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BUS 202 Applied Management Principles Final Exam Study Guide. The Final Exam Will Ask You Questions regarding Your Experience Managing the 5 Employees AND General Motivational Practice/Theory B e able to answer the following 3 questions for each of the 4 employees that you managed.
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The Final Exam Will Ask You Questions regarding Your Experience Managing the 5 Employees AND General Motivational Practice/Theory • Be able to answer the following 3 questions for each of the 4 employees that you managed.
What was the key performance problem with Jim Clemmons? • He valued his family and personal time more than his work • He was not knowledgeable about Omega products • He was not satisfied with his role at Omega • He lacked the appropriate sales experience
1) What was the key performance problem with Jim Clemmons? • He valued his family and personal time more than his work • He was not knowledgeable about Omega products • He was not satisfied with his role at Omega • He lacked the appropriate sales experience
2) Briefly discuss one strategy that was successful in resolving Jim’s performance problem.
Briefly discuss one strategy that was successful in resolving Jim’s performance problem. • Create a job-sharing arrangement with his spouse.
3) Identify one motivational theory that was valuable in managing Jim and helping him deal with his performance problem.
Identify one motivational theory that was valuable in managing Jim and helping him deal with his performance problem. • Needs Theory – Jim’s relatedness needs were lacking. He needed to spend more time with his family. His need to be successful in his career had diminished.
Extra Credit: There is a video cartoon “hidden” in the Manager’s Workshop Office. By finding the video cartoon, you should be able to answer the following question. EX 1) What was the title of the cartoon?
Extra Credit: There is a print cartoon also “hidden” in the Manager’s Workshop Office. By finding the print cartoon, you should be able to answer the following question. EX 2) What is the device shown to help protect a manager from a really bad idea?
That’s it! If you think about these 3 questions for each of the employees YOU managed (Buff, John, Wilson, & Lisa), you will do fine on the final exam.