...BUS2202 Organizational Behavior (2014-2015 Summer) Mid-Term Quiz II According to path-goal theory, leader behavior influences employee perceptions of expectancies between employee effort and performance. If my employees are skilled and experienced customer service representatives who perform non-routine tasks, the most appropriate leadership styles are participative and achievement-oriented because they are capable and confident enough to handle their jobs such as solving unique customer problems or special needs with the company’s tasks even without further directions from leader. In these ways, employee involvement is facilitated (via participative style) and peak performance is encouraged through goal setting and positive self-fulfilling prophecy (via achievement-oriented style). It is not possible to give direction to every single non-routine and specific tasks, no standard procedure can be set to follow, that’s why participative and achievement-oriented leadership style are more preferable than directive leadership style. Directive and supportive style are not appropriate in this situation that they are more suitable for unskilled and inexperienced employees who need more information and more confidence to get the tasks done. Note that from the contingency perspective of leadership, it emphasizes the most appropriate leadership behaviors or styles depend on the situation that leader has to adapt their behaviors and styles to the immediate situations. It is mentioned...
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...Maleki ah.maleki@rutgers.edu Description The field of organizational behavior (OB) is about understanding how people and groups in organizations behave, react, and interpret events. It also describes the role of organizational systems, structures, and processes in shaping behavior, and explains how organizations really work. Drawing from fields including management, anthropology, sociology, information technology, ethics, economics, and psychology, OB provides a foundation for the effective management of people in organizations. Because it explains how organizations work from individual motivation to team dynamics to organizational structure, knowing about OB is essential to being effective at all organizational levels. Because an organization’s people are responsible for gaining and keeping a competitive advantage, understanding how to mobilize and motivate employees is critical to organizational performance. Businesses excel when employees understand how their behaviors influence an organization’s performance and enable strategy execution, and when they are led effectively and are motivated to do their best. Competitors can often copy a firm’s technologies, products, processes, and structures, but it is difficult to duplicate a core of talented, knowledgeable, motivated employees who work together to achieve the firm’s goals and who care about their firm’s success. Understanding and practicing OB concepts is critical to understanding organizations and gives individuals, managers...
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...After completing the course the student will be able to: Apply and analyze different concepts related to organizational behavior Define the purpose and nature of the field of organizational behavior Understand how to Manage individuals for high performance by developing your understanding of individual and interpersonal behavior Understand how to manage groups for high performance through an exposure to theories, concepts, and principles of OB Recommended Text Book: Organizational Behavior, Stephen P Robbins,Timothy Judge and Neharika Vohra 15e, Pearson. Suggested books: 1. Fred Luthans, “Organizational Behavior, 8e, TMH, India. 2. John W Newstrom, “Organizational Behavior – Human behavior at work”, 12e, TMH, India. Course outline Sl No. 1 Session No. 1-2 Topic / Area Covered Management Thought and OB: Definition of Management, Approaches to Management: Classical, Behavioral, Quantitative.Management Principles of Taylor, Weber, Fayol; Hawthorne Studies, fields contributing to OB, Managers’ roles and functions, OB in the context of globalization, workforce diversity. Case The...
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...User Christopher L Gilchrist Course Leadership And Organizational Test Week 5 Midterm Exam Started 5/10/14 5:25 PM Submitted 5/10/14 6:17 PM Status Completed Attempt Score 88 out of 100 points Time Elapsed 51 minutes out of 2 hours. Instructions This midterm exam consist of 25 multiple choice questions and covers the material in Chapters 1 through 6. Question 1 4 out of 4 points Correct Data show that women earn only __________ cents per dollar earned by men. Answer Selected Answer: 75 Correct Answer: 75 Question 2 4 out of 4 points Correct A collection of people working together in a division of labor to achieve a common purpose refers to a(n): Answer Selected Answer: organization. Correct Answer: organization. Question 3 0 out of 4 points Incorrect __________ are simplified views of reality that attempt to explain real-world phenomena. Answer Selected Answer: Scientific methods Correct Answer: Models Question 4 4 out of 4 points Correct Which of the following is NOT one of the four basic functions of management? Answer Selected Answer: Directing Correct Answer: Directing Question 5 4 out of 4 points Correct __________ occurs when individuals express positive feelings upon encountering others who exhibit values similar to their own. Answer Selected Answer: Value congruence Correct Answer: Value congruence Question 6 4 out of 4 points Correct In recent years, the workplace...
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...Midterm Analysis Essay Every company says that their customers are their #1 priority, but stories show us that many businesses are ready, willing, and able to go the extra mile for each and every one of their customers. Customer satisfaction and loyalty is the key to a successful business. Those businesses who “walk the walk” when it comes to delivering the kind of service are those who win the customer over for life and who will recommend others due to satisfaction. Human resources managers plan, direct, and coordinate the administrative functions of an organization. They oversee the recruiting, interviewing, and hiring of new staff; consult with top executives on strategic planning; and serve as a link between an organization's management and its employees. The merging of two companies is never easy especially for those employees who are coming from the company that was bought out. As an HR Manager, my duty is to acknowledge that we as a company have to protect both our customers and employees from abusive employees and their inappropriate actions. It is never easy to discipline employees but there are several ways to going about this particular situation which would be the contingency approach as an initiation. Employees may lose their cool from time to time due to having a bad day or whatever the circumstance may be but it is not an excuse to treat the customer poorly. Employees coming from a different organization might have operated differently and are in...
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...ACCT 505 Entire Course For more classes visits www.snaptutorial.com ACCT 505 Week 1-7 All Discussion Questions ACCT 505 Week 1 Case Study ACCT 505 Week 2 Quiz Job Order and Process Costing Systems ACCT 505 Week 3 Case Study II ACCT 505 Week 4 Midterm Exam ACCT 505 Week 5 Measuring Performance - Course Project A ACCT 505 Week 6 Quiz Segment Reporting and Relevant Costs for Decisions ACCT 505 Week 7 Capital Budgeting Course Project ----------------------------------------------------------- ACCT 505 Final Exam For more classes visits www.snaptutorial.com ACCT 505 Final Exam ------------------------------ ACCT 505 Week 1 Case Study For more classes visits www.snaptutorial.com Top Switch Inc. designs and manufactures switches used in telecommunications. Serious flooding throughout the state of Tennessee affected Top Switch’s facilities. Inventory was completely ruined, and the company’s computer system, including all accounting records, was destroyed. Before the unfortunate incident, recovery specialists cleaned the buildings. The company controller is very nervous and anxious to recover whatever records he can to support the insurance claim for the destroyed inventory. After consulting with the cost accountant, they decide to retrieve the previous year’s annual report for the beginning inventory numbers. In addition, they also agreed that they need first quarter cost data. The cost accountant was working on the first quarter results...
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...GM591 Midterm 1. Question: Consider this story that appeared in the August 11, 1998 Wall Street Journal: Work Hard, Play Hard: Employers use fun to boost morale All 25 partners at Certilman, Balin, Adler & Hyman, an East Meadow, N.Y., law firm, are invited to a free conference-room lunch every day. Managing partner Bernard Hyman says the lunches began as a chance to talk business but soon became anticipated social gatherings. “We tell stories, talk about the weekend,” he says, “talk about the football game, talk about our husbands, talk about our wives, talk about our children.” During lunchtime at JW Genesis Financial Corp., Boca Raton, Fla., Vice Chairman Joel Marks lets workers view his TV-sitcom tapes, including “Seinfeld,” “Mary Tyler Moore” and “Taxi.” Terry Deal, business professor at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., says companies that bring play and celebration into the workplace often have higher profits. A book he co-wrote cites as an example Southwest Airlines, which encourages crews to joke with passengers. But he says few companies incorporate play: “One thing we are finding over and over is that work just isn’t any fun anymore.” Some observers would argue the fun work place is just another fad? What do you think? Does having fun at work lead to higher productivity? Use course concepts to formulate your response. Your Answer: I believe that there needs to be balance between fun and work. If people do not enjoy their job it will lead to...
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...OB 202 E Midterm task Hamza SADIKI IBPM2 Group A The value communication at Akhawayn University of Ifrane. “Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane is an independent, public, not-for-profit, coeducational, Moroccan university committed to educating future citizen-leaders of Morocco and the world through a globally oriented, English-language, liberal arts curriculum based on the American system. The university enhances Morocco and engages the world through leading-edge educational and research programs, including continuing and executive education, upholds the highest academic and ethical standards, and promotes equity and social responsibility.” This is what everybody will finds on the website of Akhawayn University, a Moroccan Higher Institute for Education. This small paragraph can be considering as a branding. It means that the board fix a value that will be communicated through different kind of messages to the receiver who will decode the message and understand the values that are communicated by the board. And that is the first use of the brochure. Indeed, the brochure works as a intermediate, or a communication tool. After reading the brochure, we can understand that there are a lot of facts that the university want to communicate about itself. Those values are mainly about the independent character of the institution, the high level of professionalism, the excellence of the installations (campus, classrooms, labs, sports fields, library etc) and the...
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...Organizational Behavior and Work M, W. 3:55 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Hickman Hall – Room 205 Cook/Douglass Campus Faiza Abbas E-mail: faizaa@eden.rutgers.edu Cell : 401-301-0481 Office: Labor Education Center, Office 156 Office Hours: By appointment ______________________________________________________________ This is a preliminary syllabus and subject to change. COURSE OVERVIEW: Why should we study Organizational Behavior? We will explore the answer to this question throughout this semester. Briefly, the importance of Organizational Behavior lies in the fact that it helps us understand organizations. It is not just important for individuals who are trying to enter the fields of Human Resource Management or Business Administration, it is important for any individual who plans to work in an organization. Organizational behavior increases individual understanding of how people work in organizations, how they interact with the organization and with each other, and as an employee how can they improve individual satisfaction and organizational productivity. In short, Organizational Behavior studies individuals, groups, and organizational structures and how they interact with each other. This being said, it would also be pertinent to add that Organizational Behavior is a very vast subject and it would almost be impossible to cover it extensively in one semester. Therefore, the purpose of this course is to give you a basic understanding of the field and to provide you with basic...
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...04-75-100-Section 30 Introduction to Business Summer 2015 04-75-100-Section 30 Introduction to Business Summer 2015 Class meetings: | Tuesdays: 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. (OB B14) | Professor: | Prof. Nicole Anderson | Office: | Room 118 OB | Office hours: | Tuesdays, 5:30PM – 7:00PM | E-mail: | nsleiman@uwindsor.ca | Secretary:Office: | Ms. May NhanRoom 405 OB | E-mail: | nhan@uwindsor.ca | Teaching Assistants: | To Be Assigned | | | This course will familiarize students with business including marketing, operations, finance, accounting international business and human resource management. By the end of the course students should develop a general understanding of business including but not limited to its various applications and forms, key challenges to ethical decision-making, key success factors for a career in business, and the impact on, and the impact of, business on political, legal, social, cultural and economic environments. Methodology This class follows a lecture-discussion format. Students are expected to be prepared to discuss readings assigned for each class. With only limited time to meet during the semester, is it essential that students be prepared to engage, participate and contribute in each session. Lectures and readings will be supplemented by discussion, videos, and case studies, which apply concepts to real-world situations. Textbook, Other Materials and Course Web Site * Bissonette, G. 2012. Business:...
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...HUM101 Humanities are the study of the different cultural aspect of man, his frailties in life and how these can be improved. Also means understanding man and his affairs rather than just a prescribed unchangeable body of accepted facts and theories. * It comes from Latin word “Humanus” which means- human, culture, refined. * It has various connotation: depending on political, social, economic, artistic, and cultural forces * Refers to a loosely defined group of cultural subject area. Dictum of the Greek philosopher Protagoras “Man is the measure of all things, ‘meaning that the humanities uplift the dignity and values of man and his tendencies.” Culture is the disparity between man and animal; thus to be cultured is to possess refinement in taste and manners and these include speech, knowledge, belief, arts and technologies. Arts enhance daily experience and they are linked to the very quality of life. The word art encompasses meanings, including ability, process and product. As ability art is the human capacity to make things of beauty and things that stir us; it is creativity. As process, art encompasses acts, such as drawing, painting, sculpture, and designing building and using the camera to create memorable works. As products, art is the completed work—an etching, a sculpture, a structure, a tapestry, a portrait, a song. Purposes of Art. Role of Humanities in human’s life. General View of the Arts Art was derived from the Aryan root word “AR” which means to...
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...Midterm Study Guide All definitions Chapter 1 A. Defining Organizational Behaviour Page 4 • A field of study that investigate the impact of individuals, groups, and structure on behaviour within organizations; its purpose is to apply such knowledge toward improving an organization’s effectiveness. B. Challenges in the Canadian Workplace Page 6 Challenges at the Individual Level 1. Individual Differences 2. Job Satisfaction 3. Motivation 4. Empowerment 5. Behaving Ethically Challenges at the Group Level 1. Working With Others 2. Workforce Diversity Challenges at the Organizational Level o Improving Customer Service o Stimulating Innovation and Change o The Use of Temporary (Contingent) Employees o Improving Quality and Productivity o Developing Effective Employees o Helping Employees with Work-Life Balance o Creating a Positive Work Environment o Responding to Globalization Chapter 2 A. Perception Page 38 What is Perception? • The process by which individuals organize and interpret their impressions to give meaning to their environment. Why is it important? • Because behaviour is based on perception of what reality is, not on reality itself. • The world as it is perceived is the world that is behaviourally important. Why we study perceptions? • To better understand how people make attributions about events. We don’t see reality. We interpret what we see and call it reality. The attribution...
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...Q1. Motivating employees seems to be a challenge for managers - Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the MBO program and provide at least one example to support your discussion. Goal-Setting Theories have evolved since the 50s and have an impressive documented literature. The Goal-Setting Theory addresses the issues that goal specificity, challenge, and feedback have on performance (Robbins, 2009, p185). Setting goals and motivating employees are always an important issue for a manager, however in certain cases it is difficult to make it operational. A more systematic way to utilize goal setting is with the management by objectives program (MBO), which introduced the system of SMART method of goals that are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and tangible. MBO itself was first outlined by Peter Drucker in 1954 in his book “The Practice of Management”, in which he highlighted the principles of MBO: cascading of organizational goals and objectives, specific objectives for each member, participative decision making, explicit time period, performance evaluation and feedback. The concept by Peter Drucker can be seen on diagram 1. Diagram 1 – The 5 step MBO process (Drucker, 1954, The Practice of Management) As further detailed by Robbins (Robbins, 2009, p187-188) the organization’s overall objectives are translated into specific objectives for each succeeding level (divisional, departmental, individual) in the organization (as shown in diagram 2, Robbins, 2009...
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...FIN 305: Business Finance Spring 2016 Midterm Paper: Financial Analysis on Apple EXPECTATIONS & EVALUATIONS The objective of this paper is to thoroughly analyze Apple’s financial history and status for the last five years (2003 – 2007). Other important topics will be discussed which include: the company’s background, its assets, bonds, stocks, etc. To support the analysis, different relevant ratios will be calculated for Apple Inc in order to estimate the company’s current status, and also to compare Apple Inc. to the computer industry and one of its major competitors – Dell. The financial analysis of Apple is based on evaluating company and industry data from various sources. A trend analysis was performed using data for the last five years, and presented in Excel charts and tables. Finally, I computed various ratios for Apple, and compared them to industry norms, and to Dell’s. Numerous graphs were created using MS Excel to support the analysis. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY History Apple Computer was formed in April 1976 by 25-year-old Steve Wozniak and 21-yearold Steve Jobs—both college dropouts. After selling a van for some extra start-up cash, the two set up shop in the Jobs’ family garage at 2066 Crist Drive in Los Altos, California, to start building computers. In 1977, Jobs and Markkula hired Michael Scott as the company’s first president and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).8 In April of that same year, Apple decided it would be beneficial to their marketing...
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...| UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN (UTAR)FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND FINANCE (FBF) | Unit Plan 1. | Unit Code &Unit Title: | UBMM2023 Organisational Behaviour | 2. | Course of Study: | FBF:Bachelor of Marketing (Hons)Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) Entrepreneurship (EN)Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) Accounting (AC)FICTBachelor of Information Systems (Hons) Information Systems EngineeringBachelor of Information Systems (Hons) Business Information Systems FSCBachelor of Science (Hons) Biotechnology (BT)Bachelor of Science (Hons) Logistics and International Shipping | 3. | Year of Study | Flexi structure | 4. | Year and Trimester: | 201601 | 5. | Credit Hour | 3 credit hours | 6. | Lecturing hours and Tutoring hours | 2 hours lecture per week for the duration of 14 weeks1.5 hours tutorial per week for the duration of 14 weeks | 7. | Lecturer: | Lead Lecturer:Ms. Norhayati Bt Md Isa (norhayatim@utar.edu.my)Co-lecturer:Ms. Lim Yong Hooi (limyh@utar.edu.my) | 8. | Tutors: | FBF/FICT/FSCMs. Lim Yong Hooi (limyh@utar.edu.my) Ms. Cheah Ching Mun (cheahcm@utar.edu.my)Ms. Seow Ai Na (seowan@utar.edu.my)Ms. Norhayati Bt Md Isa (norhayatim@utar.edu.my) | 9. | Moderator | Ms. Lai Ka Fei | 10. | Mode of Delivery: | Lecture and Tutorial | 11. | Objective: | To enable students to understand the impact that individuals, groups/teams and structure have on behaviour within organisations for the purpose of improving...
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