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Questions

1 . There are FOUR primary functions in management. Assuming you are a manager of a department, explain how you could influence the employee's positive behaviour through the application of the functions. Your idea must be supported with relevant example.

2. Encik Haikal believes that if all members of his department give their good cooperation, the department goal can be achieved successfully. However, to sustain the employees' participation in the department is not an easy task. It requires consistent efforts from the managers. Advice Encik Haikal how he could improve the employee's job involvement by using reinforcement theory.

3. As a leader, Jules's responsibility is to create a vision of where she wants to go and support her team in getting there. Jules is a young manager who is appointed to lead the senior subordinates. Today, someone in their early 30s may certainly be in charge of someone who is ten or twenty years older. Even if such scenarios are becoming more frequent, it sometimes causes conflict. Recommend TWO leadership approaches to Jules to effectively lead her department members.

4. The company strategy includes organizational changes to ensure its sustainability. Application of organizational change is necessary to maintain the organization 's productivity but controlling employee behaviors toward the change is even more critical. Imagine as if you wanted to create a new working culture in your department, propose THREE mechanisms you could implement to influence the positive behavior of your subordinates. Provide an example of how the idea could be effective.

5. Flexible work schedules are referred to as a sort of work-life balance practice. It helps improve market and organizational performance as well as profit or sales growth and productivity. To guarantee that workers can maintain their productivity and performance, the managers must take further initiatives. Give FOUR examples of control actions you may implement to make sure the employee's performance and productivity can be properly managed in this situation. Explain your answer further.