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Exam 3 MGT 304 Concepts to Know Your third examination will cover conflict management techniques, leadership theories, and organizational development/change.  In addition, you should be familiar with readings  8, 9, 10 and the following cases: Lisa Benton, Dick Spencer, and HP (Carly).Some specific terms, topics to know include:Make sure you can discuss the various structural techniques that might be used to manage conflict (e.g, dominance approach, decoupling, etc and examples of each); also, understand the differences between various confrontational techniques (mediation vs arbitration vs process consulting)For the leadership theories, you need to particularly understand the outgrowths of the OSU studies (Blake and Mouton; Hersey and Blanchard; Path goal theory) – make sure you understand their relative strengths, weaknesses; know and understand Fiedler’s theory (the first contingency approach) and how it is applied; understand House’s path goal theory and how to apply it; understand the difference between transactional vs transformational styles (and note similarities between charismatic leadership qualities and transformational); understand what authentic leadership is all about (and be able to give examples of individuals who display these different styles)For organizational change and development:understand the three historical roots of the field (know what Lewin contributed; the Hawthorne studies; Coch and French studies)understand what some of the targets of change are; why people resist change and how to manage resistance; understand what contingency factors need to be considered in using a top-down approach vs more of a participative approachReview the readings and cases; make sure you can apply reading material to cases if asked to do so in a short answer or essay questionAs usual, I will put a twitter extra credit question on the exam.  FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN DOING TWEETS, MAKE SURE YOU MAKE A LIST, GIVE ME YOUR TWITTER NAME, AND TURN THEM IN ON THE LAST DAY (THIRD EXAM DAY).   TO RECEIVE CREDIT, YOU MUST FULFILL THE POSTED DIRECTIONS.