This is an open book, open note exam worth 150 points. This is an individual effort and you are required to cite all of your sources using pages from the text (i.e. Pgs. 3-17). Please use a 12-point font and 1.5 line spacing. You will be graded on content, citation support for your answers, and grammar. There is no minimum page requirement, but please ensure you answer the question fully to receive maximum credit. You do not need any sources beyond your textbook to complete this exam.

Deliverable

Please turn in your mid-term exam on CANVAS by 11:55pm on Friday, August 2nd. If you turn in the exam after the deadline, 10% will be deducted from your final exam grade for every day your exam is late.

Exam Questions

1) Chapter 7 of the text talked about how evaluations and rewards influence employee behavior. Identify and discuss the three types of organizational outcomes affected by employee rewards. (25 points)

2) Chapter 10 discussed how groups and teams function within organizations. Define and discuss the differences and similarities between groups and teams. Then, identify and discuss the stages of group development. (50 points)

3) Chapter 13 talked about the importance of communicating effectively. Define information richness and discuss why it is important. Then, define monochromic time and polychromic time and explain how time can create communication problems between different cultures. (50 points)

4) Chapter 2 covered international and organizational culture. In no more than one or two paragraphs, define organizational culture and discuss why it is important to organizational success. (25 points)