Saint MBA530 midterm exam 2015

Midterm Exam
This exam contains 10 short-answer questions covering materials from Modules 1-4. All questions require that you demonstrate a rigorous level of critical-thinking skills and abilities in your answers in addition to addressing all the topics and issues relevant to the question.

You will have 150 minutes to complete the exam. Click on “save” regularly while in the exam or risk losing all your answers in the event of a system error. You also must click “submit” within the time allowed.

Provide an example of a business firm as an open system. (Points : 10)

Identify the major reasons why managing organizational behavior will be challenging during changing times. (Points : 10)

Briefly discuss the issues an organization would want to consider or understand if it were interested in a business venture within China. (Points : 10)

Using the five personality characteristics identified in Chapter 3 as important for understanding organizational behavior, describe an individual who would most likely be a strong performer. (Points : 10)

What elements need to be present in order for one's influence attempt to be successful? (Points : 10)

How can expectancy theory be used to understand behavior and predict performance? (Points : 10)

Question 7 of 10Equity theory can be used to explain consequences stemming from differences in pay. Assume many employees in a department feel underpaid. What do you predict their behavior and performance to be? (Points : 10)

What are the characteristics of effective goals? (Points : 10)

Identify counterpart organizational stress prevention methods to the individual stress prevention methods of learned optimism, time management, leisure time activities, physical exercise, relaxation training, diet, opening up, and professional help. (Points : 10)

What are ways of preventing and/or eliminating intergroup conflict within an organization? (Points : 10)