Take Home Exam Spring 2015 Final Version
2015
BORG1050H ORGANIZATION AND LEADERSHIP
Take-home EXAM
5 pages (including this) ***********************************************************************
Exam is available on Fronter from Monday April 20, 8:00am to Thursday April 23, 9:00am.
Deliver two paper copies of your final report and one copy of “Reflections” to HBV reception by April 23, 9:00 am.
This exam is graded from A (excellent) to F (failure) and accounts for 40% of your course grade. Each group gets one grade. Hand in your paper with candidate numbers only.
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Supervision:
There is no direct supervision during the exam period although you can contact Martha Kjølseth (mkj@hbv.no) with questions about exam practicalities.
Report requirements:
●Answer in either written Norwegian or English
●Limit is 10 pages, not including: Front page Table of contents Literature/references
Suggested Format (see Fronter for cover page):
● Line spacing 1.5 and font Times Roman 12.
● Insert page numbers.
Include these sections:
• Introduction
• Case presentation (brief and own words)
• Discussion
• Conclusion
• References Make your own assumptions if you feel the case lacks information. Make sure you describe your assumptions.
The Case of Chris Cunningham
Elizabeth Stover was the president of Stover Industries, an amalgamation of several small companies in the electrical parts industry. She and her husband had inherited part of the group from her father-in-law, and Stover, an engineer, elected to run the company while her husband pursued a separate career as a dental surgeon. In addition to the inheritance, Stover had purchased three other companies to create the present Stover Industries. Only 31 years old, Stover was a dynamic individual, full of ideas and drive. In the period of one year, she made Stover Industries into a profitable organization known for its aggressiveness.
Stover integrated the four companies into a
BORG1050H ORGANIZATION AND LEADERSHIP
Take-home EXAM
5 pages (including this) ***********************************************************************
Exam is available on Fronter from Monday April 20, 8:00am to Thursday April 23, 9:00am.
Deliver two paper copies of your final report and one copy of “Reflections” to HBV reception by April 23, 9:00 am.
This exam is graded from A (excellent) to F (failure) and accounts for 40% of your course grade. Each group gets one grade. Hand in your paper with candidate numbers only.
**********************************************************************
Supervision:
There is no direct supervision during the exam period although you can contact Martha Kjølseth (mkj@hbv.no) with questions about exam practicalities.
Report requirements:
●Answer in either written Norwegian or English
●Limit is 10 pages, not including: Front page Table of contents Literature/references
Suggested Format (see Fronter for cover page):
● Line spacing 1.5 and font Times Roman 12.
● Insert page numbers.
Include these sections:
• Introduction
• Case presentation (brief and own words)
• Discussion
• Conclusion
• References Make your own assumptions if you feel the case lacks information. Make sure you describe your assumptions.
The Case of Chris Cunningham
Elizabeth Stover was the president of Stover Industries, an amalgamation of several small companies in the electrical parts industry. She and her husband had inherited part of the group from her father-in-law, and Stover, an engineer, elected to run the company while her husband pursued a separate career as a dental surgeon. In addition to the inheritance, Stover had purchased three other companies to create the present Stover Industries. Only 31 years old, Stover was a dynamic individual, full of ideas and drive. In the period of one year, she made Stover Industries into a profitable organization known for its aggressiveness.
Stover integrated the four companies into a
References: go, then, there is a real danger to my organization. My executives will think I have approved of Chris’s behavior, and they will transfer their dissatisfaction to me. I certainly cannot afford that (Bolman and Deal, 2013). Reflections about Group work Please reflect on the strengths and weakness of your group work in BORG1050 Org/Led Spring, 2015