1. Challenge for high- level management. In a large corporation, high-level managers make key decisions about the type of product to produce, the location of the production plant, the size of the business (number of employees), the size and layout of the production plant, the marketing of the product, and financing. What do you think is the most challenging task for high- level management?
2. Management Functions. If you were a manager of a retail store, which management function would be most important to your success?
3. Management skills. If you were a manager of a retail store,
which management skill would be necessary for your success?
Note: Please answer as best as you can. Thank you.
1.The challenging task for high level management is to organize all aspects of functioning of the organization. The high level management has to ensure that all units of business are working efficiently and a proper coordination is established for effective result.
2. The management function of controlling the operations of a retail store would have been more important to my success. Controlling the operations and day to day affairs and checking for quality of work, product etc. is very important role thus this function would have played important and significant role.
3. If i am a manager of a retail store, decision making management
skill would have been necessary for my success as decision making
ability is key to take decisions and direct the employee to work in
particular way. Employees would be looking at me with expectation
that I will give them the right suggestions and make them out of
confusion so I have to be clear of what is needed for business to
do so that other can follow me on a specific direction for business
operation at retail store.
1. Challenge for high- level management. In a large corporation, high-level managers make key decisions about...
Show Me the Money One of the key decisions an employer must make is the level of compensation it pays to its employees. In fact, agency theory focuses on the divergent interests and goals of an organization's stakeholders and the ways that employee compensation can be used to align these interests and goals. In this case, we revisit Werner Marketing Services (WMS), the health care marketing company we met in Chapter 11. Now that WMS has implemented a pay structure...
Hi, I need help with these questions, please Manila Water, the provider of the water and sewerage services in the capital of the Philippines has purchased the government-owned water and sewerage system for the entire country. It promises to make the nation's water and sewerage system run as efficiently and profitably as the one it operates in Manila. The development, maintenance, and allocation of resources to achieve its goal will require: A. Processing B. Organizing C. Leadership D. Planning E....
Evaluating Management Control Systems SPG Company manufactures and sells metal products that are used in many manufacturing operations. The management at SPG believes strongly in decentralized decision making and using performance evaluation and compensation to encourage high-performing managers. Marilyn Conners is the manager of the manufacturing operations, which produces and transfers the product to the marketing division. Jack Schwartz is the manager of marketing. Marilyn is evaluated on manufacturing cost relative to a budget for good output. Marilyn makes all...
1) Briefly describe the evolution of management thinking highlighting the bureaucratic approach to management. 2) What kind of organization structure is reflected in this company? Discuss. 3) What attributes of the bureaucratic structure can you find in this company? 4) What management approach is practiced by the top management of the above company? Is this approach suitable for a company in the communication industry? Critically analyze. Reading Large, bureaucratic organizations have many rules and regulations. This, as well as other...
Management at a marketing consulting firm in Minnesota is concerned that many of their associates have trouble getting to work during the winter season due to snow storms and other adverse weather conditions. An analysis by the HR department finds that most of the associates could actually perform their jobs without being in the office so long as they have a laptop and Internet access. Management would like to offer a work option to its associates to address this situation....
Strategic Positioning. Tartan Corporation has been manufacturing high-quality home lighting systems for more than 90 years. The company's first products in the 1920s- the Classic line-were high quality floor lamps and table lamps made of the highest quality materials with features that other manufacturers did not attempt: multiple switches, adjustable heights, and stained glass. In the 1950s and 1960s, the company introduced a number of new products that were in demand at the time, including track lighting and lava lamps,...
1.Which of the following is true about "management by exception"? It requires managers to investigate all favorable and unfavorable variances. It requires the use of variance analysis. It rarely requires the use of variance analysis. It requires managers to calculate standard costs, but ignore actual costs. None of the answer choices is correct. 2.Which of the following is most likely to cause an unfavorable direct materials quantity variance? Low quality materials increased waste of materials. High quality materials reduced waste...
1. Read the following job descriptions and decide on a percentage pay increase for each of the eight employees. 2. Make salary increase recommendations for each of the eight managers that you supervise. There are no formal company restrictions on the size of raises you give, but the total for everyone should not exceed the $10,900 (a 4% increase in the salary pool) that has based budgeted for this purpose. You have a variety of information on which to base...
Instructions: Quite often, I have heard many people say that "a managers job is simply to tell people what to do." I sometimes wonder if that is true! Hey, I just thought of a great idea. Instead of just wondering if that statement has any validity to it, let's just ask a manager. Your task for this week is to interview a manager. It can be a present or past manager or someone whom you have never worked with. You may...
1. Organization Structure and Design: Skill-Building Exercise Exercise Overview Diagnostic skills enable a manager to visualize the most appropriate response to a situation. Communication skills refer to the manager’s abilities to both effectively convey ideas and information to others and effectively receive ideas and information from others. In this exercise, you’re asked to apply your diagnostic skills to the question of centralization versus decentralization in an organization. You are also asked about communication issues as they relate to the decision...