what to expect on Friday's exam??

[iwannagetA]

we did OM

[Scoota.]

we did OM

-waste minimisation schemes such as recycling components (helps environment)
-lean manufacturing (helps environment)
-ergonomics (ethical for employees and for environment) For example an org' may provide employees with comfortable furniture and office chairs, correct lighting that is energy efficient which saves energy and helps the environment. 
-Supply chain management (only getting supplies from ethical suppliers) for example Nike were using child labour to produce their shoes which caused an uproar amongst society as it was an unethical practice and resulted in lobby groups going on strike against nike)

[Hellhole]

VCAA has already said in the study design that the 10 mark question will be on Unit 4 outcome 2 - which is change management. Could almost guarantee it's going to be on Kotter's theory related to a case study that you've even been given through the year or one they will give you in the exam.

Now, considering Kotter's Theory is only 8 steps - you may also be asked for driving/restraining forces for change OR high/low risk strategies to "empower the people" (step 5).

[_avO]

Quite true, that's too bad the free lecture I went to (@ VU) had possible 10 mark questions which wasn't even on change management (was on motivational theories, the functions of an LSO and other ethics/SR lol).

Yeah 90% chance that it will be on Kotter's

[Hellhole]

Quite true, that's too bad the free lecture I went to (@ VU) had possible 10 mark questions which wasn't even on change management (was on motivational theories, the functions of an LSO and other ethics/SR lol).

Yeah 90% chance that it will be on Kotter's

Yeah, I went to the same lecture. To be honest, she just took 4 or 6 mark questions and expanded on them to be 10 mark answers. Nothing flash on her part.

All though, she did help me with POLC and what operations, HR, change and ESR have to do with it. Thank god for her.

[_avO]

Yes the only thing that I learnt was POLC in relation to specific functions and that "management by objectives" thing which I've never even heard of until then

[Hellhole]

I really cannot remember that part. Damn hangover.

But since I only came into Business Management at the end of Unit 3 (had to cram ALL the sacs into one week and learn it all), she taught me a fair bit about that kind of stuff. I can't remember much about that week. Blegh.

[_avO]

My guess would be something along the lines of:

• Compare and contrast motivational theories (6-8 marks)
• 2 or 3 strategies relating to HR or OM and organisational objectives (4-6 marks)
• Management structures (2 marks)
• Driving and restraining forces (3 marks)
• Kotter's theory related to an issue (8-10 marks)
• Stakeholders (2 marks)
• Compare and contrast two different management styles (4 marks)
• Management skills (3 marks)
• Evaluating effective change management, low and high risk practices (6 marks)
  
• Quality management strategies (4 marks)
• Define questions (2 marks)
• ESM (4 marks)
• Compare and contrast approach to wage and working condition determination (6 marks)
• POLC (4-6 marks)

or maybe

• Compare and contrast motivational theories (6 marks)
• Employee expectations (4 marks)
• Differences between a manufacturing and a service business (4 marks)
• Detail some of the driving and restraining forces (4 marks)
• Kotter's theory related to an issue (8-10 marks)
• Internal and external pressures of an LSO (3 marks)
• Discuss a particular management style (4 marks)
• Contributions of an LSO (3 marks)
• Methods of recruitment (2 marks)
• OM Management strategies (6 marks)
• Evaluate the ethical and socially responsible actions of the LSO (4-6 marks)
• Compare and contrast centralised and decentralised (6 marks)
• Leading and Controlling (4 marks)
• Performance indicators (4 marks)

Actual

• Define questions (1 mark)
• Stakeholders (4 marks)
• Management functions i.e. any listed in case study (4 marks)
• (specifically) Operations management/HRM (~12 marks)
• KPI's (4 marks)
• Management style (5 marks)
• Motivational theories (4+4 marks)
• Reward management (6 marks)
• ESM (6 marks)
• Selection process HRM, (5 marks)
• Change management (10 marks)

Wow so different
0 pressures (besides driving/restraining forces)
0 Kotters
0 Employee relations (should have been one of the biggest ones)
0 management skills
0 POLC
0 E'ee expectations

I feel sorry for people next year who will use this years paper as revision

[sajib_mostofa]

Better to not use that ridiculous paper at all then..