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These are Organizational behaviour Questions
1: How can the GLOBE model help leaders and managers from different cultures interact more successfully?
2: Suppose you're assigned to a project team. One of your team members is on time, comes prepared with information and completes the tasks he's assigned. Nevertheless, at several meetings he disagrees with the team leader and sometime pitches ideas that seem conflict with the goals and methods the team has greed to adopt. Yet he's tolerated by the team and even encouraged to contribute ideas that are far "out side the box". Why?
3: after studying Reddin's personal values inventory, Shelia realizes that her value orientation is human oriented. How is this understanding helpful to her in making a career decision?
4: Explain the concept of fundamental attribution error. If you were to encountering a coworker who rarely smiles or returns your greeting when you pass her in the hall, how might this perceptual bias influence you opinion of that person..
5: Suppose you're the manager of the marketing research department, and you want to implement a new data mining system to analyze changing trends in consumer purchasing behavior. Some of the members of your department are strongly in favor of the new system you've described because it seems easier to use, while others are strongly opposed because they're comfortable with the existing system and they're afraid that the Learning curve might interfere with their productivity. How would you apply the model proposed by Kurt Lewin to understand the conflict and implement that change?
6: Explain three examples each of high- risk and low-risk decision
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Misappropriation or mishandling of patient funds
: On her first day back from leave, the activities director was terminated for "misappropriation or mishandling" of patient funds. The activities director sued. What should the court decide? Why? (Kohls v. Beverly Enterprises, 259 F.3d 799 (7th Cir...
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How do organizations recognize and develop intrapreneurs
: Most of them actually are as our organization is employee owned. They are invaluable to the company's health. But how do organizations recognize and develop intrapreneurs, and, even more importantly, how can you be sure they won't leave? According..
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Supervisor stacking lumber in a manner
: A freight supervisor for Home Depot observed the store supervisor stacking lumber in a manner that posed a safety hazard to other employees and customers. He expressed his concerns to another store manager, who advised him to speak with the distri..
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Formal response to the warning
: The employee believed that some of the allegations in the warning were false and possibly defamatory. She was asked to sign the report; instead, she told her supervisors that she had been advised to consult an attorney before making a formal respo..
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Explain three examples each of highrisk and lowrisk decision
: Explain the concept of fundamental attribution error. If you were to encountering a coworker who rarely smiles or returns your greeting when you pass her in the hall, how might this perceptual bias influence you opinion of that person..
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Assaulted across the street from the store
: A store employee observed a woman being physically assaulted across the street from the store. The employee grabbed a baseball bat that was kept under the checkout counter, ran out- side, and succeeded in scaring off the attacker.
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Find the total force on the face of the dam
: A small dam is in the shape o f a semicircle with diameter 40 m (the diameter of the circle is the top of the dam). Assuming that the water level is at the top of the dam, find the total force on the face of the dam.
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How is leading small group team processes different
: How is leading small group team processes different from managing large-scale change? What are the primary leadership skills needed to be effective in each case. Provide example from your own or your organization's experience to support your expl..
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Illegal arrangements between the company
: The employee believed that he had been terminated at the behest of union officials, who wanted him fired because he had objected to certain potentially illegal arrangements between the company and union. What should the court decide? Why? (Pugh v...
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