Competence Case Study

Competence Case Study

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Competence Case Study
Competence Case Study

Competence Case Study

Competence Case Study

Competence is belief in the effectiveness of coworkers, leaders, and the entire organization. Members are convinced that the organization can survive through generating new products, meeting competitive pressures, and locating new markets. Leaders help foster perceptions of competence by creating a com- pelling and relevant purpose and vision. In addition, they promote competent individuals into leadership positions, design organizational structure to focus on results, focus the organization on its core capabilities, and manage change. Fiat is one organization that has moved from incompetent to competent. Once a perennial money loser and the butt of jokes for its inferior products, Fiat is now profitable and makes quality automobiles. CEO Sergio Machionne set the stage for the turnaround by hiring skilled workers and setting lofty sales tar- gets. He is now applying the same strategies to the Chrysler Corporation.31

Openness and honesty refers to the perception that people, both inside and outside the organization, get the information they need and that what they hear is truthful. The organization operates on a “need to share” basis by pro- viding information in a timely fashion. Leaders foster openness and honesty by assessing and improving both current organizational communication practices and their own communication competencies.

Concern for employees and other stakeholders describes genuine caring for employees, and other groups. Caring organizations communicate respect, are supportive, and try to correct mistakes and missteps. They listen to every stakeholder group with whom they come into contact—clients, vendors, neighbors, donors, investors, and customers. Policies and practices are consis- tent with a “stakeholder first” mentality. Employees, the most important stakeholders, feel fairly treated. Global engineering firm CH2M Hill (which is employee owned) demonstrates concern for workers by actively recruiting and advancing women, investing heavily in training and development programs, and providing employees with opportunities to work on interesting projects that benefit local communities.

Reliability describes organizational dependability. Reliable organizations act consistently. They can be counted upon to follow through on their commit- ments and their actions align with their words. Leaders build a culture of high reliability by making sure they follow through on their promises. In addition, they provide explanations for changes and refuse to overcommit or overprom- ise. They also communicate expectations and hold individuals at all levels of the organization accountable for results.

Identification is the degree to which members and other stakeholders identify with (connect with) the organization’s goals, values, and culture. Leaders foster identification by (1) connecting employees to organizational mission and values through orientation and training programs, (2) continually emphasizing that employees, customers, and other stakeholders are important to the organiza- tion, and (3) modeling high character and courage. Swedish home furnishing retailer IKEA is known for fostering identification. The company’s mission is “to

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I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.
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Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.
In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).
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Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.
I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.
Use of Direct Quotes

I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly.
As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.
It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.
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If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.
I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.
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