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1. What steps are today's organisations taking to promote diversity and are these efforts effective?

2. How should the company's supervisors behave differently to get their subordinates to experience less stress on the job, or at least, get them to react less negatively?

3. Mark Martin has just been appointed manager of a production team operating the 11pm to 7am shift in a large manufacturing firm. Mark is concerned that the team members really like and get along well with one another but they also appear to be restricting their task outputs to the minimum acceptable levels. What could Mark do to improve things in this situation and why should he do them?

4. What are some emerging issues in leadership? Discuss some alternatives to leadership.

5. Describe when and where organisational politics occur and the forms of such behaviour takes.

6. Intranets can reflect and influence an organisational culture. Discuss the impact of technology on organisational culture in contemporary organisations and the challenges involved in building and maintaining culture with remote employees.