In this first-time journal assignment, go to Section 1.1 of your text, and watch The Five Functions of Managers video on the five management functions of planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling resources to achieve organizational goals. How are the five management functions currently applied where you work (or did work)? How do you think […]

Legal Aspects of Staffing   Prior to entering this discussion, review Chapter 4 in your textbook. Select one of the laws listed below, and explain how it has changed the staffing process.   Laws to choose from in answering the discussion question:   Employment-at-will   Fair Labor Standards Act   The Civil Rights Act of […]

Explain why the four steps involved in the control function are important. How are the various ratios used by accountants and managers differently in the control function? Support your claims with specific examples from required materials and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Your initial post should be a minimum of 200 words. […]

Provide an example of one company that should employ the simple structure organizational configuration.   Provide an example of one company that uses the machine bureaucracy form of structure.   Describe the kinds of organizations should feature a professional bureaucracy form of structure. Give an example of one such organization.   Describe the kinds of […]

Which of the following individuals would most likely NOT be considered a group’s gatekeeper?     Jim, who is informally regarded as the group’s leader     Gary, who is always willing to express the group’s values     Karl, who helps carry out the group’s activities     Juan, who is a “member in […]

Which of the following scenarios best describes “firefighting”?   Correct!     When a manager must react to crises and emergencies on the fly.     When a manager must react to crises and emergencies on the basis of preset plans.     When a manager’s mistakes lead to crises and emergencies.     When […]

Which theory was born from the great man theory of leadership?     situational theory     behavioral theory     transformational theory     trait theory       Question 2   Employee inventories and skills inventories are strategies for __________________.     job design     promoting from within     external recruiting […]

Which of the following lists correctly identifies the five management functions?     organizing, staffing, leading, controlling, and financing     planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling     planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and financing     planning, staffing, leading, controlling, and budgeting       Question 2   In assessing a company’s environment, SWOT […]

Question 1 What is the main difference between the equity and exchange philosophies of compensation?     The equity philosophy is based on available budget; the exchange philosophy is based on profit margins.     The equity philosophy is based on fairness; the exchange philosophy is based on employee value.     The equity philosophy […]

Interactive Assignment Developing Your Own Career Goal   Prior to beginning work on this interactive assignment, read Chapters 5 and 6 and Gleeson’s article How Values-Based Leadership Transforms Organizational Cultures (Links to an external site.). After completing your career goal using the process below, you will attach it to your first post by Day 3. […]