Total Marks / 5
Starting Date / Wednesday, November 08, 2017
Closing Date / Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Status / Open
Question Title / Graded Discussion Board (GDB) # 01
Question Description / FALL 2017
Graded Discussion Board # 01
Human Relations (MGMT611)
Due date: 14thNovember,2017
Topic: Role of personality in stress handling.
Objective of the activity
The purpose of this activity is to provide students, opportunity to apply their subject related concepts to a reallife scenario.
Learning outcome
After attempting this GDB, students will be able to
  • Analyze the stress handling by different individuals and its effect on productivity.
  • Explore the effects of personality type on productivity.
Case
Two co-workers Mr. Kamran and Mr. Sajjad are working in the identical branch of Habib Bank Limited (HBL) as cashiers. The branch in which they are working is located in the business hub of Lahore and is considered as one of the busiest branches in that region. Working conditions in the branch are really very hard-hitting, followed by a continuous work stress and too much noise. Each employee of this branch is having more or less the similar amount of work, identical tough working conditions, and same working stress/pressure.
Looking at the personality of Kamran, he is a very cool minded person with persistent behavior and ability to cope up pressure situations in his life. Whereas Sajjad is a short-tempered person he is somewhat inflexible and often frustrating in more demanding situations. At the end of the year, when both employees are to be appraised on the basis of their performance of past year, Kamran was found to be more efficient then Sajjad.
Point of Discussion:
Being the student of Human Relations, discuss what could be the different reasons that caused the difference between the performances of two individuals i.e. Kamran and Sajjad. Justify your verdict with solid arguments.
Note:
For acquiring the relevant knowledge, do not rely only on handouts but watch the course video lectures and read additional material available online or in any other mode.
Important Instructions:
  • Your discussion must be based on logical facts.
  • The GDB will open and close at above specified date and time. Please note that no grace day or extra time will be given for posting comments on GDB.
  • Use the font style “Times New Roman” and font size “12”.
  • Your answer should be relevant to the topic i.e. clear and concise.
  • Do not copy or exchange your answer with other students. Two identical / copied comments will be marked Zero (0) and may damage your grade in the course.
  • Books, websites and other reading material may be consulted before posting your comments; but copying or reproducing the text from books, websites and other reading materials is strictly prohibited. Such comments will be marked as Zero (0) even if you provide references.
  • You should post your answer on the Graded Discussion Board (GDB), not on the Moderated Discussion Board (MDB). Both will run parallel to each other during the time specified above. Therefore, due care will be needed