Exam Prep Questions

Exam Prep Questions

Type of document      Essay

3 Pages Double Spaced (approx 275 words per page)

Subject area    Management

Academic Level          Master

Style    APA

Number of sources/references          3

Order description:

Requesting assistance to answer the attached questions. They are for a final exam and we are using the Reframing Organizations Book 6th Edition by Bolman & Deal. The class is for Leading Change and Adaptation. Thank you!

  1. List and discuss five human needs.
  2. Explain Theory X and Theory Y.
  3. Discuss Argyris’ ideas on “self-actualization” trends.
  4. Is it possible to be “lean and mean” and still invest in people?
  5. Discuss the “manager as politician.”
  6. Explain the relationships among power, organizations, and societies.
  7. Why are organizations essentially human cultural forms?
  8. Discuss myths, visions, and values.
  9. Explain the symbolic frame.
  10. Explain the importance of stories in organizational cultures.
  11. Discuss how different frames influence organizational processes.
  12. Discuss the characteristics of excellent/visionary companies.
  13. What are the benefits and risks of reframing?
  14. How could we successfully reframe leadership?
  15. Discuss change and realignment.
  16. Discuss change and conflict.
  17. Explain ethics in leadership.
  18. Discuss four issues created by major organizational change.
  19. Discuss the importance of leadership paradoxes?
  20. Explain gender and leadership
  21. How is scenario planning different from strategic planning?
  22. Why is scenario planning important in a changing context?
  23. Describe how you might use scenario planning in your own professional circumstances.
  24. Why do people who see the world in a linear process less likely to use scenario planning?
  25. The curse of cluelessness.
  26. How frames influence the way leaders approach change.
  27. Mental models and their influence on how we lead.
  28. Organizational learning.
  29. Each frame described.
  30. How different frames influence organizational processes.
  31. The characteristics of excellent/visionary companies.
  32. The benefits and risks of reframing.
  33. How to successfully reframe leadership.
  34. Change and realignment.
  35. Change and conflict.
  36. Issues created by major organizational change.
  37. Ethical issues in leading change.
  38. Theories of leadership that are especially significant in leading change.
  39. Organizational culture and how it is impacted by change.