Question Week 1 discussions Who Is a Manager? (graded)

Based on what you have read in the Griffin text, how would you define a manager? Can anyone be a manager? Why or why not?

Explain how top management impacts ethics within an organization.

Week 2 discussions

Managers, most business decisions are made under conditions of either risk or uncertainty. In your opinion, is it easier to make a decision under a condition of risk or a condition of uncertainty?

Why? Give an example from your experiences to support your answer.

Think of a major organization. Identify that organization and think through the SWOT analysis for that organization. What are the competitive advantages of the organization you identified? Explain how you arrived at that decision.

Week 3 discussions

Let us discuss the statement below. Include some external research via the DeVry University Library or credible Internet sites to support your opinion.

“Diversity is desirable for innovation, flexibility, and organizational success.”

Discuss the reasons why small businesses are so important to the U.S. economy.

Week 4 discussions

Let’s compare two jobs: an airline pilot and an airline ticket agent. Are these different jobs in terms of the five job characteristics approach?

Successful organizations often go through a series of planned changes. How do you define the term planned change? Give an example of a planned change. Can unplanned change be good for an organization? Explain.

Week 5 discussions

Should an organization have the right to select employees without the government’s intervention? Explain your answer.

Money is the most important form of motivation. Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not

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week 6 discussions

Despite no scientific or empirical data to support the trait approach to leadership, many still believe there is an association between leadership behavior and certain traits. Why do you think these beliefs persist? In what ways is the use of the trait approach helpful to those who use it? In what ways is it harmful to those who use it?

What are the similarities and differences of oral and written communication? What kinds of situations call for the use of oral methods? What situations call for the use of written communication?

Week 7 discussion

Describe the differences between bureaucratic and decentralized control. Which do you believe is most effective in the management of an organization? Explain. Give one advantage and one disadvantage of each.

Identify and explain one system that provides applications within an organization. What do you believe are some of the benefits and drawbacks of the system? Give an example of the system other than the examples in the text.

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