Reference no: EM131322701
Organizational Behavior
Essay questions
1. Discuss the different models of change as presented in the textbook and by Schein (1990). Why are people resistant to change and what can managers do to create change in organizations?
2. What is organizational culture? What are some reasons management might want to intentionally change the culture of their organization? Distinguish culture from climate and discuss the ways in which culture is formed and developed in organizations. What steps can management take to change organizational culture?
3. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using reward systems to manage individual performance. How can rewards facilitate performance and why do some (Kohn, 1996) argue that rewards have negative effects on performance? What kinds of issues does management need to be aware of when using rewards to motivate specific behaviors? What types of rewards and incentives seem to be most effective at motivating good performance?
4. Considering the leadership theories that we read about and discussed, what do you consider leadership to be? Is there any difference between a leader and a manager? What factors do you think provide for effective leadership? Is it possible that situations may exist in which leadership is not necessary? Explain your answer.
5. What is transformational leadership? Discuss the different dimensions of this type of leadership and the characteristics of transformational leaders. What are some correlates/outcomes of transformational leadership and how might these leaders affect job behaviors? What role does charisma play in transformational leadership and what are the differences (if any) between a transformational and a charismatic leader?
6. What factors are important for effective group and team performance in organizations? What are some functional group leader roles that might support group and team effectiveness? What specific behaviors might leaders perform in order to create factors important for group success?
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Process for requesting a disaster declaration
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How did your team members respond to your team leadership
: How did your team members respond to your team leadership? In order to answer this question, you will need to ask for and gather specific feedback from your team members.Did you follow similar practices and behaviors each time you led the team?Why..
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Well designed experiment possesses what three characteristic
: What advantage do experiments have over descriptive and correlational studies?- A well-designed experiment possesses what three characteristics?
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Is there a difference between people who obey the law
: Provide four reasons for obeying laws or ethical principles that do not involve punishment or reward. Elaborate on these four reasons. Is there a difference between people who obey the law out of fear and those who obey the law out of a sense of d..
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Different models of change as presented in textbook
: 1. Discuss the different models of change as presented in the textbook and by Schein (1990). Why are people resistant to change and what can managers do to create change in organizations?
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Calculate the mobility due to ionized
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Weight of each stock in the minimum variance portfolio
: Consider two stocks, Stock D, with an expected return of 14 percent and a standard deviation of 26 percent, and Stock I, an international company, with an expected return of 7 percent and a standard deviation of 17 percent. The correlation between th..
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Intended change is not a good idea
: How does a business leader recognize if an intended change is not a good idea? Have you been involved in a change initiative that was doomed from the beginning?
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Convert the video centers of europe ltd
: Convert the Video Centers of Europe, Ltd., entity-relationship diagram in Exercise 2.2 into a well structured relational database. Convert the Central Hospital entity-relationship diagram on the next page into a well-structured relational database.
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