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ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR FINAL EXAM There is one short answer essay question for each of the 16 Chapters. Each question counts 6.25% of your Final Exam Grade (100/16 = 6.25). Please upload your answers to Moodle not later than 9:00 PM (Central Time) on Thursday, February 25th. Ch. 1: Some people have suggested that understanding human behavior at work is the single most important requirement for managerial success. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Why? Ch. 2: How can diversity create a competitive advantage for a firm? Ch. 3: Which of Gardner’s multiple intelligences do you feel are most important for managers? Why? Ch. 4: Do terminal or instrumental values have a larger influence on your behavior at work? Explain. Ch. 5: When has your level of performance been directly affected by your motivation? By your ability? By the environment? Ch. 6: What are the primary similarities and differences between job enrichment and the approach proposed by job characteristics theory? Ch. 7: Think about an effective team you have been on. What made it effective? Think about an underperforming team you have been on. Why was it underperforming? Ch. 8: Why does it make sense to discuss several different models of decision making? Ch. 9: Which do you think is more important for organizations: formal or informal communication? Why? Ch. 10: How can managers promote constructive conflict? Ch. 11: Compare and contrast the LPC and path-goal theories of leadership. What are the strengths and weaknesses of each? Ch. 12: In what ways does strategic leadership differ from “non-strategic” leadership? Ch. 13: How can you ethically use power, influence, and politics to get a promotion? Ch. 14: Why do you think companies are moving toward flatter, more organic structures? Do you think this is appropriate? Why? Ch. 15: Do you think that culture is important to organizational performance? Why or why not? Ch. 16: Is most organizational change forced on the organization by external factors or fostered from within? Explain.