MGT 605 / MGT605 WEEK 2 EXAM LATEST VERSION (VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A )

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Question 1 Why is organizational learning considered essential in today's world? Correct Answer: Due to the increasing complexity and continuous changes that organizations are experiencing.  Q... uestion 2 How does organizational structure and culture help foster organizational learning? Correct Answer: The organizational culture is taught and promoted from the top down. Therefore, in its simplest form it helps foster learning by encouraging the members of the organization to embrace the idea of wanting to learn  Question 3 The first topic in week two's threaded discussion regards mentor versus facilitator. What is the function of each and how do they intersect? Correct Answer: The mentor is to provides guidance and support. A facilitator designs, plans, guides, keeps the team/person on track and is focused on the outcome of the project/task. They intersect when a mentor becomes a facilitator to the person they are mentoring. They can keep the person on track with their professional goals.  Question 4 Threaded discussion topic two concerns vision. What is the critical importance of conveying a vision to all stakeholders? Correct Answer: A clearly defined vision solidifies and inspires stakeholders to work as a team towards accomplishing goals. Conveying the vision also is a way to draw support for organizational changes and initiatives.  Question 5 What was the lesson to be learned from the analysis of the Errors in Design case? Correct Answer: Errors in Design was about a project team that was dysfunctional and needed strong leadership that would employ knowledge of how cross-functional teams work.  Question 6 The Job Fair exercise requires one to think of planning tools. What specific tools are available for business planners and what do they do? This study source was downloaded by 100000831988016 from CourseHero.com on 03-18-2022 03:33:06 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/29598433/Week-2-Examdocx/ Correct Answer: The work breakdown structure (WBS) is used to break down the individual components of the project and a Gantt chart shows the tasks, length of time for each task and resources needed and a Pert chart shows each task as a bubble or circle and the number of days to complete each task, a Human Resource Matrix shows tasks and human capital needed to complete the job and the Resource Leveling helps insure the most efficient use of resources, while completing the job.  Question 7 In regards to encouraging employee compliance is has been stated, "Trying to enforce compliance may result, paradoxically, in less compliance." What is meant by this statement? Correct Answer: If an organization tries to force compliance to an extreme, it may actually encourage deviance.  Question 8 Noncompliance, misbehavior, wrongdoing, and deviance are all terms that have been used to refer to voluntary employee actions which violate the norms or rules of an organization. Why is recognition of these important to an organization? Correct Answer: If employees do not follow the rules, there could be safety concerns, liability problems, control issues as well as other employee issues including tardiness, productivity, absenteeism, and vandalism.  Question 9 [Show More]

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