QUESTION 1:

Discuss significantly the extent to which the study of organisation theories and the ideas of management gurus have any practical advantages for managers?

QUESTION 2

Measure the practical value of both the student and the manager of adopting an open systems view of organisational examination.

QUESTION 3

Make a distinction between the formal and the informal organisation and explain their main characteristics. What purposes are served by the informal organisation? Support your answer with an organisation of your preference.

QUESTION 4

To what level would you be in agreement with the contention that a logical structure for organisation is better for efficiency and morale that a structure allowed to develop around personalities? What are the likely results of a poorly designed structure?

QUESTION 5

Confer the main situational variables which are likely to influence the most appropriate form of managerial leadership behaviour. Detail three diverse work situations in which a different style of leadership is likely to be most efficient?