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Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani Work-Integrated Learning Programmes Division Second Semester 2018-2019 Mid-Semester Test (EC-2 Regular) Course No. Course Title Nature of Exam Weightage Duration Date of Exam Note: 1. 2. 3.

: MBA ZG511 : MANAGING PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS : Closed Book : 30% : 2 Hours : 10/03/2019 (AN)

No. of Pages =2 No. of Questions = 7

Please follow all the Instructions to Candidates given on the cover page of the answer book. All parts of a question should be answered consecutively. Each answer should start from a fresh page. Assumptions made if any, should be stated clearly at the beginning of your answer.

Q.1. Read the following statements and identify the specific Mintzberg’s managerial roles in each situation. [6*1 = 6] (a) The mayor officiates at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new bridge. (b) A finance manager reads the Wall Street Journal on a regular basis. (c) The PM of India congratulated Sachin Tendulkar on his century of centuries in International Cricket. (d) A law partner must settle a disagreement among associates in the firm on who will present a case before a judge. (e) The manager informs the marketing vice-president about the specific marketing strategy a competitor is planning to implement. (f) A supervisor purchases a new kiln which will shorten the drying process for ceramic tiles. Q.2. Explain the Harvard Model of HRM. Q.3. Mention the component of attitude that influence the below statements. (a) I am scared of spiders. (b) I will avoid spiders and scream if I see one. (c) I believe spiders are dangerous.

[6] [3*1 = 3]

Q.4. “You are angry about having waited almost two hours to see your doctor, but when you’re called, you greet the doctor displaying your best, good-natured attitude.” Identify the concept that explains the aforementioned statement. [3] Q.5. Jane is an avid runner and a self-proclaimed health nut. She spends two hours each day at the gym, eats only healthy, low-fat meals, and is a member of several online fitness groups. Jane is also a cigarette smoker. Though she knows about the health risks of smoking, Jane believes that she will not have any adverse health risks as long as she exercises, eats well, and smokes less than one pack a day. While looking through a fitness magazine, Jane came across two advertisements. One was for a book about weightlifting for women, and the other was an advertisement about the dangers of smoking tobacco products. After reading the advertisements, Jane went online and purchased the weightlifting book. However, she paid no attention to the smoking advertisement and forgot about it before she made it to the last page of the magazine. Identify the shortcut used by Jane in making judgment with respect to the above situation. [3] MBA ZG511 (EC-2 Regular)

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Q.6. Acme Corporation’s management feels that employees could be more motivated by their jobs. Answer the below questions based on the Job Characteristics Model (JCM). [5*1 = 5] (a) To increase the motivation, Acme decides to increase the meaningfulness of the work. This could be done by? (b) To further enhance the jobs at Acme, managers divided the tasks into jobs that allowed employees to use a collection of skills and talents. These changes could be described as which core dimension of the JCM? (c) Most jobs at Acme were redesigned to allow the employees to complete a whole and identifiable piece of work. This fits to which core dimension of JCM? (d) In addition to these changes, the managers at Acme explained how the jobs were now designed to allow the job to affect the lives and work of other people. This comes under which core dimension of JCM? (e) As a final point in redesigning the jobs at Acme, the managers developed a program that allowed the employees to have a large degree of freedom in their jobs while giving them information as to the outcomes of their work. These changes come under which core dimension of JCM? Q.7. Christopher has a degree in business administration and has worked for a major corporation for 5 years. He is offered a chance to work in another country. Answer the below questions based on Hofstede’s dimensions of national culture. (a)

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Through research on the Internet, Christopher finds that in this country’s social framework, people are expected to look after others in their family (or organization) and protect them when they are in trouble. This society tends to support which dimension of national culture? This new country’s people are influenced by Christopher’s job title and the status given by his experience of having worked in the home office for 5 years. This country is high in which dimension of national culture? [2 x 2 = 4]

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