MANARAT INTERNATIONAL
UNIVERSITY (MIU)
Department of Business Administration (DBA)
Program: BBA. Semester: Spring-2010. Section: M1, M2 and F
Mid-Term Examination-2010
Course Code: MGT
403. Course Title: Organisational
Behavior
Time: 01.30 hrs. Full Marks:
[(5*3.0) x2]=30
(Questions are of equal
value. Answer all
questions. Answer chronologically.
Please Return the Question Paper with the Answer Script)
01.
(a) “You cannot motivate
managers. They are self-propelled. You just get out of their way if you really
want performance.” Comment.
(b) What are Theory X and Theory
Y assumptions? State your reasons for agreeing or disagreeing with these
assumptions.
(c) Who had developed the Hierarchy of Needs? What is the
shape of it? Why?
(d) Who had developed the OB Modification? Exhibit and explain the four alternative consequences of
OB Modification.
(e) List some general
guidelines for applying behavior
modification.
02.
(a) Think of an organisational change
that you have experienced. Was there any resistance to change? Discuss in your own words.
(b) Define OD. Exhibit and explain different variables in the OD
Approach.
(c) OD is a complex process. Design and
implementation may take a year or more, and the process may continue
indefinitely. Do you agree with this statement? Explain
(d) Review the benefits and limitations of OD. Do you think the
benefits outweigh the costs? Give reasons for your selection.
(e) Resistance to change is often viewed negatively. Discuss some possible benefits
of resistance to change in an organization.
MANARAT INTERNATIONAL
UNIVERSITY (MIU)
Department of Business Administration (DBA)
Program: BBA. Semester: Spring-2010. Section: M1, M2 and F
Final Examination-2010
Course Code: MGT
403. Course Title: Organisational
Behavior
Time: (15 min.
+2.15 hrs) =02.30 hrs.
Full Marks: [14+36] =50
(Questions are of equal value. Answer all questions. Answer chronologically. Please Return the
Question Paper with the Answer Script)
PART-B (Broad Questions)
01. Part-A
02. (a) Who has/have developed the modern concept ‘Learning Organisation’? “Learning Organisations are also
characterised by a number of Human-oriented cultural values”. What are those?
(b) Mr. Senge summarizes
the differences between learning
organisations and traditional organisations in his research article “Transforming
the Practice of Management”. Summarize
those distinctions in a table.
(c) What
is ‘Virtual Organisation’?
Briefly summarise the key attributes of
the virtual organisation.
03. (a) Who
is given credit for developing some of the guiding principles
that define Horizontal
Organisation design?
Summarise those principles.
(b) What do you know about the
Network Design? Miles and Colleagues identified
three types of radical redesign of today’s organisations.
Describe those types.
(c) Define culture & organisational
culture. How organisational cultures start?
04. (a) Think of an organisation you are familiar
with. What types of power are used there? What changes would you recommend?
(b) Conflict arises from many sources and directions. Managers must know
when to stimulate conflict and when to resolve it. Define conflict and
explain its resolution strategies.
(c) “Almost every working relationship will produce some degree of conflict
across time.” Considering this statement explain the sources of interpersonal
conflict.
05. (a) What do you mean by Leadership? Is/are there
any difference(s) between a Leader and a Manager?
(b) Which
tool of leadership is quite popular among managers
for identifying their styles? Exhibit
and explain that tool in brief.
(c) Vroom‘s Decision-Making Model assumes that managers have the
flexibility to shift from one style to another. Summarise this model.
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