Questions from General Business Management

Q: Use Herzberg’s two-factor theory to explain why motivation seems to

Use Herzberg’s two-factor theory to explain why motivation seems to be high and turnover low at Mars, based on the information provided in the chapter opening example.

Q: Both China and India are rising economic powers. How might your

Both China and India are rising economic powers. How might your approach to doing business with China, a communist country, be different from your approach to doing business with India, the world’s mo...

Q: Why is self-awareness important for being a good manager?

Why is self-awareness important for being a good manager? Can you think of some negative consequences that might result from a manager with low self-awareness?

Q: The MBO technique has been criticized for putting too much emphasis on

The MBO technique has been criticized for putting too much emphasis on achieving goals (ends) and not enough on the methods that people use to achieve them (means). Do you think this is a flaw in the...

Q: You manage a group of software developers for a large organization and

You manage a group of software developers for a large organization and several days ago had the difficult task of notifying a friend who works for the company that he is being laid off. Even though he...

Q: Is Corporate Monitoring of Employee Behavior Outside of Work Going Too Far

Is Corporate Monitoring of Employee Behavior Outside of Work Going Too Far? Attempting to cut health care costs and increase productivity, companies are increasingly trying to get employees to lose w...

Q: Providence Regional Medical Center Uses a Variety of Management Theories to Profitably

Providence Regional Medical Center Uses a Variety of Management Theories to Profitably Treat Patients Walk into most hospitals, and you'll see patients scattered about the halls on gurneys or wheelch...

Q: Google's Values Conflict with Demands from the Chinese Government Isaac Mao saw

Google's Values Conflict with Demands from the Chinese Government Isaac Mao saw this coming. In early 2007, a year after Google launched a China-based version of its search engine that adhered to Beij...

Q: Most small companies seeking to tap overseas markets know they'll have to

Most small companies seeking to tap overseas markets know they'll have to navigate foreign laws, taxes, and regulations. But they also need to figure out how to avoid cultural blunders. Tom Bonkenburg...

Q: When Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn said two years ago that he was

When Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn said two years ago that he was determined to zoom past Toyota to become the world's biggest automaker, the notion seemed laughable. At the time, the German automa...