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You are required to read the trade paperback, THINK AGAIN: The Power of Knowing
You are required to read the trade paperback, THINK AGAIN: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know by
Adam Grant. Then, answer the questions below integrating an application of the author’s perspective, the
textbook, and your personal vision on management. The eight questions will comprise minimally 2000 words
(Note: If your paper is less than 2000 words you will receive an automatic reduction in points relative to your
submission.) Your responses to below questions need to integrate the language and theories of the course.
Additionally, you are required to quote from each book, THINK AGAIN: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t
Know and Essentials of Contemporary Management, 9th edition, for each question with a full sentence using
an exact quote. There are 16 TWO Full sentence quotes (8 from Grant and 8 from the text) that will need to
span the books from at least 8 different chapters from both books. The value of each TWO full sentence
quote is 18 points if it is supported with APA citations (Author, Title, Edition, Year, and Page) and it supports
your response. Partially quoted sentences or quotes with no citations earn zero points. Expect to earn zero
points, if you use a different book from the required textbook or Think Again and quotes cannot be found with
page numbers provided in citations.
Here is an example of APA for our textbook: Use quotation marks to identify the full sentence quotes.
Then, follow with the source. (Jones/George, Essentials of Contemporary Management, 7e, p.243). Use the
same format for Think Again.
Submit your work by attaching a file in the course under Chapter 11. If your file will not open, it is unreadable,
or the wrong paper, it will be marked “0”. There are no do overs. Ask in advance for help or clarity. A deduction
of half points if question responses are not numbered and in order. Points will be awarded when they relate to the
question and chapter of textbook. You may email this work in an attachment only if there is a technical problem
with D2L at the time it is due. NO late work accepted. Do your own work. Plagiarism Detection Software is being
used in the course. Use APA citations. If 25% or more of your paper is from other sources, then it is not authentic,
and there will be a significant reduction in points. If citations are not used correctly, you have plagiarized. Writing
help can be found at the PSC Writing Center Writing Center. Purdue OWL: APA Formatting and Style Guide
BOOK PROJECT QUESTIONS-Answer and number each question: Demonstrate evidence of reading each book
with direct and connected understanding, quotes to support your answer, and detailed authentic writing.
1. Put yourself in a management role at work or home. How can you create the psychological safety for people
to think again? Explain. Quote Grant, THINK AGAIN: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know and
Essentials of Contemporary Management.
2. What images have weighed you down, and how have you let go of them?
Quote Grant, THINK AGAIN: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know and Essentials of Contemporary
Management.
3. What forecasts about the future are you making, and how can you stay open to rethinking them? Quote
Grant, THINK AGAIN: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know and Essentials of Contemporary
Management.
4. What is a topic that’s stuck in binary bias and is begging to be complexified? Quote Grant, THINK AGAIN: The
Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know and Essentials of Contemporary Management.
5. Are you most likely to slip into preacher, prosecutor, or politician mode? Why? What steps can you take to
think more like a scientist? Give example. Quote Grant, THINK AGAIN: The Power of Knowing What You
Don’t Know and Essentials of Contemporary Management.
6. What “best practices” should you rethink? Provide a specific example. Quote Grant, THINK AGAIN: The Power
of Knowing What You Don’t Know and Essentials of Contemporary Management.
7. Give an example of a fostering task conflict without causing relationship conflict? Quote Grant, THINK AGAIN:
The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know and Essentials of Contemporary Management.
8. Discuss if you liked or disliked the book. Explain your response. a Grant, THINK AGAIN: The Power of Knowing What
You Don’t Know and Essentials of Contemporary Management.
BUS 241-IND1 pg. 6
KEY REQUIREMENTS OF BOOK PROJECT
1. Read the book, THINK AGAIN: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know by Adam Grant. Answer
all questions 1-8. Write authentically in applying course material.
2. Number each question or lose 100 points. Do NOT type out question. Use an acceptable file format
listed on front page of the syllabus. Write minimally 2000 words in an authentically authored paper
integrating the course. You can write more.
3. For each question, QUOTE Grant with Two Full sentences and the textbook with Two FULL
sentences using quotation marks. There are 16 Two Sentence quotes required. You will lose 18
points for each missing quote or if they are not supported with your response, or with APA
citations (Author, Title, Edition, year, and Page). Partially quoted sentences earn zero points. No
quotes from the opening Vignettes. No definitions. No PowerPoint, Summary, or outline quotes. The
two full sentence quotes must be from the main content of the chapter. Quotes must span the books
from at least 8 different chapters. Do not cite more than 25% of the paper. This can be checked by
submitting your paper and reading the Turnitin Originality Report.
4. Get paper in by due date under Chapter 11 followed by “Book Project” in D2L. If there is a technical
problem, email the paper before the time stamp of 11pm. After 11pm, it will be accepted only on a case-by-
case basis with a 30%-point late penalty per day. You are responsible for the submission.
5. Expect to earn zero points, if you use a different book, different edition (old, global, etc.) any
other textbook or Think Again, or if quotes cannot be found with exact page numbers provided
with full APA citations.
6. Choose an acceptable file format listed on front page of the syllabus. NO text boxes or HTML. Be certain
you have submitted the correct paper in D2L for Turnitin to scan. Confirm submission. There is no do-over or
resubmission past the due date when you have more time. Be responsible to the paper you submit. A
deduction of half points if question responses are not numbered and in order. Points will be awarded when
they relate to the question and chapter of textbook
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