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Bmgt 310: Organization Theory And Behavior Question Paper

Bmgt 310: Organization Theory And Behavior

Course:Bachelor Of Commerce

Institution: Kabarak University question papers

Exam Year:2013

KABARAK
UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
2012/2013 ACADEMIC YEAR
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF COMMERCE

BMGT 310: ORGANIZATION THEORY AND BEHAVIOR
DAY: MONDAY

DATE: 12/08/2013
TIME: 9.00 – 12.00 P.M.

STREAM: Y3S1
INSTRUCTIONS:
i.
Answer Question One and any other Two
ii.
You are not allowed to write anything on the Question Paper.
iii.
Cell phones should be switched off in the examination room

QUESTION ONE (COMPULSORY)
i.
Management gurus are convinced that future organizations will seek to shift from
traditional form to more modern forms in order to survive in the ever changing business
environment. In line with this persuasion
a. Describe the any four characteristics that future organizations will be required to
embrace (8 Marks)
b. Distinguish between an organic and mechanistic organization (10 Marks)
ii.
Briefly explain how organizations create value (6 Marks)
iii.
Discuss three advantages and three disadvantages of organizational isomorphism
(6 Marks)
QUESTION TWO (20 Marks)
Organizational like all systems go through a life cycle i.e. a predictable sequence of stages of growth
and change. Organizations pass through these stages at different rates and some skip some stages.
Using your knowledge of organization life cycle,
i.
Using Greiners model, explain the dynamics of organizational growth (10 Marks)

ii.
Using an appropriate theory learned in class discuss explain how you would turn-around
an organization in the decline phase (10 marks)

QUESTION THREE (20 Marks
There exist strong arguments in the management field that early theories of management still have
some relevance in the current management practices. Briefly discuss the relevance of the following
theories.
a. Scientific management (5 Marks)
b. McGregor’s theory X and theory Y (5 Marks)
c. Systems Theory (5 Marks)
d. Abraham Maslows Hierachy of needs theory (5 Marks)

QUESTION FOUR (20 Marks
Making effective decisions, as well as recognizing when a bad decision has been made and quickly
responding to such mistakes, is a key ingredient in organizational effectiveness. In light of this
discuss
a. State any three conditions of decision making (1.5 Marks)
b. State any three types of decisions (1.5 Marks)
c. Establish the link between the type of decision and conditions of decision making (7 Making)
d. Critique the persuasions of the rational model of decision making (10 Marks)

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