Question 1

Behaviour modification has been very effective in some settings,but also has several limitations.Describe two limitations of behaviour modification and give an example of each.

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Question 2

Comment on the accuracy of the following statement and explain your answer.
"An organization with a strong learning orientation establishes an environment in which employees are encouraged to attend classes."

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Question 3

What are the A-B-Cs of behaviour modification?

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Question 4

Big Box Construction Company has received warnings from government safety inspectors that employees at some of its construction sites are not wearing the required safety helmets and noise-protection equipment.The company could lose these contracts if safety practices are not maintained.The company has warned employees that they could be fired if they don't wear the safety gear,but this has had little effect.Describe an A-B-C analysis for this situation and provide two types of behaviour modification interventions that might change employee behaviour in this situation.

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Question 5

Describe experiential learning and explain what benefits it provides over classroom training.

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Question 6

NuGas Corp.has just sent a dozen (mostly white male)managers from Germany to its exploration site in a remote area of Indonesia.Few of these managers have worked with Indonesian employees,so the company has asked you to design an on-site one-day experiential training program to help these managers to minimize perceptual problems that might otherwise occur.The program must be experiential (i.e.participants interact with each other rather than attend an awareness lecture)and the activities must help the managers to discover biases that may be hidden or unknown to them.Describe the key features of this training program and discuss its conceptual foundations.

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Question 7

Explain why behaviour modelling is often more effective than direct reinforcement for helping employees to learn new behaviours.

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Question 8

Friendly Cafe is a chain of coffee shops located throughout Canada.The company president wants your management-consulting firm to use behavioural modelling to improve customer service skills among servers.Give two explanations why behavioural modelling may be an effective learning strategy in this situation and identify two important characteristics of the behaviour model.

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Quiz 3: Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

Behaviour modification has been very effective in some settings,but also has several limitations.Describe two limitations of behaviour modification and give an example of each.

Comment on the accuracy of the following statement and explain your answer. "An organization with a strong learning orientation establishes an environment in which employees are encouraged to attend classes."

What are the A-B-Cs of behaviour modification?

Describe experiential learning and explain what benefits it provides over classroom training.

Explain why behaviour modelling is often more effective than direct reinforcement for helping employees to learn new behaviours.