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• Q1.Which of Ellen Crenshaws complaints on the
  surface appear to be valid if they are true? Why?
  Which ones (if any) are not reasonable? Why?
• Q2.What misconceptions does the case reveal in
  the attitudes many people have toward women at
  work?
• Q3.If Mr. Ferrell uses the correct counseling
  techniques, what will his attitude and comments
  be during the conversation with Ellen? If these
  complaints accurately portray the situation in
  the bank, what steps should the bank take to
  correct the problems? Please be specific.

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• Q4.Theres clearly a communication problem in the
  Jamaican operation. What factors are contributing
  to the lack of communication between the
  Jamaicans and the management team? What should be
  done?
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• Q5.Perhaps differences in values are creating
  problems. How would you guess that the Jamaicans
  would rate on the values that Hofstede talks
  about? What about the British general manager?
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• Q6.The British general manager believes that the
  Jamaican subordinate is insubordinate. Is this
  true? Why does the manager believe it? Explain in
  terms of the attribution process and
  communication.

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• Q7.Consider the organizational chart for
  Fairfields Nursing Home. What problems, if any,
  do you see in the planned structure for the
  nursing home? Do the spans of supervision seem to
  be about right?
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• Q8.How are the supervisors of the three shifts
  and the nurses, helpers, and therapist who report
  to them different from other workers at the
  nursing home according to the planned structure?
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• Q9.Does the organization need a mechanistic
  structure or an organic structure? Why?
• Q10.How would the organization structure look if
  the organization was organized as a network
  structure? Who would the partners be? What would
  be their responsibilities?

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• Q11.What problems exist at the nursing home that
  arent related to its structure?
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• Q12.From the brief facts provided here, what
  would you expect to be the causes of low levels
  of accuracy in performance and the high rates of
  absenteeism, turnover, and job dissatisfaction?
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• Q13.What truths about the workplace should we be
  able to draw from this situation?
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• Q14.What are the advantages of the open-space
  plan? What are the disadvantages?
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• Q15.What are the advantages of the more
  conventional, closed-off kind of office desing?
  What are the disadvantages?

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• Q16.What should the people at superior do about
  their newly identified problem?
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• Q17.Which steps of the positively based
  cognitive-needs concept are shown in this case so
  far as Lola is concerned? What does this case
  reveal about expectancy theory?
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• Q18.How would the director of a play or movie
  motivate Lola? What incentives could beused?
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• Q19.What does this case illustrate that is in
  keeping with equity theory? Lola says she
  isstarving to death. Has she lost her mind?
  Explain according to equity theory.
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• Q20.Marla is currently working as a cashier in a
  grocery store. Suppose her boss decides she needs
  to become more motivated and wants to redesign
  her job. Briefly discuss Hackman and Oldhams
  theory and apply it to Marlas situation.

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