MGMT 303 Final Exam

1. (TCO1) Discuss the
functions of management. Which function of management is the most important?
Support your answer.

2. (TCO2) In order to be
effective and efficient, CEOs must monitor both the internal and external
environments. Is it more important for the CEO to monitor the organization’s
external or internal environment? Why?

3. (TCO3) You
have recently been assigned as the ethics officer for your organization, as
part of your responsibilities you have been asked to write a code of ethics.
Discuss the three areas of special concern for managerial ethics that you will
need to address specifically in the code of ethics.

4. (TCO4) There
are several characteristics that an organization needs to possess to be
considered a multicultural organization. Describe what a multicultural
organization will look like using these characteristics.

5. (TCO5) Discuss
a time in your professional or personal life when you had to implement a
reaction plan. How did that plan differ from a contingency plan?

6. (TCO6) If
you were considering starting you own business, what are the four major types
of information would you include in your business plan?

7. (TCO7) Define
the term reengineering. Discuss why an organization might need to engage in it.

8. (TCO8) Briefly
explain what is meant by objective and judgmental performance evaluation.
Discuss two methods of judgmental evaluation.

9. (TCO9) As a
manager, in what types of situations should you use written communication?
Briefly discuss the reasons why written communication would be best in these
situations.

10. (TCO10) In
your opinion, which two characteristics of effective controls are the most
important? Why?

11. (TCO2) Compare
and contrast the sociocultural and the political-legal dimensions of the
general environment, with particular attention to how forces in one could
affect the other.

12. (TCO3) Discuss
the notion of social responsibility. Discuss how an organization is impacted
when its adopts socially responsible practices.

13. (TCO4) Assume
you accepted a transfer with your company to move overseas as a manager within
the companys new international division. Discuss the general environmental
challenges of international management that you will face in the global
environment that you did not face in the domestic environment?
14. (TCO5) The
CEO of your organization has developed two potential plans to help the
organization cut costs. The CEO has asked you to form a group; the members of
the group are to represent a cross-section of all the departments within the
organization. The goal of the group is to discuss and decide which of the two
proposed plans you should implement …..

15. (TCO5) Describe
the job characteristics approach to job design and explain how it is related to
job enrichment and the creation of work teams.

16. (TCO8) Phil
W. supervises a group of very competent workers. These employees are involved
in a routine task, and the company has written standard operating procedures to
cover most of the operation. Phil is trying to decide what leadership
style…..?

17. (TCO9) You are the plant manager at Acme
Plastics. You are running two shifts, a day shift and an evening shift. Before
the day shift leaves each day, the workers must get an adequate supply of raw
materials from the warehouse for the evening shift to use. On several
occasions, they have failed to do so. By the time the evening shift gets to
work,…..?MGMT 303 Final Exam1. (TCO1) Discuss the
functions of management. Which function of management is the most important?
Support your answer.2. (TCO2) In order to be
effective and efficient, CEOs must monitor both the internal and external
environments. Is it more important for the CEO to monitor the organization’s
external or internal environment? Why?
3. (TCO3) You
have recently been assigned as the ethics officer for your organization, as
part of your responsibilities you have been asked to write a code of ethics.
Discuss the three areas of special concern for managerial ethics that you will
need to address specifically in the code of ethics.4. (TCO4) There
are several characteristics that an organization needs to possess to be
considered a multicultural organization. Describe what a multicultural
organization will look like using these characteristics.5. (TCO5) Discuss
a time in your professional or personal life when you had to implement a
reaction plan. How did that plan differ from a contingency plan?6. (TCO6) If
you were considering starting you own business, what are the four major types
of information would you include in your business plan?7. (TCO7) Define
the term reengineering. Discuss why an organization might need to engage in it.
8. (TCO8) Briefly
explain what is meant by objective and judgmental performance evaluation.
Discuss two methods of judgmental evaluation.9. (TCO9) As a
manager, in what types of situations should you use written communication?
Briefly discuss the reasons why written communication would be best in these
situations.10. (TCO10) In
your opinion, which two characteristics of effective controls are the most
important? Why?11. (TCO2) Compare
and contrast the sociocultural and the political-legal dimensions of the
general environment, with particular attention to how forces in one could
affect the other.12. (TCO3) Discuss
the notion of social responsibility. Discuss how an organization is impacted
when its adopts socially responsible practices.13. (TCO4) Assume
you accepted a transfer with your company to move overseas as a manager within
the companys new international division. Discuss the general environmental
challenges of international management that you will face in the global
environment that you did not face in the domestic environment?14. (TCO5) The
CEO of your organization has developed two potential plans to help the
organization cut costs. The CEO has asked you to form a group; the members of
the group are to represent a cross-section of all the departments within the
organization. The goal of the group is to discuss and decide which of the two
proposed plans you should implement …..15. (TCO5) Describe
the job characteristics approach to job design and explain how it is related to
job enrichment and the creation of work teams.16. (TCO8) Phil
W. supervises a group of very competent workers. These employees are involved
in a routine task, and the company has written standard operating procedures to
cover most of the operation. Phil is trying to decide what leadership
style…..?17. (TCO9) You are the plant manager at Acme
Plastics. You are running two shifts, a day shift and an evening shift. Before
the day shift leaves each day, the workers must get an adequate supply of raw
materials from the warehouse for the evening shift to use. On several
occasions, they have failed to do so. By the time the evening shift gets to
work,…..?