TERM END EXAMINATION‚ MARCH-2013 MBA (1SEM/1YEAR) ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR & MANAGEMENT PROCESS Time: 3 hours M.Marks:60 Note: - All Questions are Compulsory. All questions carry equal marks. 1 Gardner developed the theory of _______________. a) Learning c) Memory b) Multiple intelligence d) Dreams 2 __________is associated with participative management background. a) Lewin c) Likert b) Eric
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beschermheilige van dansers‚ zangers en epileptici. Momento Mori: Gedenk te sterven‚ is een typisch gezegde voor het leven van de Middeleeuwer. De dood door ziekte‚ oorlog was altijd dichtbij. Geestelijken beloofden een zalig leven na de dood‚ als je vroom leefde tenminste. Wie
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Organizational Behavior‚ Solutions for Management‚ McGrawHill/Irwin‚ New York‚ p. 57 Vanderberg‚ R.J. and Lance‚ Ch.E. (1992). Examining the Causal Order of Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitmen’t‚ Journal of Management‚ Vol.18‚ No.1‚ pp. 153-167 Vroom‚ V.H. (1964). Work and motivation‚ John Wiley and Sons‚ New York‚ p.99 ISSN 2067- 2462 86
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Lots of people are interested in motivation; they try to find out the reason why someone behaves in a particular way. What is motivation? There are a number of definitions of motivation: Baron (1991) stated “motivation is the internal process that activate‚ guide and maintain behaviour (especially goal-directed behaviour).” This definition assumes all behaviour is a consequence of motivation which ignored how and why it is instigated. So‚ Kanfer (1998) declared that “motivation is only about the
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’ effectiveness? I will try to solve this question in the main part of the essay. First‚ I will give a short overview of our groups ’ development and then examine critically the reasons for our moderate level of motivation‚ basing my argument on Vroom´s expectancy theory. The development of our team could be best described with a combination of one element of the "Five Stage-Model" of Tuckman and main parts of the "punctuated-equilibrium- model". (Arrow‚ 1997). The first syndicate group meeting
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The organizational problem of General Mills Inc. Introduction As organizational behavior plays an important role in managing an organization‚ so it is necessary to discuss some issues about organizational behavior. This essay will introduce General Mills‚ Inc. briefly and summarize the problem of General Mills‚ Inc. This essay will also show the discovery in academic literature about the problem. The aim of this essay is to analyze the problem relevant to academic literature and illustrate the
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Highlight the main advantages and disadvantages of individual versus group decision making. Discuss the main factors affecting decision-making processes in organisations. How can managers ensure effective decision-making? January 2001‚ Word Count: 3113. ¡§Decision making is the process of making a choice between alternatives¡¨ Rollinson (1998). Decision-making is almost universally defined as choosing between alternatives within an organisation. It is both an objective and subjective process involving
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Executive Summary This report contains a detailed analysis about the competitive situation between M1 and their rivals Star Hub and Sing Tel. This report includes external analysis (Opportunity‚ and Threat) and internal analysis (Strength‚ Weakness) of Mobile One and identifies Porter’s five Models to evaluate the competitive strategy for M1 that can contribute to long term sustainability of the organization. Moreover‚ a recommendation on M1’s future will be given. The references of the report
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Eden L. (1991) identifies three main components of globalization: 1. Convergence – production‚ financial‚ technology structures approach a common average standard 2. Synchronization- tendency for Triad nations (EU‚ Japan & USA) to move in tandem‚ experiencing the same business cycle patterns 3. Interpenetration- the growing importance of trade‚ investment & technology in each domestic economy Globalization is manifest through: • The rapid growth in international trade and international financial
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For today’s organizations‚ the problem of how to effectively motivate staff has become an increasingly important issue. “At one time‚ money was considered the best employee motivation technique. But today‚ the use of money as motivation has several strikes against it” (Zani‚ Rahim‚ Junos‚ Samanol‚ Ahmad‚ Merican‚ Saad‚ and Ahmad‚ 2011‚ p331). Money is one of they most common and quickest ways of motivation but not very effective as employees now need more than just money. This essay discusses that
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