Discuss the reasons that too much conformity can hurt groups and their organizations.

2. Why do organizations rely on groups and teams to achieve their goals and gain competitive advantage?
4. Explain why differences in linguistic style, when not understood by message senders and receivers, can lead to ineffective communication.
6. Why do some managers find it difficult to be good listeners?
8. Discuss why too little conflict in an organization can be just as detrimental as too much conflict.
10. Why should managers promote integrative bargaining rather than distributive negotiation?
12. Why is it best to use power unobtrusively? How are people likely to react to power that is exercised unobtrusively?
14. How can IT help in the new product development process?
16. What is the relationship between IT and competitive advantage?
18. Discuss some examples of bias in artificial intelligence. Suggest ways that such bias might be remediated.