrong.  Take a situation from the last week or so in which you thought you knew the reason for a person’s behavior.  Now, consider a different reason for their behavior.  Explain why your original judgment may have been wrong and why the alternative explanation is a reasonable explanation.  Maybe do this in about 3-5+ sentences?

4. Create two (or more) discussion starters for our discussion of this topic.  These should be questions or comments that get us working with the material at Bloom’s application level or above (the higher the better, as long  as it’s reasonable to be at that level on that particular topic.

·        Please include the question with the answer.  Probably the easiest way to do that is just take this document and fill it in with your answers (then save it in pdf format).

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