Explain the basic concept of OB and its values in organizations, its role in ethics, and its relationship to diversity and cultural compliance. Hint: this needs to be more than a sentence.

Of the three key aspects of social cognitive theory $($self$-$efficacy, vicarious learning, and self$-$regulation$),$ which do you think is most important in adjusting to a new and particularly challenging job? Defend your response and include a description of each key aspect.

You are the manager of a publishing group of $20$ employees. Your parent company is closing your organization, and you must inform your employees that they are being laid off. While you will receive a bonus for staying on an additional two weeks, you will also be losing your job. Discuss the antecedent$-$focused strategies $($situation selection, situation modification, attention deployment, and cognitive change$)$ and$/$or response$-$focused strategies $($reappraisal$,$ suppression$)$ you would use to regulate your emotions and behavior in this situation. Which strategy or strategies do you believe would be most effective? Least effective?

In regard to team dynamics, explain how problems in each one of the composition factors $($team size, skills and abilities, personality, and diversity$)$ could affect team success. Provide an example for each of the four composition factors.