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1. How is organisational culture both developed and sustained?
2. Consider the behavioural approach to leadership. How useful is this approach in enabling us to understand the role of leadership in modern organisations?
3. How do organisation structures differ? What are the reasons for these differences?
4. Define the main steps in the communication process. Once established, go on to identify the key barriers to effective communication in organisations.
5. To what extent can the theories and research evidence concerning work motivation be put to practical use by managers to motivate their employees?
6. Identify an organisation with which you are familiar. What are the processes by which new members are socialised? How do they learn the culture of the organisation in the longer term?
7. How might an understanding of the process of perception provide practical benefits for the organisational manager?
8. According to research evidence, discuss the various ways in which managers may be able to improve the effectiveness of work teams.
9. To what extent did the Hawthorne studies change our understanding of group processes?