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Question: A1
Analyze and evaluate your syndicate’s
development and functioning as a group or team according to relevant theories
and models you encountered in class or in your reading. Discuss your own roles
in the syndicate and consider leadership issues. What would you do differently,
given your experience and this analysis, to enhance the performance of the
group and the satisfaction of its members?
Section B
Question: B1
How can management create an ethical
culture? Is it socially responsible for organisations to undertake political
activity or join with others in a trade association to influence the
government? Discuss. The criteria of CSR suggest that economic responsibilities
are of the greatest magnitude, followed by legal, ethical and discretionary
responsibilities. How do these four types of responsibility relate to corporate
responses to social demands? Discuss.
Question: B2
“Heredity determines
personality.” (a) Build an argument to support this statement. (b) Build
an argument against this statement. Suggest a way that a manager might be able
to use his or her understanding of perceptual selectivity and organisation to
communicate more effectively with subordinates. What steps might managers at a
company that is about to merge with another company take to promote
organisational commitment among employees?
Question: B3
What
are the purposes of an organisation’s structure? What does it mean to say that
strategy and structure have a reciprocal relationship? Explain. Why are most
organisational structures the result of compromises? Identify and discuss the
most common compromises that are faced by organisational designers.
Question: B4
Describe ways in which managers can
positively and actively manage resistance to change, and what managers need to
understand along with the critical knowledge they need to apply when
undertaking this. Do types of resistance differ between types of organisations?
Reflect on the type of resistance that might occur in those organisations that
are: board-directed, family-owned, governmental and not-for-profit.
Question: B5
What techniques could be used to improve
creativity in group decision making? Do you see a conflict between today’s
emphasis on risk taking and learning and the six steps that are associated with
effective decision making? Discuss. Describe a situation you’ve encountered
where a decision made by an individual would have been better made by a group.
Why do you feel this way?
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Preparation
Skills in planning, decision making and
time management are required by the examination
process. Set textbook and other reference
books/materials provide the necessary
knowledge base. A much wider reading beyond
the set textbook will be of benefit.
Examination materials and arrangements
This is a closed book exam. No materials
are permitted to be used in the examination. DO
NOT bring this pre-sighted question paper
in the exam venue. New copies of the
examination question paper will be
provided.
Examination length, word length
The examination lasts for three hours.
There is no fixed word limit for the examination. As
a general guide, you could aim somewhere
between two to three pages long
(approximately 500-700 words) relevant
answers for each question.
