Each essay should be at least 450 words a piece (one and a half pages). Each should utilize 3 sources and one of those 3 sources should be from one of the attached pdf textbooks/textbook pages. Two full pdf textbooks are attached, as is pertinent chapters of another book. Chapters 12 through 17 of the Stephen P. Robbins_ Tim Judge – Essentials of Organizational Behavior-Pearson (2017)-compressed.pdf should be useful, as well as the Women in Management full textbook and pages from the book Confronting Corruption in Business. There are also other helpful links below.
To cite/reference the full pdf textbooks, here are the books info: Robbins, S. and Judge, T. (2018). Essentials of organizational behavior (14th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. and Belasen, A. (2017). Women in management: A framework for sustainable work-life integration. London: Routledge. Here you can find the info for the pages from the Confronting Corruption in Business book: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315689715
Essay 1.
Why do you think many women opt out from seeking higher levels of corporate leadership? Discuss why you think this either is or is not a trend that might hurt organizations over the next decade.
Some facts about the “opt out revolution” –
A study by Deloitte and Touche, conducted two decades ago, found 70% of women who left their companies were still working full-time a year later, just for a different employer, and less than 10% had left the workforce to take care of their families1. When examining the total population of mothers who stay at home with their children, “opt-out moms”2 make up a very small fraction (4%) of the total number of stay-at-home moms. The majority of these women left reluctantly, finding they had been passed over for high-visibility assignments, offered dead-end positions, or given projects with less satisfying tasks. Most women (77%) still believe that the reason women are not advancing in their careers is because they chose family over work (Livingston, 2014).3 However, according to a recent Pew Research Center report, much of the recent growth in stay-at-home moms has been driven by those with less education.4
“These so-called “opt-out moms” (roughly 10% of all highly educated mothers) make up just 1% of the nation’s 35 million mothers ages 18 to 69 who are living with their children younger than 18. For our purposes, “opt-out moms” are mothers who have at least a Master’s degree, an annual family income of $75,000 or more; a working husband; and who state that they are out of the workforce in order to care for their family.” See: http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/05/07/opting-out-about-10-of-highly-educated-moms-are-staying-at-home/ (Links to an external site.)
Livingston, G. (2014). Opting out? About 10% of highly educated moms are staying at home
Pew Research Center, http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/05/07/opting-out- (Links to an external site.)about-10-of-highly-educated-moms-are-staying-at-home/
Essay 2.
Have you ever experienced love and/or fear from leaders at work? How did you respond?
Is it possible that leaders might carry fear too far and create negative rather than positive results? Discuss.
Please don’t throw in words like, For Instance or For example or Foremost or Firstly, Secondly, In Conclusion, However, Thus or any other words that are pointless and unnecessary and meant to just add to the word count. Just write as best as you can. I post assignments asking for more than the actual minimum word count, so I’d prefer to have a paper that has less words, than having to go through it and remove words that are simply meant to up the word count and end up being insanely repetitive, turning a good writing into a not so good one.
