This document provides a fully solved collection of final exam questions and answers for ARE 112 – Organizational Behavior and Management (Lundblad) for the 2025/2026 academic year, graded A+. It is based on classroom material, major case studies (such as IBM, Deloitte, and Duke Hospital), and core management concepts explored throughout the course.
It covers over 100 high-level questions, with accurate answers that reflect the analytical, strategic, and decision-making focus of the course. This document is perfect for final exam preparation, strategic concept review, or understanding real-world applications of organizational theory.
Included topics:
Strategic Lenses & Business Process Reengineering (BPR)
Change Management Models (e.g., Crossover, Rational Persuasion, Lewin’s Model)
Decision-Making Tools: DDS, ERP, Likert Scale, ANOVA, Chi-Square, Probit Analysis
Organizational Design: Matrix structure, component business model, TPS integration
Leadership & Power: Referent, legitimate, coercive, expert, reward
Business Models: Value Chain, Balanced Scorecard, Porter's Five Forces, BCG Matrix
Ethics & Stakeholder Theory: Organizational, individual, societal, occupational ethics
Cultural and Behavioral Concepts: Suboptimization, attribution error, SKA (Skills, Knowledge, Abilities)
Classroom case references: IBM (Lou Gerstner), Deloitte’s “Sometimes it Takes a Revolution,” Duke Hospital clinical pathway
This guide is especially helpful for students in:
Business Administration, Management, and Leadership programs
Organizational Behavior and HRM
MBA prep and undergraduate business courses
Strategic Planning and Change Consulting Tracks
Courses using Gerstner’s IBM case and HBR leadership readings
Every answer is succinct and aligned with classroom discussions, case analysis, and theoretical frameworks, making this document an ideal tool for mastering both conceptual and applied elements of ARE 112.
Keywords:
ARE 112, Lundblad, business strategy, BPR, decision-making tools, management theories, organizational change, ethics, leadership power, ERP systems, balanced scorecard, strategic lenses, stakeholder theory, IBM case, HBR articles, organizational structure, exam prep, MBA foundation, Porter's five forces, component business model, crossover strategy
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ARE 112 Lundblad 2025/2026 Exam
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The term SKA has to do with: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Job design
Which of the following describes Lou's approach to IBM? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Demand Chain
Thinking about how Lou "fixed" IBM and topics from class, which of the
following was most evident in the book? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔BPR
Which is the decision making tool that could be used for a structured
decision? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔DDS
The primary difference between project and process is - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔End result
, Timeliness and quality from class are parts of - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The
attributes of information in the IT environment.
In the hospital article the comment was made that staff moved from a
"mission bound" focus to a "goal oriented" focus. The change best
described as addressing the issue of - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Suboptimization
The terms bounded rationality and information symmetry and risk are
related to - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Decision environment
In the IBM book when Lou arrived there was a tendency to measure
performance internally rather that by the marketplace. A way to describe
this, from terms used in class, would be best by - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Self
referencing groups.
In the duke hospital cases the development of the "clinical pathways" is an
example of the use or development of - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A BPR
The terms "one too many relationships" and "pointers" as discussed in
class relate to - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔IT
The terms "dispositional" and "situational" are related to - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A
fundamental attribution error