Questions from General Business Management

Q: Should a multinational corporation operate as a tightly integrated, worldwide business

Should a multinational corporation operate as a tightly integrated, worldwide business system, or would it be more effective to let each national subsidiary operate autonomously? Why?

Q: Which of the four components of emotional intelligence do you consider most

Which of the four components of emotional intelligence do you consider most important to an effective manager in today’s world? Why?

Q: The openness of wikis is both their strength and their weakness.

The openness of wikis is both their strength and their weakness. As a business owner, why might you want to take advantage of this new technology? How might you guard against its potential problems, s...

Q: Do you think it makes sense for a company such as Sears

Do you think it makes sense for a company such as Sears Holdings Corp., which has numerous shabby Sears and Kmart stores in need of makeovers, to focus resources on building the online business at the...

Q: Why do you think many people are so frightened by globalization?

Why do you think many people are so frightened by globalization? Based on what is occurring in the world today, do you expect the globalization backlash to grow stronger or weaker over the next decade...

Q: Do you think it is realistic that BOP business practices can have

Do you think it is realistic that BOP business practices can have a positive effect on poverty and other social problems in developing countries? Discuss.

Q: Somnio, a start-up running shoe company in California,

Somnio, a start-up running shoe company in California, decided to start selling its products around the world from the very beginning. In general terms, name some of the challenges a start-up company...

Q: As a manager, how might you deal with an employee who

As a manager, how might you deal with an employee who is always displaying negative emotions that affect the rest of the team? How might you use an understanding of attributions and emotional contagio...

Q: A manager of an international chemical company said that few new products

A manager of an international chemical company said that few new products in her company were successful. What would you advise the manager to do to help increase the company’s success rate?

Q: A new business venture must develop a comprehensive business plan to borrow

A new business venture must develop a comprehensive business plan to borrow money to get started. Companies such as FedEx and Nike say they did not follow the original plan closely. Does that mean tha...