Questions from General Business Management

Q: Why is it best to use power unobtrusively? How are people

Why is it best to use power unobtrusively? How are people likely to react to power that is exercised obtrusively?

Q: Either individually or in a group, think about the ethical implications

Either individually or in a group, think about the ethical implications of controlling the agenda as a political strategy.

Q: What are some of the challenges faced by GE’s current leadership team

What are some of the challenges faced by GE’s current leadership team?

Q: What steps can managers and organizations take to ensure that this strategy

What steps can managers and organizations take to ensure that this strategy does not result in important issues and differing points of view being suppressed in an organization?

Q: Observers determine the extent to which Rister and Schwartz use distributive negotiation

Observers determine the extent to which Rister and Schwartz use distributive negotiation or integrative bargaining to resolve their conflicts.

Q: The group members playing Rister and Schwartz assume their roles and negotiate

The group members playing Rister and Schwartz assume their roles and negotiate a solution to these three problems.

Q: What are the various forces in a specialty furniture maker’s task environment

What are the various forces in a specialty furniture maker’s task environment that have the most effect on its performance?

Q: What kinds of IT or MISs can be used to help the

What kinds of IT or MISs can be used to help the company manage these forces?

Q: In what ways can the Internet help this organization improve its competitive

In what ways can the Internet help this organization improve its competitive position?

Q: Describe the management information systems that are used to coordinate and control

Describe the management information systems that are used to coordinate and control organizational activities and to help make decisions.