UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA
FACULTY OF COMMERCE AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEGREE EXAMINATION
Academic year – 2013/2014 - Year 1 Semester I – March 2015
MBA 51033 – Contemporary Management Practices
MBA 51033 – Contemporary Management Thought - Repeat
No. of Questions: 08 Eight
There are two parts, Part-I and Part-II.
Answer any 05 (Five) Questions including at least Two (02) Questions from each part.
Time: Three (03) Hours
Part 1
Question 01
a) State main environmental trends and organizational changes in managing in the 21st
century.
(05 Marks)
b) What characteristics can you imagine in an office in transition in generation-E
(05 Marks)
c) Under what conditions modern organizations can ensure the sustained viability in
turbulent environment.
(10 Marks)
(Total marks 20)
Question 02
a) Describe two major highlights of Henry L Gantt.
(10 Marks)
b) Describe the characteristics of humans referring theory X and theory Y.
(05 Marks)
c) “Every situation is unique and has unique approach”. What is the main view of this
statement?
(05 Marks)
(Total marks 20)
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Question 03
a) What are the main reaons behind the rise of diversity.
( 05 Marks)
b) Diversity would go from a liability to an asset for the organizations that move their
diversity management
from
non-compliant
to
pro-active.
The
non-compliant
organizations would eventually face the threats imposed by diversity, while for the proactive ones many employees at various levels are involved in decision-making. The latter
organizations are those which will profit from their management of diversity and ripe
their opportunities. Discuss
c) What are some of the myths about diversity management?
(10 Marks)
(05 Marks)
(Total Marks 20)
Question 04
a) Differentiate Tacit Knowledge and Explicit Knowledge referring an organizational
context.
(05 Marks)
b) “Competitive success will be based on how strategically intellectual capital is managed
by different organizations” Explain the above statement referring how organizations
could use knowledge management enablers in gaining competitive advantages.
(10 Marks)
c) State the changes take place in an organization in the transition for knowledge
management.
(05 marks)
(Total Marks 20)
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Part 11
Question 05
a) Discuss the application of one of the motivational theory you have learned in your
organizational context by emphasizing the strengths and weakness of it in motivation the
employees in your organizational.
(10 Marks)
b) Propose an appropriate motivational strategies for following categories of employees
with rationalization.
•
Professionals
•
contingent workers
•
diversified work force
•
low skilled service workers
•
employee doing high repetitive tasks
(10 Marks)
(Total Marks 20)
Question 06
a) Leadership is a part of management but not all of it. Do you agree with this statement?
Give reasons for your answer
(10 Marks)
b) Explain how you play leadership role as a manager in your capacity by referring to a
theory of leadership you are familiar with.
(10 Marks)
(Total Marks 20)
Question 07
a) What are the major strategic areas of an organizations? Discuss those
(10 Marks)
b) Discuss the various corporate level strategies an organization can adopts with real
business world examples.
(10 Marks)
(Total Marks 20)
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Question 08
a) Managing organizational change requires a deliberate and planned approach. What are
the essential phases or steps that should be with well-planned organizational change
process
(10 Marks)
b) Briefly discuss the approaches for managing international organizations by highlighting
the main features associated with them.
(10 Marks)
(Total Marks 20)
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