Questions and Answers of Organizational Behaviour Key Concepts

Imagine receiving the following email from your CEO: We are getting less than 40 hours of work from a large number of our EMPLOYEES. The parking lot is sparsely used at 8 a.m.; likewise at 5 p.m. As
Contrast encoding and decoding.
On December 11, 1998, Anton Rabie, Ronnen Harary, and Ben Varadi found themselves on the cover of Canadian Business magazine. In the article, they were referred to as “Marketing Maniacs,”
T. A. Stearns is a national tax accounting firm whose main business is tax preparation services for individuals. Stearns’ superior reputation is based on the high quality of its advice and the
“OK I admit it. I’m not a team player. I work best when I work alone and am left alone,” says Zach Sanders. Zach’s employer, an office furniture manufacturer, recently reorganized around
Air Canada, Canada’s national airline, has cut costs extensively in recent years while fighting possible bankruptcy. However, the difficulties faced by Air Canada have taken a toll on employee
Bob Wood is 32. But if you listened to him, you would think he was 65 and washed up. “I graduated from university at a great time. It was 1996. I started as an analyst for Accenture, worked as a
Critics have described the astronomical pay packages given to Canadian and American CEOs as “rampant greed.” In 2004, the average compensation of CEOs of Canadian companies that make up the
Can you change unfavourable employee attitudes? Sometimes! It depends on who you are, the strength of the employee’s attitude, the magnitude of the change, and the technique you choose to try to
When it comes to what Canadians and Americans say is important, there is a continental divide, one that is growing ever wider, every day. Although Canada has become more integrated economically with
Gourmet Foods is a huge grocery and drug company. It has more than 2400 supermarkets, and its Premier and Polar brands make it the fifth-largest drugstore company in North America. In a typical year,
1. Break into groups of 5 or 6. 2. Pretend that you are a group of students working on a project. Half of you are from Canada and hold typically “Canadian” cultural values; the other half are
Describe the GLOBE project’s dimensions of national culture.
Do opposites attract? Meet Denis Ryan and Rod McCulloch—partners in NovaScotian Crystal, a small company situated on the quaint waterfront of Halifax. NovaScotian Crystal makes fine crystal the
The Dennis Kozlowski story could be titled “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.” The good: As CEO of Tyco International, Kozlowski oversaw the growth of a corporate giant. At its peak, Tyco was
Our understanding of emotions at work has increased rapidly in the past decade. We are now at the point that we are capable (or close to it) of managing the emotions of employees. For instance,
What behavioral predictions might you make if you knew that an employee had (a) An external locus of control? (b) A low-Mach score? (c) Low self-esteem? (d) A Type A personality?
We note in the chapter that having a broad range of interpersonal skills to draw on makes us more effective organizational participants. So what kinds of interpersonal skills does an individual need
In 32 countries around the world, General Motors (GM) produces approximately 20 000 cars and trucks each day. With over 300 000 employees, it may be the largest employer on the planet. However, once
In 2002, Katriona Roeder was promoted to district manager for UPS’s operation in Buffalo, New York. She was responsible for $225 million in revenue, 2300 employees, and the processing of some 45
When you think of work/life conflicts, you may tend to think of people in lower levels of organizations who might not have as much flexibility in determining their workdays. However, a recent survey
When you think of work/life conflicts, you may tend to think of people in lower levels of organizations who might not have as much flexibility in determining their workdays. However, a recent survey

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