What is the definition of management?   Question 2 options:   a group of individuals who work together towards a common goal or to accomplish some specific purpose   the process that includes motivating subordinates, directing others, selecting the most effective communication channels and resolving conflicts.   the process of administering and coordinating resources effectively, efficiently and to achieve the goals of the organisation.

Question 1 Four basic functions of management are Select one: a. Cooperating, organizing, planning and leading b. Controlling, leading, planning and  organizing c. Motivating, organizing, planning and leading d. Cooperating, motivating, planning and leading Question 2 In the acronym PESTEL ( i.e.PESTEL analysis),  the P is for: Select one: a. Planning b. Political c. Procedure d. Principle Question 3 On the law books, there are fines, although small, that speaks to  the improper disposal of business waste to prevent ill-health issues in the environment and to its citizens.  There is no law that speaks to the individual waste disposal.  Based on this,  would you conclude that  Select one: a. What  is  legal  is ethical b. What is ethical is illegal c. laws are not necessary for waste disposal d. all of the above Question 4 A code of ethics in an organization Select one: a. guarantees employees will act in an ethical manner. b. describes what is…

QUESTION 9 is a tendency for groups to make decisions that are more extreme than decisions made individually by team A. Groupthink B. Group cohesion C. Social loafing O D. Group polarization members. QUESTION 10 What is the similarity between the LPC leadership theory and the Michigan Studies? O A. They are both situational leadership theories. B. They are both behavioral leadership theories. C. They consider similar sets of situations. D. They consider similar sets of leadership behaviors. QUESTION 11 According to the LPC theory, task-oriented leadership style should be used when the situation is A. Very unfavorable O B. Very favorable C. Moderately favorable D. A and B O E. B and C QUESTION 12 What is the major difference between the Ohio State Studies and Michigan Studies of Leadership? A. The former is behavioral leadership and the latter is situational leadership. B. The former is situational leadership and the latter is behavioral leadership. C. They include very different sets…

QUESTION 1 Which levels of needs assessment should be conducted prior to recommending an HRD intervention?     Task, Diagnostic, and Competency     Organization, task, and person     Organization, Job, and Competency     Analytic, Team, and individual QUESTION 2 What is a needs assessment?     A process by which an organization determined how to deliver a training solution     A method used to identify and articulate an organization’s HRD needs     A method used to determine the training needs to address individual performance challenges     A method employed to articulate an organization’s need for talent development QUESTION 3 Why is it necessary to conduct a needs assessment?     To make certain the recommended HRD solution produces desired outcomes     To confirm the training suggested by the person who requested training     To build a business case for purchasing training built by a well-known learning &…

An Omani company that manufactures automobile spare parts has appointed you as its Country Manager for their Holland division. You are expected to work in the company's Amsterdam office for the next 2 years. Questions: a. Discuss how your "Cultural Belief will affect your work in Holland. b. Research on Holland work culture and identify the problems that vou are expected to face in Holland and try to find a solution to each one of them. tes)

QUESTION 2 Your boss has recently told you that the employee turnover rate in your organisation is worrying, causing understaffed in some departments. You knew that effective recruiting is not easy. Examine the above situation and discuss how recruitment of a more diverse workforce could help your organisation to overcome the problem.

Question 7: Groupthink is: Group of answer choices A) A mindset of not rocking the boat in order to avoid promoting viewpoints outside the comfort zone of consensus thinking, which ultimately leads to planned, rational decision making because ideas are critically analyzed. B) A mindset of not rocking the boat in order to avoid promoting viewpoints outside the comfort zone of consensus thinking, which ultimately leads to hasty, irrational decision making because ideas are not critically analyzed. C) A mindset of not rocking the boat in order to avoid promoting viewpoints outside the comfort zone of consensus thinking, which ultimately leads to hasty, irrational decision making because ideas are critically analyzed. D) A mindset of rocking the boat in order to promote viewpoints outside the comfort zone of consensus thinking, which ultimately leads to hasty, irrational decision making because ideas are not critically analyzed.

Negotiation Scenario 1 < You have worked in your current assignment for two years. During that time, your company initiated a new bonus system. However, neither you nor other employees know very much about the new system. Your employer cautioned everyone to keep their salaries and bonuses confidential, so you have little information about how others in your company are compensated. At year-end, you received a bonus, but it's significantly smaller than you anticipated. You want to approach your boss to ask for a larger bonus, but without information on what everyone else got, you have little information on which to base your argument. How do you prepare to negotiate with your boss?

Requirement   Forum 1: Introduce yourself, identifying  your Management Level, your Functional Area and your proposed Company Structure  For your FIRST discussion post state your management level, department and company structure you will represent. No two students should choose the same department. For example: Operational Manager, IT, investigating Direct Trading Platforms.   Kindly note that I have chosen to be the  the Strategic Manager, Market Operations - (Marketing) investigating Trading Platforms.      Forum 2: Discuss your business structure 1.      From the perspective of your department and management level, describe your business structure.  I have chosen Trading Platform Structure   1.      Suggest THREE  contributing factors that may make yours the preferred structure.   2.      Request information from THREE other departments that could assist in your investigation. Please specify both the TYPE, and specific CONTENTS of the report you are requesting (Unit 3 types of…

Question 1 Should a supervisor participate in informal communication? If so, when? If not, why not?