Organizational Behavior

IPE 423 Class Date No: 1 03/03/ Topic Questions I. II. III. IV. V. I. II. III. IV. V. I. II. I. II. III. I. II. III. IV. I. II. III. IV. I. II. III. IV. What is the organization? Define its purpose in brief. What is organization behavior? What is organization learning? Write the benefits of learning organizational behavior? Write the characteristics of OB? Briefly discuss the research method of OB with diagram? What is mission statement? Write short note on: 1. Intellectual capital, 2. Human resource, 3. Open system Why an organization can be judged as an open system? Give your reasons. What is formal and informal organization? Write down their advantages and disadvantages. What are the differences between formal and informal organization? What is organizational structure? Define flat and tall organization, with comparison between these two. What is span of organization? Discuss different types of organization? What is power? Classify power? Discuss position power and its sub power? Write down the difference between power and influence? Define personal power? Classify it. Write the difference between expert power and referent power. Do you think a manager need to have both position power and personal power, if yes why? Classify power. Discuss each type of power with example. Define value. Discuss different types of values with example? Write down the difference among different values. Give at least eight examples of terminal and instrumental value. Classify human behavior. Write the importance of attitude in work environment with examples. What are the differences between affective and behavioral attitude? Define attitude and discuss different component of attitude. Draw a figure showing a work related example of the three components of attitude. Page 1 of 4

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Mission Statement, Types of Organization

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Organization al Structure Power Power

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Value, Attitude
Wages

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Organizationa l culture

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Managerial Skill

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Benefits of OB Element of OB Job

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Discuss the difference among value, influence, belief and attitude. Value and attitude influence behavior explain with examples? What are aptitude and ability? Write down the difference among ability, aptitude, beliefs and authority? Define wage? Give example. Discuss different types of wages with examples. Distinguish between (a) Nominal and real wages, (b) living and minimum wages. Why wages is important in an industry? Give your reasons. Discuss the factors which influence wages. What is organizational culture? Discuss with example. Discuss the characteristics of organizational culture. Discuss different types of organizational culture. Write down the function of organizational culture. How does employee learn culture? What do you understand by managerial skill? Classify managerial skill and discuss technical skill, conceptual skill, human relation skill. What are the differences among technical skill, conceptual skill, human relation skill? Discuss in short a. Decision making skill b. Organizational skill c. Communicating skill d. Motivation skill e. Leadership skill Show in figure different types of managerial skill involved from top to first level management. Do you think an engineer should have the knowledge of all skills to work in an industry, give your opinion? Discuss the benefits of OB. What are the elements of OB? Briefly discuss them. Discuss the different theories of motivation. What do you mean by job satisfaction? Write short note on job satisfaction. Page 2 of 4

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satisfaction Performance Appraisals Class assessment Politics, Trust, Group, Class assessment Class assessment Organization Structure

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What do you mean by performance appraisals? Write down the purpose of performance appraisals. What are the aim of performance appraisals.

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What do you understand by command group, task group, friendship group, interest group? Write down the difference between formal and informal group. Why formation of group is important in an organization? What are the advantages and disadvantages to group formation in an organization?

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Write down the characteristics of organization structure and its classification. What is line structure? Write down its characteristics. Write down the advantage, disadvantage and application of line structure. What is line & stuff org.? Write down its characteristics. Write down the advantage, disadvantage and application of line & stuff org. Write down the advantage, disadvantage and application of functional structure. Show in a block diagram Job characteristics model of work motivation. What do you understand by job evaluation? Write the objectives of job evaluation. Define and classify training. Write down the difference between on-the-job training and off-the-job training. Why training is important for a person in a new job. Write the advantage and disadvantage of on-the-job training and off-thejob training. Define and classify reward. Why reward is important in an org. give your opinion What are the advantages of reward for management. Page 3 of 4

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Reward Reward Communicat ion

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Write down the difference between two types of reward. Define base pay, profit sharing and performance reward using the reward pyramid and discuss how these can influence to the employees satisfaction. What is communication? What are the purposes of communication? Why communication is required in an org? Discuss communication process with a diagram. Write short note on a. Noise hindering communication b. Management communication skill Discuss upward and crosswise communication. Write down the advantages of communication in an industry for engineers. What are the communication tools used in an organization? Write down the managerial function; show iv figure evaluation of management process? What are the key attributes of managerial responsibility? Write down the managerial rules.

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