Sociotechnical theory Samenvattingen, Aantekeningen en Examens

Summary - lectures - Readings: Kuipers, H., van Amelsvoort, P., & Kramer, E. H. (2020). New ways of organizing: Alternatives to bureaucracy. Leuven: Acco. Chapters 5-14; 16-18  Van Hootegem, G. (2015). Total Workplace Innovation. The paradigm that will change the organization. Acco: Leuven  Hamel & Zanini (2020) Humanocracy: creating organizations as amazing as the people inside them. Harvard Business School Press: Boston (chapter 2)  Wood, N. (2004) Lean Thinking: What it is and wh...

In the summary, the following articles are included: 1. Rhodes (2012) Waves of Governance 2. Stoker (2019) Governance as theory: five propositions 3. Steurer (2013) Distangling governance: a synoptic view of regulation by government, business and civil society. 4. Alexander (2002) The public interest in planning: from legitimation to substantive plan evaluation 5. Beer, Bartley & Roberts (2012) NGOS: Between advocacy, service provision and regulation 6. Middlemiss & Parrish (2010) Buildi...

BPK 381 Final Exam 260 Questions with Verified Answers What is motivation? - CORRECT ANSWER The process that controls both the direction and strength of choice made by a person among alternative courses of actions -Vroom, 1964 What are the 5 critical concepts of motivation? - CORRECT ANSWER ∙Direction (positive or negative motivation) ∙Intensity (strong or moderate) ∙Persistence (how long does that behaviour change last, ex. hawthorne effect) ∙Behaviour (action from which we in...

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY,LONG BEACH HRM 360 FINAL EXAM 2024 SPRING SEMESTER ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (COMPLETE AND VERIFIED EXAM A+ GRADE) 1. According to the lecture, which of the following is the LEAST important situational factor in Fiedler's Contingency Theory a. LPC b. Task structure c. Position power d. Leader member group relations e. None of the above 2. According to your textbook, the main drawback of both the _ and the approach to leadership is that they i...

What is Human Factors and Ergonomics? - correct answer -Fit between people and products, equipment, facilities, procedures and environments. -How work design affects people. -Matching design to people's capabilities, limitations, needs. -Changing the organization, task, technology and environment to better fit the person. -concerned with designing systems for the people who work in them to promote performance, safety, comfort and satisfaction. Ergonomics - correct answer The scientific...

BMGT 1327 Finale Exam Review Exam Correctly Answered 1. Executives in a recent Gallup survey identified three traits that are important to become successful managers. Which one is not on that list? - Answer -Individualism 2. Soft skills are highly sought because employees at all levels must be proficient at all of the following EXCEPT ______. - Answer -innovative thinking 3. There are three management role categories, as identified by Henry Mintzberg. Which one is not one of these? - Answ...

Test Bank 2023 Exam Questions With All Correct Answers 1. Groups are defined by all of the following characteristics except: a. The members are mutually dependent on each other. b. There is recognition that people belong to a collective entity. c. There are rules and roles that control people's interactions. d. Members of the group are dependent on one another to achieve individual goals. e. There is satisfaction of personal needs through group membership. - CORRECT ANSWER ...

mgmt 4342 exam 1 Questions and Answers Magnitude of change first order or second order? transactional vs transformational evolutionary vs revolutionary Organizational development (1) an effort that is planned, organization-wide, and managed from the top, to increase organizational effectiveness and health through planned interventions in the organization's process, using behavioral science knowledge Organizational development (2) -a set of values, largely humanistic; applica...

STSC Final Exam Review Questions With 100% Correct Answers 2024 Standpoint Epistemology - answer"What is true depends on where you are standing" An individual's own perspectives are shaped by their social and political experiences. Developed from feminist theory that women's perspective must be kept in mind. All of the science-making process involved perspectives of men -- female absence from knowledge systems Military Industrial Complex - answerThe relationship between the government...

STSC Final Exam Review Questions With 100% Correct Answers 2024 Standpoint Epistemology - answer"What is true depends on where you are standing" An individual's own perspectives are shaped by their social and political experiences. Developed from feminist theory that women's perspective must be kept in mind. All of the science-making process involved perspectives of men -- female absence from knowledge systems Military Industrial Complex - answerThe relationship between the government...