Questions and Answers of Principles Of Organizational Behavior

Divide into groups of 3 – 6 people. Come up with an idea for a new business venture, and assume that you have $ 2 million in financing. If your new venture idea could be copied, how fast would you
You are the global HR manager in a big multinational company that provides programming services. The company received a big project from a new global Chinese customer. The estimated time for
Students may work individually or in groups, and they are to assume the role of CEO of a large electronics manufacturer. The company has 150 employees – of which 75 are manufacturing, 30 are
Judy is a HR manager with a full - time position at a large beverage company. She has a significant other who also has a full - time position and two small children (both of whom are in daycare).
1. Discuss the organizational and institutional background of NASA. Have students study NASA’s history ahead of time. Alternatively, you can give a short lecture on NASA’s history and
1. Discuss Federal Express ’s competitive strategy and some of the key threats and opportunities.2. Discuss the future potential of PowerPack.(a) Have students develop a concrete business scenario
Develop an awareness of cultural differences and identify the underlying cultural values of observed behaviors.Instructions1. Four volunteers leave the classroom for a few minutes.2. The remaining
You are the human resources director at a large firm and you are faced with designing a system for hiring office workers. An office manager comes to you and says the fi rm should not use written GMA
You are the human resources director in your organization. The CEO calls you to her office for a meeting and tells that she knows from 35 years of experience in dealing with people that the key
You are the human resource manager for a large financial institution. You have been asked to recommend methods for selecting applicants for entry level bank teller positions. It is especially
You are the human resources director at a large firm and you have been asked to design a system for selecting managers. An integral part of your recommended hiring plan is the use of personality
Imagine that you are preparing to interview applicants for a junior management consultant – a position in which incumbents conduct organizational studies and evaluations, design systems and
For each of the questions you listed above, come up with scoring criteria to evaluate applicants ’ answers. Using a scale that spans from 1 to 5, generate criteria that would help you differentiate
A large computer manufacturer experienced declining revenues during FY08. After careful analysis, the executive team determined that global competitors were squeezing their market share by offering a
A management consultancy was contracted by a medical supply firm to evaluate an in-house training solution for medical representatives. Discouraged by the findings that medical reps were apparently
Individuals and/or groups can learn a lot from going through the process of developing a performance appraisal instrument for their current job or for one of their group projects (if they are taking
Another useful exercise is to ask individuals to rate their own performance. Using the performance appraisal instrument at your current employer (or former place of employment, or the instrument
The National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago surveyed over 50,000 Americans to determine which occupations scored the highest and lowest in terms of overall job satisfaction.
Step 1: Complete the following questionnaire.The following items ask you to assess how you experience your work setting. If you are not currently working, think back to a previous job, or
A valuable exercise is to ask individuals to evaluate a performance appraisal they experienced personally (or the performance appraisal process) at their current employer or their former place of
On a piece of paper, quickly provide answers to the following questions:1. Have you ever left a job in response to a shock (a jarring event that caused you to reconsider your attachment to the
Recently, a new theory has been designed to help organizations reduce voluntary turnover by increasing “ job embeddedness. ” Empirical evidence suggests that such efforts are typically
Divide into small groups. Each group member, working alone at first, is to identify an emotion that he or she felt at one time on a job. Name the emotion. Identify the relevant object or objects, the
Divide into groups. Each member, working alone, identifies a “ problem emotion or emotions” – an inappropriate past emotion or a pattern that he or she would like to change. Each identifies
Randomly divide people into three groups. Tell one group (in writing in all cases), so no person will know the others ’ goals, to think of 14 ways to improve their business (UG or MBA) program or
Give one group a photo of a woman winning a race and give the other group a blank sheet of paper. Ask both groups to come up with as many uses for a coat hanger as they can in two minutes. Count the
Identify a skill of competency that you lack but would like to have. Based on the material in this chapter. Design a training program (others may be part of the program) which would increase your
Based on your previous work experience in teams, identify a situation in which team efficacy was low.What competencies did the team lack which undermined their effectiveness? How would you build
1. Think about your current job (or a job you ’ve held in the past). Circle the types of pay you receive in this job:2. Use a scale from 0 to 4 to answer (a) – (c) below.(a) How well does the pay
In 2005, Bank of America unveiled a new profit sharing program, Rewarding Success, which links cash bonuses for 85% of its employees – those whose cash compensation is less than $ 100,000 and those
The film, ideally, should be assigned to be viewed outside of class time. During class the instructor will queue up several scenes to prompt discussion. Below is a list of discussion questions to
Split into groups and, drawing from actual on - the - job or other relevant experiences, discuss examples of both informal recognition that was provided and informal recognition that you think should
Split into groups and design a formal recognition program for your company (or a company one of the team members has worked for). After describing the type of work and culture of your company, draw
Recall in as much detail as possible a recent occasion on the job when you felt that a superior treated you in an especially unfair manner. Jot down the details so you can keep them straight in your
Imagine that you are the new manager of a team of software engineers in your department at a software development firm. You ’ve been on the job for only two months, and things are not going well.
Begin by asking students to recall (1) the best work team they have ever been on, and (2) the worst team they have ever been on. Then form them into three - person subgroups. Each subgroup is to draw
Using the DUTCH scale (De Dreu, Evers, Beersma, Kluwer, and Nauta, 2001):1. Use the scale below to respond to the following items as they describe how you typically approach conflict within a team.
The TDS is an instrument that assesses the standing of work teams on the conditions discussed in this chapter. A typical classroom project is to ask students to use the instrument as part of an
Think about a team that you are familiar with – perhaps a team you are now on or were on in the past. Try to identify the key external groups or individuals that could potentially help the team.
Briefly describe two groups that you have participated in, one that you consider was successful and one that was unsuccessful, explaining the work the groups were trying to accomplish. After you have
Describe a group that you are currently participating in where you would like to improve the group process. After describing the group and its work, indicate how well the group is performing with

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