GBB/GCB 1033Management and Organizational

BehaviorFinal Examination Tips

Chapters Covered

• 9 & 10 – Groups and Teams• 12 & 13 – Leadership• 14 – Power, Politics and Justice• 16 & 17 – Structures and Designs• 18 – Organizational Culture• 19 – Development and Change

Section A[60 Marks]

60 MCQs

9 & 10 Group and Teams

• Definition of groups and teams• Phases of group and team development• Types of groups and teams• The consequences of work group and teams to

the organization • Group Norms, Cohesiveness, Polarization,

Groupthink, Group Problem Solving• Work team structure and few applications

questions related to group and team

12 & 13 – Leadership

• Definitions of leadership• Behavioral approach, Path goal theory,

Vroom’s decision tree leadership theory, Hersey-Blanchard

• Leadership and management• Transformational. Charismatic, attributes of

leadership• Few applications questions on leadership

14 – Power, Politics and Justice

• Definitions of Influence, Power, Politics and Justice

• Types or bases of power• Managing Political behavior• The concept of role modeling• Basic forms of justice• Importance of Impression management • Few applications questions on this topic

16 & 17 – Structures and Designs

• The nature of organization structure and designs• Definitions of structure and designs• Structural configuration – specialization,

departmentalization, span of control, structural policies, formalization

• Approaches to org. designs• Strategy, structural imperatives• Mechanistic and organic structures• Contemporary org. designs• Few applications questions on these chapters

18 – Organizational Culture

• The nature of organization culture and definitions of culture

• Culture versus climate and creating organizational culture (Values and Visions)

• Importance of org. culture and concept of socialization

• The concept of Innovation and empowerment• Few application questions

19 – Development and Change

• Forces for change• The continuous process of change model• Resistance to change and sources of resistance to

change• The concept of organization development• Contemporary approaches to system wide OD• Managing Successful Organization

Change and Development• Few application questions on this chapter

Section B[40 Marks]

Answer ALL two questions1(i) and 1 (ii) [20 Marks]2(i) and 2 (ii) [20 Marks]

Essay Questions

• The 2 questions will possibly be asked from any TWO of these chapters:

• 12 & 13 – Leadership• 14 – Power, Politics and Justice• 18 – Organizational Culture

Thank You

All the best and good luck!