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Gather a small team of Students. Think of a project most Students would understand; the kinds of tasks involved should also be familiar. Identify and assess major and minor risks inherent to the
You have been assigned to a project risk team of five members. Because this is the first time your organization has formally set up a risk team for a project, it is hoped that your team will develop
Search the Web using the key words:"best practices, project management." What did you find? How might this information be useful to a project manager?
The National Oceanic Research Institute is planning a research study on global warming in Antarctica. The 16-month network schedule is presented below. It is followed by budgets for each activity.
Use the information contained below to compress one time unit per move using the least cost method. Reduce the schedule until you reach the crash point of the network. For each move identify what
Use the information contained below to compress one time unit per move using the least cost method. Assume the total indirect cost for the project is $700 and there is a savings of $50 per time unit
If the indirect costs for each duration are $300 for 27 days, $240 for 26 days, $180 for 25 days, $120 for 24 days, $60 for 23 days, and $50 for 22 days, compute the direct, indirect and total costs
Use the information contained below to compress one time unit per move using the least cost method. Assume the total indirect cost for the project is $2,000 and there is a savings of $100 per time
Do an Internet search for the Keirsey Temperament Sorter Questionnaire and find a site that appears to have a reputable self-assessment questionnaire.Respond to the questionnaire to identify your
Access the Project Management Institute Web site and review the standards contained in PMI Member Ethical Standards section. How useful is the information for helping someone decide what behavior is
Assume that you have the following decision-making options: (1) make the decision on your own with available information, (2) consult others before making a decision, and (3) call a meeting and reach
How is the emergence of a free-agent economy changing career and work opportunities?
In what ways will the job of a top manager typically differ from that of a first-line manager?
How does planning differ from controlling in the management process?
To be considered effective as a manager, what goals will you set for yourself in the new job? What skills will be important to you, and why, as you seek success as the audit team supervisor?
Other than at work, in what situations do you expect to be a manager during your lifetime?
Why should a manager be concerned about the quality of work life in an organization?
In what ways does the upside-down pyramid view of organizations offer advantages over the traditional view of the top-down pyramid?
Is Mintzberg's view of the intense and demanding nature of managerial work realistic, and if so, why would you want to do it?
If Katz's model of how different levels of management use essential skills is accurate, what are its career implications for you?
Why is emotional intelligence an important component of one's human skills?
How are current concerns about ethics in business, globalization, and changing careers addressed in your courses and curriculum?
Is it possible for members of minority groups to avoid being hurt by prejudice, discrimination, and the glass ceiling effect in their careers?
In what ways can the capacity for self-management help you to prosper in a free-agent economy?
How does distributive justice differ from procedural justice?
What are the three Spotlight Questions that people can use for double-checking the ethics of a decision?
If someone commits an unethical act, how can he or she rationalize it to make it seem right?
What is the virtuous circle of corporate social responsibility?
How would you describe to this manager his or her alternatives in terms of cultural relativism and moral absolutism? What would you identify as the major issues and concerns in terms of the cultural
1. Patagonia has a history of putting sustainability ahead of profits. But it also has to face up to everyday business realities and the need for operating capital. How do you think the company
Will a belief in cultural relativism create inevitable ethics problems for international business executives?
Are ethical dilemmas always problems, or can they be opportunities?
Is it right for organizations to require ethics training of employees?
Should whistleblowers have complete protection under the law?
Should all managers be evaluated on how well they serve as ethical role models?
Choose an organization in your community. What questions would you ask to complete an audit of its social responsibility practices?
1. Bezos once said: "Amazon may break even or even lose money on the sale of its devices." The company expects to recoup the money later through the sale of products, with a further boost from its
How does an optimizing decision differ from a satisficing decision?
How can you tell from people's behavior if they tend to be systematic or intuitive in problem solving?
What is escalating commitment and how can it be avoided?
With the goals of both expanding your resumé and gaining valuable experience, you have joined a new mentoring program between your university and a local high school. One of the first
Can a manager be justified for acting as a problem avoider in certain situations?
Would an organization be better off with mostly systematic or mostly intuitive thinkers?
Is it possible to develop programmed decisions for use in conditions of risk and uncertainty?
Do you see any problems or pitfalls for managers using the behavioral decision model?
Is use of the spotlight questions sufficient to ensure an ethical decision?
How can you avoid being hurt by the anchoring and adjustment heuristic in your annual pay raises?
What are some real-world examples of how escalating commitment is affecting decision making in business, government, or people's personal affairs?
Is it really possible to turn a crisis into an opportunity, and, if so, how?
1. What objectives and measures could Nordstrom use to assess the success of its Web-based inventory integration? 2. How might a firm as large as Nordstrom apply the concept of participatory
How does planning facilitate controlling?
Why is participation good for the planning process?
My friends Curt and Rich own a local bookstore. They are very interested in making plans for improving the store and better dealing with competition from the other bookstores that serve college
Should all employees plan, or just managers?
Which step in the planning process do you think is the hardest to accomplish?
How could better planning help in your personal career development?
Is there any need for long-range plans in today's fast moving environment?
Are there any possible disadvantages to zero-based budgeting?
Shouldn't all planning provide for contingency plans?
Are stretch goals a good fit for today's generation of college students when they enter the workplace?
What type of control is being exercised in the U.S. Army's after-action review?
How could clan control be used in a TQM program?
How can a just-in-time system reduce inventory costs?
What four questions could be used to set up a balanced scorecard for a small business?
Your speech will last 15 to 20 minutes. What is the outline for your speech? How will you explain the potential benefits of MBO to the group of small business owners?
What performance standards should guide a hospital emergency room or fire department?
What are the possible downsides to management by exception?
How does bureaucratic control differ from clan control?
What is Douglas McGregor's main point regarding internal control?
Can MBO work when there are problems in the relationship between a team leader and a team member?
Can a firm such as Walmart ever go too far in controlling its inventory costs?
What is the difference between corporate strategy and functional strategy?
Why is a cost leadership strategy so important when one wants to sell products at lower prices than competitors?
What strategy should be pursued for a "question mark" in the BCG Matrix, and why?
What is strategic leadership?
Kim Harris owns and operates a small retail store, selling the outdoor clothing of an American manufacturer to a predominantly college-student market. Lately, a large department store outside of town
1. What does a Porter's Five Forces analysis reveal about the industry in which Dunkin' Donuts and Starbucks compete? What are the strategic implications for Dunkin' Donuts? 2. Gather information to
With things changing so fast today, is it really possible for a business to achieve "sustainable" competitive advantage?
Why is growth such a popular business strategy?
Is it good news or bad news for investors when a business announces that it is restructuring?
Can an organization have a good strategy but a poor sense of mission?
Would a monopoly receive a perfect score for industry attractiveness in Porter's five forces model?
Does the BCG Matrix oversimplify a complex strategic management problem?
Why should an organization chart be trusted "only so far"?
In what ways can informal structures be good for organizations?
How does a matrix structure combine functional and divisional forms?
Why is an organic design likely to be quicker and more flexible in adapting to changes than a mechanistic design?
Imagine you are a consultant to your university or college president. The assignment is: Make this organization more efficient without sacrificing its educational goals. Although the president
Why is organizing such an important management function?
Could an organization consistently perform well without the help of its informal structure?
Why use functional structures if they are prone to functional chimneys problems?
Could a matrix structure improve performance for an organization familiar to you?
How can the disadvantages of group decision making hurt team structures?
Is "empowerment" just a buzzword, or is it something that can really make a difference in organizations today?
Knowing your personality, will you fit in better with an organization that has a mechanistic or an organic design?
How can alternative work schedules work to the benefit of both organizations and their members?
What is the difference between process, product, and business model innovation?
How do a manager's responsibilities for change leadership vary among Lewin's three phases of planned change?
What are the possible differences in outcomes for managers using force-coercion and shared power change strategies?
One of the common experiences of new college graduates in their first jobs is that they often "spot things that need to be changed." They are full of new ideas, and they are ready and quick to
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