learning and changing past year question mba

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Ewdnatbn fw the d ep eMASER OF BUSNESSADMINISTRATIONAWARDEDBY NOTTlNGHAMTRENT U N W S J W , UKJ u l y - M ~ S t 007- MOWLETIC~E:ARNINGAND CHANGING

Duration of examination: 2 HOURS (PLUS 20 MINUI'ES READINGTYE)

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LEARNING AND CHANGING- EXAMINATIONQUESVONSJULY~AUGUST007Question 1Few companies could survive today without accurate, up to date information on theexternal environment (Garvin, 2000). Accordingly many scholars defined learning inpart as an acquisition of knowledge and skill which included acquiring up-to-dateinformation on their competitors, customers, technology, regulations, and social anddemographic trends (Combs & Moorhead, 1992; Prahalad & Hamel, 1990, Fletcher& Brown, 2005).1.Inyour opinion, how does this naturaltyoccur within the workplace? (20 marks)

f- 1.2Discuss how you would use Kolb's learning cycle to your own recent worksituation. (30 marks)Question 2In today's competitive business environment, knowledge is view as a key corporateasset. Some managers see best practices as sources of superior productivity andgrowth, to be disseminated as quickly as possible, while others consider creativeideas and innovative thinking essential to success in emerging, tapidly changingmarkets. All these am reasons that embrace the need to adopt developmentalapproaches to the organization. Yet despite this apparent importance, manyorganizations paid limeor noattention in practice.2.1 In your view, what are th e major challenges facing organizations today? Identifyany one challenge and illustratehow you could adopt a development approach tomeet the challenge.(30marks) I2.2 In youropinion, how can development approaches prepare the organization for change. managemenr! (20marks)Question 3For learning to be useful within the organization, change it seems is inevitable. Anarea that is widely discussed by academics is how and why organizations change,how is change sustained successfully, Row does it impact thd behaviors, emotionsand performances of employees within the organization, and above all how thisInevitable force of change can be managed (such as in Basil & Cook, 1974; Moss-Kanter, 1989; Senge, 7 991). Some organizations adopt a problem solving cycle orthe tools of Plannedchange to effectively manage change.


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3.1 As a manager for your company, identify and explain on the benefits of tools ofplanned change. Using examples, discuss what does t enable organlratlons todo? (30marks)3.2 From your perspective,what are he maim pmblems that could be encountered inusing this approach? 20marks)

' Question 4Planning and managing change, both cuttural and technological, is one of the mostchallenging elements of a rnanagefs jab, Obviously, the more a manager can planIn anticipation of a change, the better the manager serves subrdinates and theorganidon. Diagnosing the-causes of change and stmcturing a progmm topromote a smooth transition to the new process is critical to a rnanagefs success.4.1 Identify and discuss the dimensions of organizational change that the managersneed tobe aware of. (25 marks)4.2111ustrate your understanding of discontinuous versus Incremental change thatmanagers need to be conscious of. (25 marks)


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NOTTINGHAMTRENT UNIVERSITYWORLD EDUCATION COUNCILExamination for th e degree

MASTER OF BUStNESSADMINISTRATION

Module title:Learning and ChangingDuration of examination: 2 HOURS (PLUS 20 MINUTES READINGTIME)-.1. Check that this exwninatlon bookleiconsists of 1 PAGE. excluding the coverpage.

7 2. There Ls only 1SECWN wlthln thls examinahonbooklet.1 3. You sbuld use hem$E-WN*,, SWER SHEETS provided for all quasttom.Put the page number on the TOP4 RlGHT CORNm oi emh amww sheet. ' ake sure that you have included th e Question No,4. Please complete y w r anwm n BLACK INfi only. 45. Answer any 2 OUT nF 4 esay questbns. &h question carries 50 MARKS.6. At the conclusiondthlsexamination, make sure that you hand In this booklet tqether with ywr answer scripls. Youmay notremove Ihismarnlnatlwl booklet f m he examfnatbn venue.

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B* Laming arga&tions artack fmgmedtation, cornp&tiveness and mctiYmes."Explain [hi$!'statement. (30 marks)

2. A. Explain, with the helpof xamples, the'diffemces b e m n urgmisatiaml learning a dlaming organization. (20 marks)

B. How might you motivatemanagers to play a more active role in orgmimtiad learningY(30 marks)

3. A. What is kaowkdg?Why is knowledge important? (2Bmarks)

4. A Discuss the U& of narolinguistics programing @LP) in mmagmmt learuiw(30mr b )

4. B. *'~;ving arrim to learning issnMon a 1 m p s e . ' Do you agree or disagree? Exphh120marks)

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