Student questions re exam 1a answered

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Question: When I was doing the February 2009 1a exam (Version 4) you had post on ER, I think one of the answer keys you provided is incorrect.

The question# 17, “Horse Trades, Inc, had a constructive culture.

According to the text, what types of normative beliefs would it endorse?”

A.    Achievement

B.    Competitive

C.    Conventional

D.    All of the above

E.    Both A and B, but not C

The answer you provided is E. However, according to the textbook (p187),

Constructive culture's normative beliefs include: ACHIEVEMENT,

self-actualizing, humanistic-encouraging, and affiliative.

Passive-defensive's normative beliefs include: approval, CONVENTIONAL,

dependent, and avoidance. And last, Aggressive-defensive's normative

beliefs include: oppositional, power, COMPETITIVE, and perfectionist.

Therefore, the correct answer should be A, am I right?

. . . . .

Ans. Yes, you are correct. I corrected it on the scantron key but not in the printed one.  Thank you for noticing it.

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Question:  I still have been trying to understand the slides, and I think the thing that is confusing me is that I don't understand what departmentalization is in general.  Is it that it is grouping responsibilities? And I'm confused what the hybrid/ matrix designs mean as well. Is the only place this is explained in these slides? If it is I can google the information and try to get a better idea.

Answer: Yes, departmentalization is the grouping of work activities into departments. Most of the structures or designs covered in class (by function, by process, by region, etc.) and on the slides are different forms of departmentalization.  A hybrid form is one which groups some activities by function and others by some other category (process, product, etc.).

If you are still unsure what a matrix organization is after studying the review slides and searching elsewhere, email me and I’ll explain it to you again.

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Question: Subject: 9/28 2010 exam question

Number 3 which reads: Classical OB theorist ______ wrote that conflicts
can be resolved constructively: Rather than trying to determine which side
is correct, managers should seek to integrate both positions into a new
and different answer that satisfies what each side considers right.
        - Would the correct answer be Drucker because of MBO?
. . . . . . . . . .
Answer: Constructive conflict is associated with Mary Parker Follett.

3 important exam reminders

I am sending these three important exam reminders via the listserv and also using the mass email feature on Blackboard. I apologize for any unwelcome redundancy.

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(1)               You may take next Tuesday’s and the other two in-term exams only at your assigned time.  Time slots are assigned based on the first letter of your last name. you can access assigned exam times on electronic reserve or from the 8:45 or 10:15 url below.

http://www.albany.edu/~fogelman/mgt341files/Exam%20Reporting%20Times-0845%20class.pdf

http://www.albany.edu/~fogelman/mgt341files/Exam%20Reporting%20Times-1015%20class.pdf

(2)        Bring a #2 pencil and a good eraser.  Though students are permitted to use a pen on these scantrons, inked-in wrong answers cannot be corrected.  Failing to bring a pencil and eraser can often cost students 3 points or more on their course averages.

(3)        Though this detail was indicated on the exam instruction sheet I emailed you yesterday (item #4), I reiterate that your exam’s version number will appear right above the date in the page heading of the first page of exam questions.

I am happy to reply to questions about this and other matters, but please direct any questions to fogelman@albany.edu and not via the listserve reply function or through Blackboard mail.

exam 1a items

The two special review aids for exam 1a, clicker questions and exam topic slides, are now on electronic reserve.  Each starts with "01-07" on the list.  Items may be out of order on the list, a problem which should be solved before too long.

Also, here is the instruction sheet text for next Tuesday's exam...mf

B Mgt 341 – 9/27/2011  Exam 1a

 

EXAM DAY INSTRUCTIONS

YOU MAY NOT REMOVE

THIS TEST FROM THE ROOM. 

DO NOT OPEN THE QUESTION PACKET

UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

1.   Sit in every second—usually odd-numbered—seat of your assigned row (check the projector screen), starting with the seats on the aisles on the “non-podium” side of the room.

2.   Only the exam and your pencils should be on the table.  Place all other belongings, including cell phones, in your bag on the floor, preferably under your seat.

3.   On the answer sheet, you may start bubbling in your name and ID right away.  Write your full name on this sheet, the next page, and side 1 of the answer sheet, all last name first.

4.   After you are told to open the question packet, you will find the version number above the date at the top of the first question page.

5.  Pay attention to any other instructions you are given.

Please read and sign the following declaration:  Outside of normal class and online materials, I certify that I obtained no advance knowledge of any exam questions or content.  I understand that I should fill in and code my name and id number, not my social security number, before I begin taking the exam.  Missing or incorrect entries for (1) my ID number, (2) my name, and/or (3) the exam version number may cause my exam grade to be reduced by 3 points.                                              

                                                               _______________________

                                                                                                                                                Signature

 

 

Blackboard Asg02, due FRIDAY 9/23/2011

Blackboard Assignment #2, due FRIDAY 9/23/2011

 

Reminder: You must post your assignment as a thread.  Do not create any other forum, as forums are not identified with individual students and will not earn any credit. (This reminder will be repeated twice more.  Apologies to anyone offended by this redundancy.)

 

Take Self Assessment #11: What Type of Organization Structure Do I Prefer?

You can access self assessments in the "student edition" of the premium content site. Again, use the ID and password you created for the premium content associated with the textbook.

Post your numeric score and the type of organization to which the score corresponds. Discuss how valid you think this test is, and whether taking a test like this one and reviewing the results would be helpful to you in targeting a particular company or industry during your career search.

Please post your paragraph(s) as a thread in your group’s discussion forum using Asg02-GrpNN as the topic, where NN represents your 2-digit group number. If you are in Group 9, for example, the subject heading of the thread posted to the Grp09 discussion forum will read "Asg02-Grp09" with no quotes and no spaces.

 

Remember to post your assignment as a thread.  Do not create any other forum, as forums are not identified with individual students and will not earn any credit.

The assignment is due anytime before 12:01 a.m. on 9/24/2011, with the half-credit late deadline coming exactly 48 hours later.

Liaisons who have already been chosen or self-identified have no additional responsibilities; they just do the same assignment as everyone else.

 

A final reminder: You need to post your assignment as a thread.  Do not create any other forum, as forums are not identified with individual students and will not earn any credit.

 

To my Spring 2011 students - please ignore previous email

My apologies for including you in this reminder email.  It won't receive any subsequent messages--other than this one.   ...Prof. M. Fogelman

Reminder: Assignment #1 is due tomorrow

Blackboard Assignment #1 - Asg01-Grp##

Due on Tuesday, September13.

(NOTE: GROUPS MAY NOT BE ASSIGNED UNTIL AFTER NEXT WEEK, SO FOR ASSIGNMENT #1 ***ONLY***, STUDENTS WHO COMPLETE THE WORK EARLY MAY POST TO THE FULL CLASS DISCUSSION. IF YOU SUBMIT EARLY, SUBSTITUTE NN FOR THE GROUP NUMBER IN THE HEADING, WHICH WILL THEN READ Asg01-GrpNN. THIS EXCEPTION IS FOR ASSIGNMENT #1 ONLY; FOR FUTURE ONES YOU WILL INCLUDE YOUR 2-DIGIT GROUP NUMBER IN PLACE OF NN, e.g., Asg02-Grp08.)

Complete Self-Assessment #1, Appreciating and Valuing Diversity, in the "student edition" of the Kinicki text's premium content site.

Post your numeric score and discuss what it means. Then do the following exercise:

Have you ever experienced a situation in which someone’s lack of awareness or sensitivity to another’s differences created a problem in the workplace? Tell the story of what happened, casting yourself as the insensitive one or as the person who suffered through someone else’s lack of regard. Discuss how the incident took place and exactly what might have been done to avoid the problem. (If you can’t think of such an actual event, you will have to invent one.)