IBA$3$ Assignment #$3-$ Dr$.$ T$.$ McAteer

December $2022$

Utllizing all you have learned in IBA $3$ on Power, Politics and influence, answer the following:

$-$a$)$ Describe four infuence tactics and explain how each may be related to one $($or more$)$

b$)$ Describe and explain two strategles that people can use to obtain power $(2\mathrm{.}5$ marks$)$

c$)$ What are strategle contingencles? $(50$ mark$)$ and how might an organizational subunit use d$)$ Discuss three causes of unethical behaviour in the workplace and each $(3$marks$)$

You have been hired by a client organization to assist them in understanding and making recommendations with regard to confict within the company. In your final presentation to the company, What would you say based on all the following conflict$-$related components?

b$)$ Explanation of the traditional view including explanation of the four levels $(0\mathrm{.}254=1$ mark$)$

c$)$ Describe, with examples, five causes of conflict $(0\mathrm{.}505=2\mathrm{.}50$ marks$)$

d$)$ Identify, with examples, the three types of confict $(0\mathrm{.}503=1\mathrm{.}50$ marks$)$

e$)$ Describe, with examples, five ways of managing interpersonal conflict $(0\mathrm{.}505=2\mathrm{.}50$ marks$)$

Assume you have been hired to provide counseling to a group of employees experiencing stress. Identify the content of what you would review with these employees utlizing the following outline:

a$)$ Explanation of the $D^p>R^p=S^d$ equation $($Imark$)$

c$)$ Identification of the three categories and non$-$work$-$related stressors $(0\mathrm{.}256=1\mathrm{.}50$ marks$)$

ree categories of stress reactions with two examples for each

d$)$ Explanation of how personality can affect stress $(5$ marks$)$ and discuss three speclfic personality variables that are known to affect stress $(53=1\mathrm{.}5$ marks$)$

e$)$ List and define three coaching questions you would ask related to imbalance that would aid your understanding and diagnosing of stress with employees $(.53=1\mathrm{.}5$ marks$).$

f$)$ Describe methods of reducing or coping with stress $(55=2\mathrm{.}5$ marks$)$

You have been hired by a client organization to help them better understand the impact of its vironment on organizational functioning, strategy and structure. All the following must be diressed:

a$)$ Explain Resource Dependency Theory and the "Principal of Loose Coupling" as they relate to the organization and its environment $(2$ marks$).$

b$)$ Choose and briefly discuss six sources of external dependence potentially affecting your client organization $(.56=3$ marks$).$

c$)$ Discuss in detail the framework for assessing environmental uncertainty according to Duncan. Be sure to cover all four cells$/$quadrants described in his model including related structural elements for each quadrant $(54=2$ marks$)$

d$)$ Identify and discuss the three categories of Strategies for Managing Environmental Dependencies, with two examples for each as discussed in class $(3$ marks$).$

$5.$ As a new Manager you have been tasked with implementing a new information technology system in a service$-$based organization. Currently the organization is very paper dependent: the expectation is that within six months all processes will be "paper free".

a$)$ According to Lewin, what change process stages will the company experience? $(1\mathrm{.}5$marks$)$

b$)$ What change process issues are you likely to encounter? $(3$ marks$)$

c$)$ List and discuss the potential causes of resistance to change that you may have. $(3$ marks$)$

d$)$ What OD strategies could you put in place to increase effectiveness? $(2$ marks$)$

e$)$ What is meant by the "Knowing$-$Doing Gap" and why is it important? $(.5$ marks$)$