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MGT 521T Week 1-6 All Discussions FOR MORE
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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
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MGT 521T Practice Chapter 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.helpmgt521t.com 1) An intrapreneur is
someone who works inside an existing organization
who sees an opportunity for a product or service
and mobilizes the organizations 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.
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MGT 521T Practice Chapter 2 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.helpmgt521t.com 1) Which of the
following is a synonym for Douglas McGregors
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?
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MGT 521T Practice Chapter 5 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.helpmgt521t.com 1 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.
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MGT 521T Practice Chapter 6 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.helpmgt521t.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 porters
five competitive forces?
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MGT 521T Practice Chapter 6 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.helpmgt521t.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 porters
five competitive forces?
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MGT 521T Practice Chapter 9 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.helpmgt521t.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. Theres 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 were trying to
make a tight deadline.
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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? Check all that
apply.
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MGT 521T Week 1 Discussion Four functions of
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www.helpmgt521t.com The four functions of
management model has been criticized as being
irrelevant to todays managers. Do you agree or
disagree with the critics who question the
relevance of this model? Explain your answer and
support your position.
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MGT 521T Week 2 Apply Assignment FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.helpmgt521t.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. -------------------------------------------
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is your best course of action with Claire?
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MGT 521T Week 2 Discussion Organizational Goals
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.helpmgt521t.com What
factors should you consider in determining an
organizations 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.
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MGT 521T Week 2 Practice Knowledge FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.helpmgt521t.com The document
that details how a companys goals are to be met
in called a A document that outlines a proposed
firms 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.
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MGT 521T Week 3 Discussion Benefits of
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VISIT www.helpmgt521t.com How can
organizational restructuring enable specific
types of businesses to attain competitive
advantage in a changing market? Provide specific
examples.
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MGT 521T Week 4 Apply Assignment FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.helpmgt521t.com 1 Legitimate,
reward, and coercive power result from a
managers formal position, and thus all managers
have these sources of power. Expert and referent
power are derived from ones 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 firls lawyer.
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MGT 521T Week 4 Discussion Effective Leadership
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www.helpmgt521t.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?
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MGT 521T Week 5 Apply Assignment. FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.helpmgt521t.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.
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MGT 521T Week 5 Discussion The Value Of Business
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www.helpmgt521t.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
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MGT 521T Week 5 Practice Knowledge Check FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.helpmgt521t.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. In
recent years, productivity has been declining
globally.
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MGT 521T Week 6 Apply Assignment FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.helpmgt521t.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? After returning home from a trade show,
Mr. Jones, the president of a manufacturing
company, called a meeting of his production
department.
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MGT 521T Week 6 Discussion Organizational
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an organizations innovation, or lack of it,
affect their success? Provide specific examples.
What is the role of the manager in an
organizations innovation?
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