Current Issues Debates
Mgt 4310
Debate Teams/Groups:
Debate
Group 1
Group 2
Debate #1,
February 6
Debate #2,
February 15
Debate #3,
March 8
Debate #4,
March 22
Amanda Lowe, Patrick Mack
Mike Lambert, Lindsay Barks
Tyler Jameson, Amber Von
Hagen
Amar Razzak, Kirsten
Jacobsen
Shannon Clarke, Candace
Johnson, Laura French
Nikki Kennedy, Natalie
Amyotte
Darren Schmidt, Tory Nilson
Lee Du, Chad Knudson, Joey
Stadelmann
Debate #1
Affirmative: Be it given that specific difficult goals increase performance on complex tasks.
Negative: Be it given that specific difficult goals do NOT increase performance on complex
tasks.
Debate #2
Affirmative: Be it given that diverse groups will outperform homogeneous groups.
Negative: Be it given that diverse groups will NOT outperform homogeneous groups.
Debate #3
Affirmative: Be it given that team or group work is a current fad that will soon fall by the
wayside.
Negative: Be it given that team or group work is NOT a current fad that will soon fall by the
wayside.
Debate #4
Affirmative: Be it given that the non-rational or boundedly rational nature of human decision
making will be enhanced by adding formal, rational decision processes.
Negative: Be it given that the non-rational or boundedly rational nature of human decision
making will NOT be enhanced by adding formal, rational decision processes.