Part 1: Organizational Behavior

Read any one of the chapters from Chapter 6: Perception and Individual Decision Making, Chapter 7: Motivation Concepts , Chapter 8: Motivation: From Concepts to Applications and choose a topic and write a brief summary on it.

Reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Identify what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding.

Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:

1. Given that individuals tend to judge the favorability of their outcomes relative to what others receive, what can be the result of someone getting rewarded for their performance but yet being disappointed in the reward that they receive?
   
2. Lewis Vacation Rentals has been experiencing a recent decline in its bookings. In an effort to increase sales, the company is offering its employees a 1 percent share in the company profit over the next six months in addition to regular employee salaries. Will this plan increase motivation? Why or why not?

Part 1 should be 450+ words.

Part 2: Initiating the Project

Read the chapter Chapter 11: Project Risk Planning.pick a topic and write a brief summary on it.

Reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Identify what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding.

Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:

1. You are hosting a large dinner party. What are two possible risks you would encounter? Identify at least one trigger for each.
2. Give an example of a risk you have chosen to accept on a previous project. How did you make the decision to accept it? In retrospect, was that the right decision to make?

Part 2 must be 450+ words

I am attaching both the text books below. Use Project Management for Initiating the project course.