Mgmt 20135: Critical Thinking And Managerial Decision Making

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Task Description: The objective of this assignment is to build students’ abilities to structure arguments based on evidence and structured reasoning, including identify consensus methods for identifying coherent group arguments. As a group, you are expected to choose any one of the following debating topics. o Innovation is more successful in small companies. o Technological change creates economic disparity. o Corporate Mission and vision statements are a waste of time andenergy. o Boards of Directors need quotas forwomen. o Women employees should put their focus on their families rather than their career development after marriage. o Employees should not be given a voice at workplace because it generates problems for the management o Education kills creativity o Emotional intelligence is more important than technical capabilities in a manager o Regulation is stifling business School of Business and Law CQUniversity Australia CRICOS Provider Code: 02219C Page 2 out of 2 o MBAs are a waste of money o Ethics and business are not compatible o People who are smokers should not be employed o People who are working in the same company should not have romantic relationships with each other o CEOs deserve the big salary package that they get o Globalization has exacerbated poverty rather than alleviating it. You will then need to identify what would be a good response from both sides. That is, you need to simulate what would be good arguments that the affirmative and the negative teams are likely to provide on the basis of extensive research using a minimum of 10 peer reviewed academic journal articles as references. You will need to organize your arguments into an argumentative essay. Then you will need to put on a presentation/debate/show in class illustrating the entire arguments featuring both sides. Students are to be assigned into groups of ideally 3 people, one assumes the role of the moderator/ mediator/chair, one argues the affirmative and the other, negative side (If the size of the class is not the multiple of 3, we will allow 2-people group or 4 people group). Each speaker is expected to speak for 3-5 minutes. Be innovative, entertaining and insightful in your mode of delivery, here is a link that might inspire you as a team: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTQnarzmTOc Clearly, you need to do a lot of research, formulate your arguments, and remember them by heart before you go on stage to put on an educational show. Essentially, the process most definitely tests your ability to look at a contentious issue, evaluate both sides of the argument and present them in a persuasive manner