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MGT 521 AID T Your Future Our Mission--mgt521aid.com

FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT <br>www.mgt521aid.com<br>MGT 521T Week 1 Discussion Four functions of Management Model<br>MGT 521T Week 2 Discussion Organizational Goals <br>MGT 521T Week 3 Discussion Benefits of Organizational Restructuring <br>MGT 521T Week 4 Discussion Effective Leadership Theories <br>MGT 521T Week 5 Discussion The Value Of Business Rankings <br>MGT 521T Week 6 Discussion Organizational Innovation<br>

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  1. MGT 521 AID T Your Future Our Mission--mgt521aid.com

  2. MGT 521 AID T Your Future Our Mission--mgt521aid.com MGT 521T Week 1-6 All Discussions FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521aid.com MGT 521T Week 1 Discussion Four functions of Management Model MGT 521T Week 2 Discussion Organizational Goals MGT 521T Week 3 Discussion Benefits of Organizational Restructuring MGT 521T Week 4 Discussion Effective Leadership Theories MGT 521T Week 5 Discussion The Value Of Business Rankings MGT 521T Week 6 Discussion Organizational Innovation

  3. MGT 521 AID T Your Future Our Mission--mgt521aid.com MGT 521 Week 4 Apply Assignment FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521aid.com 1 Legitimate, reward, and coercive power result from a manager’s formal position, and thus all managers have these sources of power. Expert and referent power are derived from one’s personal characteristics or knowledge. The activity gives you the opportunity to further explore the sources of power? 2 Erin, a department manager, is struggling trying to lead a cross-functional team. Most members are other department managers at her level, and they see no reason to do what she asks. Here, Erin has 3 Marcel supervises a group of paralegals serving the firl’s lawyer.

  4. MGT 521 AID T Your Future Our Mission--mgt521aid.com MGT 521 Week 5 Apply Assignment FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521aid.com 1.There are six different areas of control in an organization that are implemented at several levels. Each area of control covers a specific aspect of the organization that if not monitored, can foil even the best laid plans. This exercise will challenge your knowledge of these areas of control. First, hover over each term and read the description. Next, click and drag each of the terms into the appropriate area in the chart to correspond with the correct area of control. 2. Taylor is the CEO of a large pharmaceutical company that produces many brands in the United States and abroad.

  5. MGT 521 AID T Your Future Our Mission--mgt521aid.com MGT 521T Practice Chapter 1 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521aid.com 1) An intrapreneur is someone who works inside an existing organization who sees an opportunity for a product or service and mobilizes the organization’s resources to try to realize it. This person might be a researcher or a scientist but could also be a manager who sees an opportunity to create a new venture that could be profitable. 2) The managerial function of ________ involves monitoring performance, comparing it to goals, and taking corrective action when needed.

  6. MGT 521 AID T Your Future Our Mission--mgt521aid.com MGT 521T Practice Chapter 2 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521aid.com 1) Which of the following is a synonym for Douglas McGregor’s Theory Y? 2) Which of the following approaches to management relies upon research in psychology, sociology, anthropology, and economics in order to develop theories about human behavior that can be used to provide practical tools for managers? 3) What are the two branches of the classical viewpoint of management? 4) Frederick Taylor based his management system on motion studies. In these studies, he broke down each worker’s job based on ________. 5) Scientific management is the study of work methods to improve the productivity of ____.

  7. MGT 521 AID T Your Future Our Mission--mgt521aid.com MGT 521T Practice Chapter 5 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521aid.com 1) Mallory advised the management team that to increase sales, the company planned to target the new product to 12-18 years old males. They would be implementing a marketing plan over the next nine months to achieve their goal. The marketing plan is an example of a(n) ---- plan that helps the company achieve a stated goal. 2) What are the three types of goals used in planning that become the hierarchy for the means end chain? 3) When referring to SMART goals, which of the following terms are represented in the acronym “SMART”? Check all that apply.

  8. MGT 521 AID T Your Future Our Mission--mgt521aid.com MGT 521T Practice Chapter 6 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521aid.com 1) Anita felt that it was important for her taxi company to continually measure itself against its best competition. She kept track of the number of rides per hour and turnaround times for all her drivers and compared it to that of the high-performing taxi group in the next town. Anita is using the process of benchmarking to compare her company with another. 2) Which of the following are part of porter’s five competitive forces? 3) Identifying an emerging market where there are currently no competitors would be considered an organizational ------- in a SWOT analysis.

  9. MGT 521 AID T Your Future Our Mission--mgt521aid.com MGT 521T Practice Chapter 8 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521aid.com An organization with many levels and narrow spans, meaning managers have few people reporting to them, are referred to as______ organizations. On an organization chart, line positions are designated by a ______ line, whereas staff positions are indicated by a ______ line. John works at an organization where he supervises three people in the department. The important decisions are made by the company president. What type of authority is it? Which of the following are characteristics of decentralized authority?

  10. MGT 521 AID T Your Future Our Mission--mgt521aid.com MGT 521T Practice Chapter 9 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521aid.com MGT 521T PRACTICE CHAPTER 9 1. The process is the screening of job applicants to hire the candidate. 2. When Marissa applied for a position at Blake products, she was asked to provide the names and telephone numbers of three people who would be able to speak about her work performance at her last job. Which of the following selection tools does this BEST describe? 3. “There’s a lot of room for people to grow with this organization”, hiring manager Myranda told the applicant. “But we expect a lot out of employees as well, and there can be some late nights and weekend work when we’re trying to make a tight deadline”.

  11. MGT 521 AID T Your Future Our Mission--mgt521aid.com MGT 521T Practice Chapter 14 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521aid.com MGT 521T Practice Chapter 14 1. A servant leader would display which of the following characteristics? Check all that apply. 2. To create effective managers, companies should 3. Leadership that focuses on clarifying employees’ roles, explaining task requirements and providing rewards or punishments based on performance is called leadership 4. Which of the following would be categorized as relationship-oriented behaviors?

  12. MGT 521 AID T Your Future Our Mission--mgt521aid.com MGT 521T Week 1 Apply Assignment FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521aid.com MGT 521T Week 1 Apply Assignment

  13. MGT 521 AID T Your Future Our Mission--mgt521aid.com MGT 521T Week 1 Discussion Four functions of Management Model FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521aid.com Week 1 • The four functions of management model has been criticized as being irrelevant to today’s managers. Do you agree or disagree with the critics who question the relevance of this model? Explain your answer and support your position.

  14. MGT 521 AID T Your Future Our Mission--mgt521aid.com MGT 521T Week 1 Practice Knowledge FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521aid.com MGT 521T Week 1 Practice Knowledge

  15. MGT 521 AID T Your Future Our Mission--mgt521aid.com MGT 521T Week 2 Apply Assignment FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521aid.com Alicia, a district manager for a global retailer, is traveling to different stores in her district to discuss with store managers, how to increase profitability for the rest of fiscal year. What is Alicia doing? As a manager, you meet with each of your team member quarterly to review their progress toward their written and agreed-upon goals. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ what is your best course of action with Claire?

  16. MGT 521 AID T Your Future Our Mission--mgt521aid.com MGT 521T Week 2 Discussion Organizational Goals FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521aid.com Week 2 • What factors should you consider in determining an organization’s goals? • How would you decide which strategic and operational plans to use to achieve your goals? • Provide an example of a plan you could use to achieve a goal in your current organization.

  17. MGT 521 AID T Your Future Our Mission--mgt521aid.com MGT 521T Week 2 Practice Knowledge FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521aid.com The document that details how a company’s goals are to be met in called a A document that outlines a proposed firm’s goals, its strategy for achieving those goals, and the standards for measuring success is known as an Ned started his company six years ago and has tried to grow his business by increasing sales from his customer base rather than trying to acquire new companies.

  18. MGT 521 AID T Your Future Our Mission--mgt521aid.com MGT 521T Week 3 Apply Assignment FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521aid.com MGT 521T Week 3 Apply Assignment

  19. MGT 521 AID T Your Future Our Mission--mgt521aid.com MGT 521T Week 3 Discussion Benefits of Organizational Restructuring FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521aid.com Week 3 • How can organizational restructuring enable specific types of businesses to attain competitive advantage in a changing market? Provide specific examples.

  20. MGT 521 AID T Your Future Our Mission--mgt521aid.com MGT 521T Week 3 Practice Knowledge FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521aid.com MGT 521T Week 3 Practice Knowledge

  21. MGT 521 AID T Your Future Our Mission--mgt521aid.com MGT 521T Week 4 Discussion Effective Leadership Theories FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521aid.com Week 4 • What leadership theories have you seen used in the workplace? Which of these do you believe were most effective? Which were the least effective? Why? • Which leadership theory do you believe you would be most likely to use as a manager of an organization?

  22. MGT 521 AID T Your Future Our Mission--mgt521aid.com MGT 521T Week 5 Discussion The Value Of Business Rankings FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521aid.com One standard that corporations use to evaluate their performance against their competitors is the set of rankings developed by Fortune magazine. These include the Fortune 500, the 100 Best Companies to Work For, and other lists. The public also uses these rankings to decide to what companies they should give their business. Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: • Is it a good idea for people to use these rankings to decide which companies they should give their business to? • Is there an intrinsic value in these rankings, or are they subjective?

  23. MGT 521 AID T Your Future Our Mission--mgt521aid.com MGT 521T Week 5 Practice Knowledge Check FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521aid.com • The PDCA cycle is part of • • The simplest definition of productivity is outputs divided by inputs • • A boss who is a micromanager often works excessive hours, skips vacations, and needs to approve everything • • • Which of the following is not a reason why control is needed? • • • Ensuring that employees follow instructions fully and completely is the purpose of which one of the following management functions? • • Productivity is monitoring performance, comparing it with goals, and taking corrective action.

  24. MGT 521 AID T Your Future Our Mission--mgt521aid.com MGT 521T Week 6 Apply Assignment FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521aid.com Tom, a restaurant general manager, carefully watches her restaurant costs by reusing some items that in the past were immediately thrown away. Tom is an example of a(n) _____manager. Susana keeps a close eye on her company's internal and external environment to discover possible opportunities for new products and to discern possible threats from the competition. In which activity is Susana engaged?

  25. MGT 521 AID T Your Future Our Mission--mgt521aid.com MGT 521T Week 6 Discussion Organizational Innovation FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521aid.com Week 6 • How have you seen an organization’s innovation, or lack of it, affect their success? Provide specific examples. • What is the role of the manager in an organization’s innovation?

  26. MGT 521 AID T Your Future Our Mission--mgt521aid.com MGT 521T Week 6 Practice Knowledge Check FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521aid.com MGT 521T Week 6 Practice Knowledge Check

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