Semester 1 Main, 2016 MGMT641 - 4C

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School of Business - NSW

EXAMINATION
Semester 1 Main, 2016

MGMT641 - 4C ORGANISATIONAL DYNAMICS AND BEHAVIOUR

- Sydney

Lecturer: Professor Grant Jones

Examination Duration: 120 minutes
Reading Time: 10 minutes
Weighting: 50%
Exam Conditions:

CLOSED BOOK exam

No calculators are permitted in this exam
Materials Permitted In The Exam Venue:

None
Materials to be supplied to students:

1 x writing booklet (11pages)

Instructions to students:

• Write your full name and student number on the examination booklet.
• You are required to answer only five (5) out of seven (7) short essay
questions (10 marks each), with about 400 words per question.
• Ensure you clearly mark the question in the examination booklet provided.
• The examination paper adds to 50 marks and equals 50% of the total
assessment.

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Question 1.
“A happy worker is a productive worker” Evaluate this statement with reference to
the motivation theories you have studied. (10 marks)
Question 2.
What role does judgment play in leadership decisions within organisations? To
what extent is judgement rational? Explain. (10 marks)
Question 3.

What are the benefits and limitations of a strong, unified organisational culture?
(10 marks)

Question 4.
How can multi frame thinking enhance creativity in managerial planning? (10
marks)
Question 5.
Is personality predictive of behaviour in the workplace? Provide examples to
illustrate your case. (10 marks)
Question 6.
How can politics be turned from a negative force to a positive force within
organisations? (10 marks)
Question 7.
“Structure follows Strategy.” Explain what kind of structure you would choose to
meet the following strategic objectives and the reasons for your choices in each
case:

• Tight control over a very large organisation which conducts higher risk
activities;
• Creativity within a very small organisation;
• Over coming information silos within an organisation with multiple,
hierarchic divisions;
• The need to cut costs.
• Team work, where members of any individual team live in different part so
the world;
• Increased capacity in individuals for systems thinking (10 marks)

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