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Homework answers / question archive / HI6005 Management and Organisations in a Global Environment final assessment Question1 (7 marks) Describe any two (2) dimensions of organisational culture with examples
HI6005 Management and Organisations in a Global Environment
final assessment
Question1 (7 marks)
Describe any two (2) dimensions of organisational culture with examples. Explain any three (3) benefits to a firm of having a strong organizational culture.
Answer this question in not more than 400 words.
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Question 2 (7 marks)
Decision making is a fundamental management function. In the light of this statement, define and explain, with examples, all the views on how managers make decisions.
Answer this question in not more than 400 words.
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Question 3 (11 marks)
Scenario: When Melvin Wearing obtained the Chief of Police position, morale was terrible, and communication between the chief’s office and the officers was often through union grievances. Wearing wanted to show his pride in police work. He upgraded the department’s technology, raised standards in the training academy, and increased the department’s diversity. The department has earned four national and international awards for community policing.
Based on what you have learnt in the unit, explain how Chief Wearing can exhibit a transformational leadership style in his role as police chief.
Describe the environment facing Chief Wearing in terms of leader-member relations, task structure, and position power. Using Fiedler’s model, what leadership style do you think is most appropriate given the situation you just described? Does this style match Chief Wearing’s?
If you were Chief Wearing, how might you use the information you learned in this chapter to enhance the diversity of the police force?
Answer this question in not more than 700 words.
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Question 4 (11 marks)
Scenario: East coast grocer Wegmans views diversity as more than just a legal or moral obligation or business necessity—to them it is a business opportunity. The company strives to attract and retain a workforce that reflects different backgrounds, experiences, and viewpoints and mirrors the communities in which it operates. Wegmans believes that to be a great place to shop, they must first be a great place to work. Wegmans emphasizes diversity in hiring to refresh stores with new ideas. Corporate values including respect, caring, empowerment, and high standards have helped the company repeatedly appear on Fortune’s list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. (The company was ranked number 2 in 2017.)
Based on what you have learnt in the unit during discussion on the case study, in what ways can diverse employees contribute to Wegman’s business performance?
What are the downsides, if any, of building a diverse workforce?
Answer this question in not more than 700 words.
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Question 5 (7 marks)
Scenario: You are recently recruited by a company as the HR manager, you have access to sensitive data, such as pay information. As you are looking at pay for each employee in the marketing department, you notice that two employees with the same job title and performing the same job are earning different amounts of money. As you dig deeper, you notice the employee who has been with the company for the least amount of time is actually getting paid more than the person with longer tenure. A brief look at the performance evaluations shows they are both star performers. You determine that two different managers hired the employees, and one manager is no longer with the organization.
Now you are required to motivate the less paid-employee without demotivating other. How do you motivate on the basis of early motivational theories and contemporary motivational theories? Explain.
Answer this question in not more than 400 words.
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Question 6 (7 marks)
Scenario: You are the manager at a firm that has recently undergone significant technological updates. Several staff have expressed their concerns/anxieties regarding the changes.
What are some practical measures you might take in order to reduce this resistance?
Answer this question in not more than 400 words.
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