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Organizational Behavior Bridging Science And Practice Version 4 0 4th Edition Talya Bauer, Berrin Erdogan - Solutions
Do you think it is a good idea for companies to emphasize person–organization t when hiring new employees? What advantages and disadvantages do you see when hiring people who t with company values?
Can you imagine an effective use of subcultures within an organization?
When bureaucracies were rst invented they were considered quite innovative. Do you think that different cultures are more or less effective at different points in time and in different industries? Why or why not?
What are the pros and cons of an outcome-oriented culture?
Out of the culture dimensions described, which dimension do you think would lead to higher levels of employee satisfaction and retention? Which one would be related to company performance?
Think about an organization you are familiar with. Based on the dimensions of OCP, how would you characterize its culture?
Share examples of artifacts you have noticed at different organizations.
If assumptions are below the surface, why do they matter?
In what ways does culture serve as a controlling mechanism?
Give an example of an aspect of company culture that is a strength as well as one that is a weakness.
Why do companies need culture?
Understand the different levels of organizational culture.
Understand why organizational culture is important.
How might Costco’s practice of promoting from within impact employee performance and job satisfaction? Explain.
To what extent do you think Costco’s success is attributable to the way the company treats its employees? Explain.
Do you think it is important for a company like Costco to adhere to its values around employee treatment, even during difcult times? Why or why not?
Why do you think a strong company culture founded on connection, such as Costco’s, is so unique in the retail industry?
What are some of the ways that Costco demonstrates a people-oriented culture?
Understand connections between organizational behavior at work and ethics, technology, and cross-cultural management.
Understand how to change culture.
Understand factors that create culture.
Distinguish between weak and strong cultures.
Understand the dimensions that make up a company’s culture.
Describe organizational culture and why it is important for an organization.
Imagine you are a change management consultant. What advice might you give to an organization considering making a change like Kronos did to an unlimited vacation policy?
Were you surprised that some employees objected to this change? What organizational behavior principles, that you learned about this term, might explain their reactions?
Thinking about different industries, which do you think are the most suited for this type of policy? Which might be less suited? Please explain your rationale for each.
Do you think the pros and cons change depending on the organization? Why or why not?
What do you see as the pros and cons of an unlimited vacation policy?
What is the relationship between organizational change and national culture?
Have you observed any new technologies that were quickly embraced at work? What do you think are the factors that facilitated their quick acceptance?
Do you believe that it is an organization’s ethical obligation to share all information about the planned changes with employees? Why or why not?
Consider the role of national culture for organizational structure and change.
Consider the relationship between organizational structure, change, and technology.
Consider the role of organizational structure and change in ethical behavior.
Imagine that you are working at an urban university, with students having access to every building on campus except dormitories, if they live there. Now the university will move on to a system where entry into all buildings will be restricted by keycards. Further, inside each building, student
What are the benets of employee participation in change management?
Why are successful companies less likely to change? What should companies do in order to make organizational change part of their culture?
How would you deal with employees who are resisting change because their habits are threatened? How would you deal with them if they are resisting because of a fear of failure?
Can you think of an organizational or personal change that you had to go through? Have you encountered any resistance to this change? What were the reasons?
Understand how organizations respond to changes in the external environment.
Identify the external forces creating change on the part of organizations.
What can organizations do to institutionalize organizational learning? What practices and policies would aid in knowledge acquisition and retention?
What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of being employed by a boundaryless organization?
Have you ever reported to more than one manager? What were the challenges of such a situation?
What are the advantages of departmentalization by product?
All else being equal, would you prefer to work in a tall or at organization? Why?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of decentralization?
Dene learning organizations and list the steps organizations can take to become learning organizations.
Dene boundaryless organizations.
Explain what a matrix structure is, and the challenges of working in a structure such as this.
Understand the advantages and disadvantages of mechanistic and organic structures for organizations.
Describe how the elements of organizational structure can be combined to create mechanistic and organic structures.
Explain the role of formalization, centralization, levels in the hierarchy, and departmentalization for employee attitudes and behaviors.
Why do you think Pacic Foods decided to pursue B Corp certication so soon after being acquired by Campbell Soup?Can you think of any organizational or cultural characteristics that might be preserved through this type of certication?
In what ways might the acquisition of Pacic Foods inuence the organizational structure of Campbell?
How might Pacic Foods benet from their acquisition by Campbell?
How would you compare Campbell Soup and Pacic Foods?What are some key similarities and key differences between the two companies?
Understand connections between organizational structure and change at work and ethics, technology, and crosscultural management.
Describe matrix, boundaryless, and learning organizations.
Explain the difference between mechanistic and organic structures and describe factors shaping an organization’s structure.
Identify the basic elements of structure.
Dene organizational structure.
Based on the case, what are your conclusions relating to the power of connections and relationships?
What are the sources of power for Jack Ma’s leadership style?
Do you believe that Ma’s decision to move Alipay out of Alibaba to ensure legal compliance was ethical? Was this a good business decision? What do you think he could have done instead?
Which political tactics were described in the case?
Would you consider Jack Ma politically savvy? Why or why not?
What is some advice about power that you would give to a colleague who was leaving for China to set up a new business?
Do you think it is fair for organizations to use social media information when making hiring decisions? Why or why not?
What could be done to make sure that CEOs are paid fairly for their work rather than as a favor from their friends?
Consider the role of national culture on power.
Consider the role of technology for power and inuence.
Consider the role of ethics and power.
How have computers inuenced social networking?
Do you think it is ethical to play golf or tennis with coworkers to build your social network? Why or why not?
Do you think the direct or indirect approach to doing a social network analysis is the most accurate?
Have you ever thought about your own social network before? What do you think about it now?
What political behaviors have you observed within school groups or your workplace? Were they successful? Why or why not?
Can you think of additional individual or organizational antecedents of political behavior?
Describe an example of a positive outcome due to politics.
Describe an example of a negative outcome due to politics.
Do you think politics are a positive or negative thing for organizations? Why?
Examine political behavior within organizations.
Understand what organizational politics are.
Give an example of someone you’ve tried to inuence lately. Was it an upward, downward, or lateral inuence attempt?
Why do you think rational persuasion is the most frequently utilized inuence tactic?
Which tactics seem to be the most effective? Explain your answer.
Distinguish between coercive and reward power.
Which of the six bases of power do you usually draw on?Which do you use the least of at this time?
Examine the impact of the direction of inuence attempts.
Give an example of someone you are dependent on. Think about how scarcity, importance, and substitutability affect this dependency.
What lessons can be learned from the past studies of conformity to help avoid abuses of power in the future?
Thinking about the Milgram and Asch studies, do you think you would behave the same or differently in those situations? Why or why not?
What does the phrase “Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely” refer to? What experiences have you had that conrm or refute this assumption?
Understand the relationship between dependency and power.
Learn about different sources of power.
Understand how power can have both positive and negative consequences.
Would you want to work for a company like Southwest? If so, what about the company most appeals to you?
Do you think that an organization like Southwest Airlines has more or fewer politics throughout it compared to a more hierarchical organization? Please be prepared to defend your answer.
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