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MGBS

Course: Organization and HRM

Final Exam

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Final Exam

➢ Closed book written examination

➢ Type of questions:
▪ Open questions

▪ Questions based on case studies and exercises discussed


in class or testimonials’ company cases

▪ MC questions

▪ Small case analysis/problem solving exercise


Exam Topics & readings - Recap
HR Contemporary& Future Challenges
Professor’ Slides
Brianna et al. (2020) CAHRS White Paper: the future of work, The Cornell Center for Advanced
Human Resource Studies
Boland, B. et al. (2020), Reimagining the office and work life after COVID-19, McKinsey Quarterly.
Motivation (Exercise on motivation strategies, Self Assessment Test)
Professor’ Slides Book by French et al., Chapter 4
Strategic HRM (Southwest case; Endress&Hauser)
Professor’ Slides Book by Noe R., Hollenbeck J., Gerhart B., Wright P., Chapter 1.
Career management & talent development (Alpha Case)
Professor’ Slides Hamori M. (2010). Job-Hopping to the Top and Other Career Fallacies. Harvard Business
Review, July-August, 154-157
Beeson J. (2009) Why you didn’t get that promotion. Harvard Business Review, June, 101-105
Complex PM Competence in team leadership (Team Leading simulation game)
Organization Design (Endress&Hauser)
Professor’ Slides
Book by Daft, R. Murphy, J. and Willmott, H. “Organization theory and design”. Chapter 1; Chapter 3
Examples – MC questions
1. A department manager is seeking to foster employees’ autonomy, problem solving ability
and creativity. How should he design their jobs?
• He should increase process standardization
• He should avoid job rotation
• He should increase task specialization
• He should introduce job enrichment solutions
•
2. Herzberg motivation theory states that an important “motivating factor” is:
• a) Job security
• b) Company policies and procedures
• c) Base salary
• d) Job content
•
3. A company adopting written codes of behaviour, written job descriptions and procedures is
working on the following structural dimension:
• Hierarchy
• Professionalism
• Specialization
• Formalization 4
Example – Open questions

Explain the concept of «contingent» and systemic approach to


organization design and HRM, using the case of Endress&Houser

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