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MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com

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  1. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com

  2. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Entire Course FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 1 DQ 1 MGT 521 Week 1 DQ 2 MGT 521 Week 1 DQ 3 MGT 521 Week 1 DQ 4 MGT 521 Week 1 Individual Assignment Viewpoints Paper MGT 521 Week 2 Assignment Norwegian Air Worksheet MGT 521 Week 2 DQ 1 MGT 521 Week 2 DQ 2 MGT 521 Week 2 DQ 3 MGT 521 Week 2 DQ 4

  3. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Final Exam Guide (New) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com 1. ________ is defined as a business firm’s intention, beyond its legal and economic obligations, to do the right things and act in ways that are good for society. Social screening Social responsibility Social obligation Values-based management 2. The balanced scorecard measures organizational performance against previously established standards. Which of the four functions of management relates most closely to setting these standards? Controlling Leading Organizing Planning

  4. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Final Exam Guide FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com 1) John writes a memo to his employees. Putting his thoughts onto paper is an example of 2) Chantel received an invitation to a web meeting that will take place at 3:00 p.m She accepted the invitation. This is an example of 3) You are doing research on political issues and find that you are on a conservative leaning site. What type of source credibility issue is this? 4) When reviewing an educational math website, you find the author’s background is in English. What type of source credibility issue is this? 5) A famous ice cream manufacturer sent workers to a nearby grocery store to offer shoppers a sample of its new flavor. The workers provided samples to 300 shoppers and noted that 80% of the sample population stated they liked the flavor. Based on this scenario, which of the following is an example of an inference?

  5. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 1 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com Week 1 DQ1 Select a channel used for business communication. What are the advantages and challenges of that form of communication? Provide an example when you have used that form of communication or when someone else has used that form of communication with you. Did it work well for that situation? Why or why not?

  6. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 1 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com Week 1 DQ2 How would you use credentials, impartiality, style and tone, and currency criteria in evaluating the credibility and validity of your sources of information? Be sure to provide specific examples

  7. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 1 DQ 3 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com Week 1 DQ3 What mistakes should be avoided when presenting an argument and why are these important in developing effective arguments? Be sure to provide specific examples.

  8. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 1 DQ 4 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com Week 1 DQ4 How might presenting effective arguments differ in the classroom, daily life, and your job? Would you use different types of supporting evidence to make your argument? Explain.

  9. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 1 Individual Assignment Viewpoints Paper FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com Viewpoints Paper Select one of the viewpoints mentioned in Chapter 2 of the text. Write a 350- to 700-word paper summarizing the basics of that viewpoint including highlighting at least one of the key figures related to that viewpoint.

  10. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 2 Assignment Norwegian Air Worksheet FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com Norwegian Air Worksheet Read "Management in Action: Norwegian Air Shuttle Aspires to Become the Cheapest Global Airline." Complete the Norwegian Air Worksheet.

  11. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 2 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com Week 2 DQ1 What strategies have been used to promote collaboration at your place of employment or a company you are familiar with? Have these strategies been successful or unsuccessful? Explain. Would you recommend implementing other strategies to promote collaboration? If so, what would those be?

  12. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 2 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com Week 2 DQ2 What are some real world examples of ethical and unethical practices you have read about, seen in the news, or encountered at your place of employment? What were the outcomes of those practices?

  13. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 2 DQ 3 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com Week 2 DQ3 How can values and communication styles impact intercultural collaboration in a diversified organization?

  14. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 2 DQ 4 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com Week 2 DQ4 How would protected values, preferences, and laws affect consistency in making ethical decisions? What strategies would you develop and implement to attain consistent ethical decision making?

  15. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 2 Individual Assignment Functional Areas of Business Paper FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com You have decided to pursue an MBA degree either to further your career, start a new career, or achieve a personal goal. In this program, you will study the functional areas of business. Use the MBA Overview and Effective Research and Writing at Modules you reviewed to complete this assignment. Write a paper that analyzes the role of a manager within the functional areas of business: Required elements: No more than1050 words

  16. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 2 Knowledge Check FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com 1.As a process of self-examination during her senior year of college, Casey decides to develop a SWOT analysis of her prospects relative to getting a job. Casey realizes that she has a personal characteristic that suggests she is not comfortable interacting with strangers. She interprets this as a(n) ________ if she is to get a job as a salesperson.

  17. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 2 Learning Team Charter FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 2 Learning Team Charter

  18. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 2 Learning Team Weekly Reflection FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com Discuss last week’s objectives with your team. Include both the topics you feel comfortable with, topics you struggled with, and how the weekly topics relate to application in your field. Prepare a 1- to 3-page paper detailing the findings of your discussion MGT521 Week 2 Weekly Reflection

  19. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 3 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com Week 3 DQ1 From the results of your Ethics Awareness Inventory, do your personal values align with your organizational values? Explain. If there is a misalignment between your personal values and your organizational values, what would be an appropriate response to this misalignment?

  20. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 3 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com Week 3 DQ2 What attributes do successful entrepreneurs possess? Which attribute do you feel is the most important and why?

  21. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 3 DQ 3 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com Week 3 DQ3 Who are the stakeholders in your place of employment or in a company with which you are familiar? What are their wants and needs? How does management meet their needs? What difficulties arise in balancing the needs of the various stakeholders?

  22. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 3 DQ 4 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com Week 3 DQ4 What are some potential strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats that a business should consider in a SWOT analysis? How can a business benefit from gathering this information?

  23. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 3 Individual Assignment Organizational Planning FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com Review the example SWOT Analyses located in this week's Electronic Reserve Readings to see the types of information companies include. Complete the following tasks in the Material: Organizational Planning Worksheet. Cite your resources. Part One (hand in early): Select a Fortune 500 company. Research the selected company by first clicking on the Business Source Complete: SWOT Analyses link in this week's Electronic Reserve Readings. Note that additional research is needed to complete this assignment. Identify the company's internal and external stakeholders. Identify the company's goals and identify the following,

  24. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 3 Individual Assignment Strategy and Planning Paper FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com Strategy and Planning Paper Review Figure 5.3 in the textbook. Write a 950- to 1,100-word paper in which you address the following: •Explain why the 3 types of goals are important to the strategy of an organization. •Explain why the different types of planning are important to the strategy of an organization. •Examine the elements or factors involved in creating an effective strategy for an organization. Cite a minimum of 2 peer-reviewed sources and include examples from one or more Fortune 500 companies to illustrate your points.

  25. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 3 Knowledge Check FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com 1.The process of dividing work activities into separate job tasks is known as ________. 2.The process of grouping jobs together is known as ________. 3.The line of authority that extends from upper organizational levels to lower levels, clarifying who reports to whom, is known as the ________. 4.Which of the following is a characteristic of a mechanistic organization? 5.Which of the following structures is highly adaptive, loose, and flexible? 6.Companies would become more ________ if they allowed professionals to set the priorities and allocate the resources for their departments. organic

  26. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 3 Learning Team Reflection FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com Read the “Developing Your Empowering People (Delegating) Skill” Skills Exercise at the end of Ch. 10 of Management. Discuss the scenario with your Learning Team. Consider the five behaviors described for delegating to determine how to handle the scenario. Prepare a 350- to 1,050-word paper detailing how your team would handle the situation described in the scenario. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

  27. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 4 Assignment Organizational Structure Presentation FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com Organizational Structure Presentation The organization you work for currently has a traditional structure - divisional structure. However, the organization has gone through some big changes including a merger with another organization. The organization is now global and produces products and services clients in a number of different areas. They currently employ roughly 500 employees. Your team has been tasked with recommending a new organizational structure to the head of the organization. Create a 16- to 20-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation, including detailed speaker notes, directed toward the head of the organization. In this presentation, your team will explain what the changes will be and why these changes will allow the firm to succeed in the future.

  28. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 4 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com How could benchmarking be effectively used to achieve competitive advantage? Provide an example.

  29. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 4 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com Week 4 DQ2 What information is gained through managerial accounting? How can a business use this information? As an investor in a small business, what sorts of things may concern you regarding a firm’s financial statements?

  30. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 4 DQ 3 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com Week 4 DQ3 What are some of the benefits of using technology in managing information and human resources in business? What technology is used at your place of employment to manage information and human resources?

  31. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 4 DQ 4 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com Week 4 DQ4 How has outsourcing to other countries affected U.S. businesses? Have the results been mostly positive, or mostly negative? If you had the authority to stop U.S. businesses from outsourcing, would you do that? Why or why not?

  32. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 4 Knowledge Check FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com 1.Which of the following describes the leadership style in which a leader tends to centralize authority, dictate work methods, make unilateral decisions, and limit employee participation? 2.The ________ style of leadership describes a leader who tends to value employee participation, including in such areas as decision making and deciding on work methods and goals. 3.Which of the following describes the leadership style in which the leader generally gives the group complete freedom to make decisions and complete the work in whatever way it sees fit? 4.The ________ model proposed that the results of the least-preferred coworker questionnaire could determine whether someone was relationship or task oriented, and these results would determine effectiveness of group performance.

  33. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 4 Team Assignment Organizing Work FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com You are a team of managers at a company. Upper management is concerned that the structure of the division your team manages is not accomplishing goals as efficiently as it could. As a result, upper management has tasked you to review the current organizational structure for efficiency and recommend needed changes. Your team notices the organizational chart has not been recently updated. To begin the task, your team must create an up-to-date organizational chart to determine the efficiency of the current structure. Then, you must create a new organizational chart that represents the recommended structural changes. You will then present recommendations and rationale to upper management. Complete the following tasks to prepare for your meeting with upper management.

  34. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 5 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com Week 5 DQ1 How can organizational restructuring enable specific types of business attain competitive advantage in a changing market? Provide specific examples.

  35. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 5 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com Week 5 DQ 2 How does the local, state, or national economy affect your business or place of employment? Provide examples.

  36. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 5 DQ 3 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com Week 5 DQ 3 How does training and development improve employee motivation, increase productivity, and increase retention for the benefit of the business?

  37. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 5 DQ 4 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com Week 5 DQ 4 What are some of the negative impacts of the U.S. recession on for-profit and non-profit business?

  38. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 5 Individual Assignment Leadership and Your Career Paper FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com CAREER CONNECTION: Leadership and Your Career Paper Write a 950- to 1,100 word paper in which you address the following: •From the leadership theories discussed in Chapter 14 of your text, identify one theory that appeals to you the most. •Discuss how you would practice this leadership style in your current work environment. •If you are not currently employed, discuss how you would practice this style of leadership in a future job you might like to hold.

  39. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 5 Individual Assignment Team Leadership FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com Your manager tells you about a new department the company will be adding that is part of the company’s strategic plan to enter a particular market segment. Your manager would like you to manage one of the teams in this new department. Your manager has put together the team you will be managing. Your new team consists of the members of your current Learning Team. To be successful in the new market segment, your team must efficiently accomplish the goals set by the company. Your manager, therefore, would like you to develop a leadership approach for each team member on your team based on the theories of leadership and each member’s individual personalities. Write a memo to your manager of no more than 1,400 words in which you explain how you plan to successfully lead your team. Include the following:

  40. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 5 Knowledge Check FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com 1.The control process assumes that ________. 2.An example of control criteria that can be used in any situation is ________. 3.In reviewing the result of the control process, managers could choose to avoid taking action when ________. 17.If a manager rationalizes that he does not have time to investigate the source of a problem and instead resorts to “putting out fires,” the manager is missing the use of ________. 4.Which of the following types of control prevents problems because it takes place prior to the actual activity? 5.Management by walking around is what type of control? 6.What type of control gives employees information on how well they performed, and therefore, can increase motivation?

  41. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 5 Learning Team Reflection FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com Your Learning Team is a team of managers of a customer call center for timeshare vacations. Discuss, with your team, the types of control measures you would use to see how efficient and effective an employee is. Discuss, with your team, the measures you would use to evaluate the entire call center. Prepare a 350- to 1,050-word paper detailing the findings of your discussion.

  42. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 5 Team Assignment What Makes a Leader? Presentation FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com What Makes a Leader? Presentation Create a 12- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with detailed speaker notes in which you address the following question:  •Are leaders born or can they be made?  Why or why not? •The team should take a position on this question and include the team's rationale as well as supporting this with research.

  43. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 6 Individual Assignment Planning and Measuring Performance FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com Review the Example and Practice sections of the Balanced Scorecard Module to practice reading and evaluating the information it presents. Complete the Assignment section of the Balanced Scorecard Module to evaluate the performance of the organization against established standards. Complete the following: Identify the performance gaps. Recommend actions to reduce performance gaps. Note. The Balanced Scorecard Module will give you an option to save your assignment in a document on your desktop.

  44. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 6 Individual Personal Professional Development Plan FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com Resources: Personal Professional Development Plan Activity, Parts 1-4 from Weeks 1-3. Complete the Personal Professional Development Plan. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

  45. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 6 Knowledge Check FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com 1.As a university student, your institution’s social principles and practices reflect on you, as a stakeholder, in the organization. Therefore, it is your right to question how these practices should be evaluated in relation to the social issues that your school is addressing. If your university was paying minimum wage when necessary and applying the minimum legal standards to its employees’ work environment, it would be said to have fulfilled its ________. 2.As a university student, your institution’s social principles and practices reflect on you, as a stakeholder, in the organization. Therefore, it is your right to question how these practices should be evaluated in relation to the social issues that the school is addressing. If your university provides job-share programs, builds a day-care facility, and only uses recycled paper, it could be said to

  46. MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 MASTER Career Begins/mgt521master.com MGT 521 Week 6 Learning Team Reflection FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt521master.com Read Case Application 1, "Lessons from Lehman Brothers: Will We Ever Learn?" at the end of Ch. 5 of Management.Discuss the scenario with your team. Discuss the second, third, and fifth discussion questions at the end of the case with your team. Answer each question based on your team's discussion in no more than 350 words per question.Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

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