DQ1. The Management textbook describes three different
types of leadership theories: early, contingency, and contemporary. Which of
these leadership theories is the most complementary with your view of
leadership and its place in management? Explain and support your answer.
DQ2. The business world today continues to become more
globalized, and most managers will find themselves working with at least one
team member from a different culture. What are the factors a manager must
consider when attempting to lead a team that includes members from other
cultures? Do these factors differ, depending on the cultures represented on the
team? Why or why not?
DQ3. How can an understanding of organizational behavior help a
manager improve employee job satisfaction and decrease turnover? What factors
must be considered when gauging job satisfaction?
DQ4. The Management textbook speaks to how managers can
manage generational differences in the workplace. Why is it important to ensure
generational differences are appropriately handled? Share an example of a
misunderstanding you witnessed that was due to generational differences.
Post
a short summary of what you have learned this week.
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.
Select one team member's
company that he or she used to complete the Organizational Planning assignment.
Identify the selected
company's current organizational structure.
Create an organizational chart
in Microsoft® PowerPoint® for the current
structure of the selected company.
Discuss, with your team, any
structural changes or adaptations to the existing structures that you think
should be recommended to improve that company's efficiency and effectiveness.
Decide, as a team, what
structural changes or adaptations should be recommended.
Create an organizational chart
in Microsoft® PowerPoint® for the recommended
structure of the selected company.
Justify your team's
recommendations in a paper of no more than 1,050 words. If your team recommends
that the company structure remain the same, defend your decision. Based on the
team's decision, your paper must also include the following:
- Describe the work that must be completed to accomplish
the recommended changes or adaptations. If no changes are recommended,
explain what work is currently being done and why it is successful.
- Describe how the work could be done most effectively.
Would the work be completed by individuals, teams, or a combination of
both? If no changes are recommended, explain how the work is being
completed and why the current method is successful.
- Justify the selection for how the work could be done
and describe the approach that should be used.
Format your paper consistent
with APA guidelines.
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