Questions and Answers of Range Management Principles

Discuss how "information overload" can inhibit effective communication.
Through the implementation of efficient and effective management, New Belgium Brewing (NBB) has grown from operating out of the founder's basement to having two state-of-the-art facilities and over
Define management and indicate what its principal purposes are and why managers are essential to organizations.
What are the resources of the organization? How are these used in management decision making?
What are the four functions of management? How are they related to the work process?
Describe the steps in management decision making. What are the difficulties in making management decisions?
Discuss the three general roles of management. What are the purposes of these roles? What specific roles fall under each general role?
Discuss the general skills necessary to be successful in management. How do these relate to both the management roles and management decision making?
How do management activities differ across organizations? Describe the specific effects of organization size, industry type, organizational culture, and profit vs. nonprofit organizations on these
How do management activities differ within an organization? Describe the specific effects of level of management and functional specialty on these differences.
Discuss the impact that management decisions have on others.
Discuss how management may be learned in a class setting.
What cultural changes led to the emergence of management as the fourth factor of production? What are the other three factors of production?
Oh, but for the good old days when everything you needed to know to be a successful business manager could be contained in one book! Such was the case when J. L. Nichols, principal of the
Compare and contrast the various approaches to management theory.
What contributions to scientific management were made by people other than Taylor?
On what type of authority is bureaucracy based?
What four things should managers do to ensure that their authority will be accepted by subordinates?
What were the unexpected results of the Hawthorne studies and what conclusions were drawn from these results?
What issues formed the basis of the productivity problem at the turn of the twentieth century?
What were Fayol's main contributions to management thought?
What are the various characteristics of systems?
Describe the term knowledge worker and why it is important to management today.
What are some of the characteristics of a learning organization?
Until recently, Wells Fargo was the world's largest bank. Its victory was short-lived, however, when J.P. Morgan overtook Wells Fargo in 2016. The loss of its place as the world's biggest bank came
Define business ethics. What groups determine whether a business activity is ethical?
Distinguish between the utilitarian philosophy and deontology. Supply an example of a business that has used each to make a decision.
How does opportunity contribute to unethical decisions in business?
What is a social audit? How can a social audit help a business improve its social responsibility activities?
Uber Technologies Inc. is a tech startup that provides ride-sharing services by connecting independent contractors (drivers) and riders with the use of an app. Uber has expanded its operations to 674
What effect does a country's economic environment have on global business?
Discuss the opportunities that have arisen from the various regional trade alliances and agreements discussed in this chapter. Discuss the difficulties.
How can a manager become more globally aware? Why is being globally aware so important a quality in managers today?
What is planning and how does it relate to an organization's mission?
Why is planning necessary for the organization?
What are the various types of goals that an organization may have and how are they related?
Which groups of managers are responsible for strategic, tactical, and operational plans?
How does strategic management relate to business success?
What is a SWOT analysis, and why should a company conduct one?
What corporate strategies can managers use? Give an example of a company using each.
What is a strategic business unit? What business-level strategies can be applied to SBUs?
How does the product life cycle affect the strategy employed by an SBU?
Why is implementation so important to strategic management?
How might an organization or a manager evaluate a plan to determine if it has been effective?
How can an organization increase the successful implementation of its plans?
Distinguish between the two main types of decisions, giving an example of each.
Describe the three conditions under which decision making may occur.
List the six steps of the decision-making process. Why is proper problem identification the most critical step in the decision-making process?
What are some of the reasons why breakdowns can occur during the decision implementation stage?
Contrast the three major models of decision making, outlining the assumptions associated with each.
Explain how the concepts of bounded rationality and satisficing affect the decision-making process.
Discuss the phenomenon of groupthink and how it affects group decision making.
What are the advantages of organizing over having individuals complete all work tasks?
What type of organization allows employees to take off during the day to go surfing? The answer is Patagonia. When founder Yvon Chouinard first developed the company, he was not interested in
Why is it important for a company to have a strong organizational culture?
Describe the relationships depicted in an organizational chart.
Define division of labor and job specialization. Why are these important for organizing?
What is meant by authority within an organization?
What factors affect the span of control assigned to a position?
What is the difference between departments and divisions? Can the terms be used interchangeably? Why or why not?
Describe three different types of multidivisional structures. Do companies use only one of the types or can they be mixed?
Is it true that the more formalized the corporate rules and procedures the better? Why or why not?
What is meant by organic structure, and how does it differ from a mechanistic structure?
A company in the decline stage of the corporate life cycle will always ultimately go out of business. True or false? Defend your answer.
What kind of latent structure would be best for a company in the mature stage of the life cycle?
The ABC Widget Company is using a cost-efficiency strategy. What formal structure is likely to work best to support that strategy? Why?
How is a professional bureaucracy different from an adhocracy? How are they alike?
Playing professional football, almost by definition, is not one of the "safest" jobs in the world, especially at the level of the U.S. National Football League (NFL) where players get injured almost
Why would a company need coordinating mechanisms such as task forces or committees?
What are human resource management (HRM) programs intended to do for the organization?
What information do job analyses provide and why is this information important for HRM programs?
What is human resource planning?
Define recruitment and the two major sources for recruiting.
What is selection? Also, what is meant by a performance test?
What is the purpose of training and what are the major steps in training?
What purpose does the performance appraisal serve? Describe what is meant by objective and subjective performance measures.
What is a compensation system, and what purpose does it serve within an organization?
What is meant by promotion, transfer, and termination of employees?
List some of the major laws that affect human resource management. To which HRM issues do these laws apply?
Describe some ways that diversity in the workforce can help an organization.
What external forces necessitate changes in the way companies do business? What internal forces can cause a change in the way a company does business? Supply examples of how these forces prompt
Explain the five dimensions of change along which organizations can be analyzed to determine causes and solutions to problems.
Name and briefly explain four different types of organizational change.
Compare and contrast Lewin's model of change with the congruence model of change. Compare and contrast these changes to the models of change discussed in the text in particular, the comprehensive
What are the major sources of resistance to change in organizations? List seven major strategies for over- coming resistance to change.
What is organizational development (OD)?
List and explain at least seven major types of OD interventions.
Discuss how leaders and managers differ.
Most firms do not want other companies to copy their successful business model. However, the shoe retailer TOMS is not your typical retailer. Although many organizations try to incorporate
Do you think a person can be a successful leader and manager at the same time? Why?
What are the different sources of power a manager can use? Which tend to be the best? Why?
What are the contingency variables or situational characteristics in the situational leadership theory and Fiedler's contingency theory?
What are the four leadership styles used in the situational leadership theory and when should they be used? What are some of the difficulties associated with applying the model?
What are the four major types of leader behaviors discussed in the path-goal theory of leadership?
Name some personal and situational factors that can enhance or neutralize the effect of a leader's actions or can in some cases substitute for his or her actions.
Describe charismatic, authentic, and servant leadership.
Contrast transactional and transformational leaders.
How do path-goal theory and leader-member exchange theory parallel transactional leadership?
Name the five leadership practices that Kouzes and Posner challenge managers to develop within themselves and within subordinate managers and supervisors.
What are some positive effects of controlled grazing compared to no grazing on range plants?

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