MGMT303 Midterm Study Guide * The Midterm covers TCOs 1–7; Chapters 1–12 (with the exception of Chapter 10) and the Appendix Module. * The Midterm is worth 140 points. * The Midterm consists of six multiple choice questions, worth 5 points each; five short answer questions, worth 10 points each; and four essay questions, worth 15 points each, for a total of 140 points. * Your responses to the essay questions should be at least 2–3 paragraphs long. IMPORTANT: Please make sure
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come up with a way of managing the company to be a major success. Managers are responsible on how to manage how their employees work and carry on daily business. Managers are also responsible to deliver task, delegate, and come up with ways of making an employee’s job easier. In this paper, internal/external factors will determine how the company is affected with dealing with globalization, technology, ethics, and innovation. The paper will also discuss the use of delegation to take care of management
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from cleaners through to consultant doctors and have led differently depending on the person I am leading. A scenario I can recall was a time when I instructed a cleaner to decontaminate a side room ready for another patient to occupy. I used a Delegation style approach to the task and 4 hours later, I found the task was not completed due to poor time management by the cleaner. This had a negative consequence of delaying another patient’s admission to the unit until the task was completed and caused
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Mainiero, L. and Tromley, C. Developing Managerial Skills in Organizational Behavior: Exercises, Cases, and Readings (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall) (2d ed. 1994), pp. 322-329. Evolution and Revolution as Organizations Grow Larry E. Greiner A small research company chooses too complicated and formalized an organization structure for its young age and limited size. It flounders in rigidity and bureaucracy for several years and is finally acquired by a larger company. Key executives of a
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develop an action plan on how to fix these and prevent them from happening in the future. The two major problems that seem to be continuously occurring are 1.) The lack in overall communication throughout all levels of the organization and 2.) The delegation of power and discipline within the company. Finding solutions to these issues is the next major concern for this company and will help them get the plant back in to rhythm. Problem 1 - Lack of Communication In terms of the lack of communication
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appeal to the heart while managers appeal to the head. A leader’s energy is passion, and that of the manager is control. When discussing business leadership, the distinction between good management and good leadership is often made. Leading and managing are two distinct yet symbiotic qualities that every organisation looks for in a person who is moving up the ladder. However, this right blend is rare and cannot be easily found. Good managerial skills are all about planning and utilising time
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said to have perpetual succession. Although one person may in effect control and execute the affairs of a company by occupying several positions in the corporate structure – for example, an individual may be the majority shareholder, the company’s managing director and at the same time the company’s sole employee – such a person is not regarded as the company. The company has a separate legal entity. While a company holds its property and assets for the ultimate benefit of the associated tights of
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and jobs so that its work can be performed and its goals can be met. When a work group is very small and face-to-face communication is frequent, formal structure may be unnecessary, but in a larger organization decisions have to be made about the delegation of various tasks. Thus, procedures are established that assign responsibilities for various functions. It is these decisions that determine the organizational structure. In an organization of any size or complexity, employees' responsibilities
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