Final-Term Exam (Take-Home) Fall – 2020
Department of Business Administration
Subject: Organizational Behavior
Instructor: Miss Bushra/ Aqsa// Dr Mudassar
Program: BBA Max. Marks: 10
Please follow the instructions carefully:
1. Write your answers in a Word file and upload the file before the due date on Blackboard.
2. Write your name and registration ID on the first page of your Word file.
3. Answer scripts can only be uploaded on Blackboard any time before its deadline.
4. To avoid any unforeseen problems, you are advised NOT to wait for the last hour to upload your answer script.
5. Submission of answer copy will be considered acceptable through Blackboard only. Therefore, do not submit your document through email or any other medium.
6. Use 12 pt. font size and Times New Roman font style along with 1-inch page margins.
7. Follow the requirements of the word limit and the marking criteria while writing your answers.
8. Provide relevant, original and conceptual answers, as this exam aims to test your ability to examine, explain, modify or develop concepts discussed in class.
9. Do not copy answers from the internet or other sources. The plagiarism of your answers may be checked through Turnitin.
10. Recheck your answers before the submission on BlackBoard to correct any content or language related errors.
11. Double check your word file before uploading it on BlackBoard to ensure that you have uploaded the correct file with your answers.
Section A (10 marks)
Consider that you have recently joined a multinational organization. You spend the initial few weeks observing the culture of the organization. In this period, you observe that highly rigid and weak culture prevails in this company. For instance, employees never appreciate each other, always try to focus on individual tasks rather than team work, hide information, never trust each other and don’t show willingness to initiate things out of the box. You are hired as a Senior Manager Performance and Planning, you are responsible for the delegation of various tasks, therefore, observing the current behavior of employees and the impact over their performance you look forward to bringing change in the attitudes and behaviors of employees so that openness in culture can be promoted which will eventually boost organizational success.
Q1) What kind of leadership style would you implement to compel employees to be motivated as well as boost performance? What possible strategies will you develop? Justify in the context of the scenario only.
Q2) What power tactics would you apply to persuade people to work collaboratively? Discuss the kind of group tasks that can be planned and assigned at various levels to encourage teamwork and building connection among the junior and senior employees within the organization.
Good Luck! ☺
