Questions from General Business Management

Q: Do you think leadership is more important or less important in today’s

Do you think leadership is more important or less important in today’s flatter, team-based organizations? Are some leadership styles better suited to such organizations as opposed to traditional hiera...

Q: Consider the leadership position of a senior partner in a law firm

Consider the leadership position of a senior partner in a law firm. What task, subordinate, and organizational factors might serve as substitutes for leadership in this situation?

Q: 1. Does Camp Bow Wow CEO Heidi Ganahl possess qualities associated

1. Does Camp Bow Wow CEO Heidi Ganahl possess qualities associated with contemporary leadership? 2. In what way is Heidi Ganahl’s leadership charismatic and visionary? Give examples. 3. Where does Hei...

Q: Why do you think making progress ranks as the most important factor

Why do you think making progress ranks as the most important factor contributing to motivation according to a recent study? How can managers provide a sense of progress for employees working on long-r...

Q: Can you think of potential drawbacks to retailers using labor waste elimination

Can you think of potential drawbacks to retailers using labor waste elimination systems based on scientific management principles, as described in the text? Despite their being about 100 years old, do...

Q: Psychologists have identified three pathways to happiness: pleasure, engagement,

Psychologists have identified three pathways to happiness: pleasure, engagement, and meaning. Do you think that it is the manager’s responsibility to help people find these elements in their work? Dis...

Q: Would the task environment for a wireless provider such as U.

Would the task environment for a wireless provider such as U.S. Cellular contain the same elements as that for a government welfare agency? Discuss the similarities and differences.

Q: 1. What aspects of Camp Bow Wow’s corporate culture are visible

1. What aspects of Camp Bow Wow’s corporate culture are visible and conscious? What aspects are invisible and unconscious? 2. Why did Camp Bow Wow have to change its culture when it became a national...

Q: From the information provided in the chapter example, identify how Western

From the information provided in the chapter example, identify how Western Digital Thailand used both the prevention and the preparation stages of crisis planning.

Q: Based on your knowledge of the following companies, how effective would

Based on your knowledge of the following companies, how effective would you say any one of the following acquisitions were in terms of creating synergy a) Microsoft’s purchase of Nokia’s mobile hands...