Questions and Answers of The Fundamentals Of Fashion Management

5. Would you hire a person who has had emotional problemse?a. Nob. Yes, provided the person shows evidence of complete recoveryc. Yes, if the person is suitable for the job
4. When it comes to beliefs, you:a. Do all you can to make others see things the same way you dob. Actively advance your point of view but stop short of argumentc. Keep your feelings to yourself
3. Which virtue is most important to you?a. Kindnessb. Objectivityc. Obedience
2. When someone does something you disapprove of, you:a. Break off the relationshipb. Tell how you feel but keep in touchc. Tell yourself it matters little and behave as you always have
1. Most of your friends:a. Are very similar to youb. Are very different from you and from each otherc. Are like you in some respects but different in others
11. How can organizations strike a balance between respecting and meeting the needs of a diverse workforce and shaping a high-performance corporate culture where shared values contribute to the
9. Why do you think a large number of women are opting out of corporate managemente Discuss whether this trend is likely to continue over the next ten years.
8. What is the glass ceiling, and why do you think it has proven to be such a barrier to women and minoritiese?
7. What is the first step in creating a culturally competent culturee What does this first step reveale?
4. What is the difference between the traditional definition of diversity and the more inclusive view of diversitye?
3. Evaluate your own experiences so far with people from other backgrounds. How well do you think those experiences prepared you to understand the unique needs and dilemmas of a diverse workforcee?
3. Suggest at least one idea for training, one for performance evaluation, and one for compensation that might be used to develop and maintain a committed corps of limo drivers. Dawson Rutter started
2. Which of the three broad HRM activities (finding people, managing talent, or maintaining the workforce) would you invest in most heavily in order to begin building the human capital Commonwealth
1. What types of employees would you suggest Dawson Rutter add to his company next? Why? Dawson Rutter started a limousine company so he’d have a nice place to work—but not have to work very
3. Without mentioning specifics, give Winston such an unenthusiastic reference that you hope the other human resources director can read between the lines and believe that Winston will be a poor
2. Contact the vice president of sales and ask him to release you from the agreement or to give the reference himself. After all, he made the agreement. You don’t want to lie. As director of human
1. Honor the agreement, trusting Winston’s rehabilitation is complete on all levels and that he is now ready for a responsible position. Give a good recommendation. As director of human resources,
10. Is it wise for managers to evaluate a candidate’s postings on social networking sites such as Facebook as grounds for rejection before even interviewing a promising candidate? Is it faire
8. As a manager, how would you draw up a telecommuting contract with a new employee? Include considerations such as job description, compensation and benefits, performance measures, training, and
7. If you are in charge of training and development, which training option or options—such as on-the-job training, cross-training, classroom, mentoring—would you be likely to choose for your
6. One human resource manager recently got a thank you note on her iPhone that said “hx 4 the Iview! Wud ♥ to wrk 4 u!!!•” he manager had liked the candidate’s interview, but after getting
5. How do you think the growing use of telecommuters, temporary and part-time workers, and virtual teams affects human resource management? How can managers improve recruiting and retention of these
4. Which selection criteria (personal interview, employment test, assessment center) do you think would be most valuable for predicting effective job performance for a college professor? For an
1. Assume it is the year 2020. In your company, central planning has given way to frontline decision making, and bureaucracy has given way to teamwork. Shop floor workers use handheld devices and
3. Sketch a general chart for the type of organization that you think would work best for IT at FMB&T. Marshall Pinkard, president and CEO of FMB&T, a growing Californiabased regional commercial and
2. If you were Marshall Pinkard, how would you address both Ayishia’s request for clarification about her authority and responsibilities and the underlying problems her e-mail brings to his
1. What are the main organizational causes of the frustration that Ayishia Coles feels? Marshall Pinkard, president and CEO of FMB&T, a growing Californiabased regional commercial and consumer retail
3. Send copies of the reports anonymously to the operations manager, who is Golopolus’s boss. Tom Harrington loved his job as an assistant quality-control officer for Rockingham Toys. After six
2. Mind your own business. Golopolus hasn’t said anything about the new guidelines and you don’t want to overstep your authority. You’ve been unemployed and need this job. Tom Harrington loved
1. Prepare a memo to Golopolus, summarizing the new safety guidelines that affect the Rockingham product line and requesting his authorization for implementation.Tom Harrington loved his job as an
10. Would you expect the structure of a company such as Facebook that operates almost entirely online to differ from the structure of a bricksand-mortar company such as AT&T that uses the Internet
8. Experts say that organizations are becoming increasingly decentralized, with authority, decision-making responsibility, and accountability being pushed farther down into the organization. How will
7. The Hay Group published a report that some managers have personalities suited to horizontal relationships such as project management that achieve results with little formal authority. Other
2. Most organizations have been making greater use of teams in recent years. What factors might account for this trend?
1. How do you think management practices might change in response to increasing government regulation in the banking and health care industriese What other recent political, social, or economic
2. Can you think of potential drawbacks to retailers using labor-waste elimination systems based on scientific management principals, as described in the texte Despite their being about 100 years
4. As organizations become more technology-driven, which do you think will become more important—the management of the human element of the organization or the management of technologye Discuss,
5. Why do you think Mary Parker Follett’s ideas tended to be popular with business people of her day but were ignored by management scholarse Why are her ideas appreciated more todaye?
7. Why can an event such as the Hawthorne studies be a major turning point in the history of management even if the idea is later shown to be in errore Discuss,
8. How would you apply systems thinking to a problem such as poor performance in your current academic studiese To a problem with a romantic partner or family membere Try to identify all the elements
9. Do you think management theory will ever be as precise as theories in the fields of finance, accounting, or experimental psychologye Why or why note?
1. Ignore the test. Charlotte has proved herself and deserves the job. Karen Lowry, manager of a social service agency in a midsized city in Illinois, loved to see her employees learn and grow to
2. Give the job to the candidate with the highest score. You don’t need to make enemies on the Civil Service Board, and, after all, it is an objective way to select a permanent placement. Karen
3. Devise a more comprehensive set of selection criteria— including test results as well as supervisory experience, ability to motivate employees, and knowledge of agency procedures—that can be
1. What are some of the social, political, and economic forces that are influencing SIA’s decision to become a learning organization?In the early years of the new century, it wasn’t hard to see
2. If you were a specialist at SIA, how and why would you respond to the proposed changes? What steps would you suggest Jerry take to increase employee utilization of the knowledge-sharing system in
3. What general obstacles would you foresee in a company such as SIA trying to make the transition from a hierarchical, or bureaucratic, to a more collaborative organization? What are some general
1. Why is innovative management important and how have Walmart’s leaders demonstrated innovation throughout the company’s history?We live in turbulent times. Since the collapse of the U.S.
2. Which management perspectives of the past century infu- enced Sam Walton and Walmart? Explain.We live in turbulent times. Since the collapse of the U.S. housing market in 2008, the unemployment
3. What social, political, and economic forces are shaping the practice of management at Walmart in the twenty-first century?We live in turbulent times. Since the collapse of the U.S. housing market
2. Do you think it is realistic that bottom of the pyramid business practices can have a positive effect on poverty and other social problems in developing countries? Discuss.
4. What steps could a company take to avoid making product design and marketing mistakes when introducing new consumer products into Brazil?
5. Compare the advantages associated with the market entry strategies of exporting, licensing, and wholly owned subsidiaries. What information would you need to collect and what factors would you
1. Do the clinical trials in Albania. You’ll be able to bring the drug to market faster and cheaper, which will be good for AH Biotech’s employees and investors and good for the millions of
2. Do the clinical trials in the United States. Even though it will certainly be more expensive and time-consuming, you’ll feel as if you’re living up to the part of the Hippocratic Oath that
3. Do the clinical trials in Albania, and if the drug is approved, use part of the profits to set up a compassionate use program in Albania, even though setting up a distribution system and training
1. How would you characterize the main economic, legal- political, and sociocultural differences influencing the relationship between the partners in Shui Fabricse What GLOBE Project dimensions would
2. How would you define Shui’s core probleme Are sociocultural differences the main underlying cause of this probleme Why or why note How would you handle the conflict with your boss back in the
3. If you were Ray Betzell, what other options to the 50-50 joint venture would you consider for manufacturing textiles in Chinae Make the argument that one of these options is more likely to meet
Students, to access the On the Job and Bizflix video cases for this and all chapters, visit the CourseMate web site or, if you do not have access to CourseMate, ask your instructor for a copy of the
1. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., said, “As long as there is poverty in the world, I can never be rich… . As long as diseases are rampant, I can never be healthy… . I can never be what I ought to
3. Imagine yourself in a situation of being encouraged by colleagues to inflate your expense account. What factors do you think would influence your choice? Explain.
6. A noted business executive said, “A company’s first obligation is to be profitable. Unprofitable enterprises can’t afford to be socially responsible.” Discuss why you agree or disagree
7. Do you believe it is ethical for organizational managers to try to get access and scrutinize the Facebook pages of employees or job applicants?Discuss.
10. The chapter refers to a survey which shows that many people think cheating is more common today than it was a decade ago. Do you think cheating is really more common or does it just seem sot Why?
1. Talk to the manufacturing vice president and emphasize the responsibility Chem-Tech has as an industry leader to set an example. Present her with a recommendation that Chem-Tech participate in
2. Mind your own business and just do your job. The company isn’t breaking any laws, and if Chem-Tech’s economic situation doesn’t improve, a lot of people will be thrown out of work. Nathan
3. Call the local environmental advocacy group and get them to stage a protest of the company Nathan Rosillo stared out his office window at the lazy curves and lush, green, flower-lined banks of the
1. When determining what his obligations are to his subordinate, Kevin Pfeiffer, what decision would Antonio Melendez most likely reach if he applied the utilitarian approach to decision making? What
2. Put yourself in Antonio’s position and decide realistically what you would do. Is your response at a preconventional, conventional, or postconventional level of moral development? How do you
3. If Antonio or Kevin were fired because they reported Empress’s fraud, would they be justified in removing all traces of their employment at the cruise line from their resumes so they don’t
Students, to access the On the Job and Bizflix video cases for this and all chapters, visit the CourseMate web site or, if you do not have access to CourseMate, ask your instructor for a copy of the
3. What started the decision-making process that led to the overhaul of Walmart’s U.S. stores? What common errors in decision-making could thwart the success of Project Impact? Walmart Part Three:
2. Using the concepts of strategic management and core competence, explain why Walmart is scaling back on”cheap chic” fashion apparel in its remodeled next-generation stores. Walmart Part Three:
1. How does managerial planning for Project Impact take place at different levels within the organization? Walmart Part Three: Planning Extreme Makeover: Walmart Edition After years of putting on a
3. If you were Dave Peterson, what decision would you make? Explain how you arrived at this decision. A new hardware product is under development with associated software.Due to the low target price
2. What examples of bounded rationality can you identify in the case? A new hardware product is under development with associated software.Due to the low target price for the product and the need for
1. Describe aspects of the political decision-making model that are evident in this case. A new hardware product is under development with associated software.Due to the low target price for the
3. Let Carpenter know that you care about what he’s going through, but insist that he take a short paid leave and get counseling to deal with his emotional difficulties and evaluate the seriousness
2. Let it slide. Missing the New York appointment is Carpenter’s first big mistake. He says he is getting things under control, and you believe he should be given a chance to get himself back on
1. Give him a month’s notice and terminate. He’s known as a good consultant, so he probably won’t have any trouble finding a new job, and you’ll avoid any further problems associated with his
10. The decisions I make are usuallya. Direct and practicalb. Systematic or abstractc. Broad and flexibled. Sensitive to others’ needs
9. What I dislike most isa. Not being in controlb. Doing boring workc. Following rulesd. Being rejected by others
8. Other people consider mea. Aggressiveb. Disciplinedc. Creatived. Supportive
7. In social situations. I generallya. Talk to othersb. Think about what’s being discussedc. Observed. Listen to the conversation
6. When I don’t have much time. Ia. Make decisions and act quicklyb. Follow established plans or prioritiesc. Take my time and refuse to be pressuredd. Ask others for guidance and support
5. I am especially good ata. Remembering dates and factsb. Solving complex problemsc. Seeing many possible solutionsd. Getting along with others
4. When I have a problem. I usuallya. Rely on what has worked in the pastb. Apply careful analysisc. Consider a variety of creative approachesd. Seek consensus with others
3. The people I most enjoy working with area. Energetic and ambitiousb. Capable and organizedc. Open to new ideasd. Agreeable and trusting
2. I enjoy jobs thata. Are technical and well-definedb. Have a lot of varietyc. Allow me to be independent and creatived. Involve working closely with others
1. In performing my job or class work, I look fora. Practical resultsb. The best solutionc. Creative approaches or ideasd. Good working conditions
10. What do you think is your dominant decision styles Is your style compatible with group techniques such as brainstorming and engaging in rigorous debates Discuss
9. Do you think intuition is a valid approach to making decisions in an organizations Why or why nots How might intuition be combined with a rational decision approachs
3. Explain the difference between risk and ambiguity. How might decision making differ for a risky versus an”ambiguous” situations
2. Why do you think decision making is considered a fundamental part of management effectivenesss
1. You are a busy partner in a legal firm, and an experienced administrative assistant complains of continued headaches, drowsiness, dry throat, and occasional spells of fatigue and flu. She tells
3. Which of Porter’s competitive strategies would you recommend that Edmunds follow? Why? Which of the strategies do you think would be least likely to succeed? Larry Edmunds grimaced as he tossed
2. What role do you expect the Internet to play in the corrugated box industry? What are some ways that Edmunds could better use the Internet to foster growth? Larry Edmunds grimaced as he tossed his
1. What would the SWOT analysis look like for this company? Larry Edmunds grimaced as he tossed his company’s latest quarterly earnings onto his desk. When Virginia-based Ed- munds Corrugated Parts
3. Instruct Spitzer participants to reveal their participation in the corporate marketing program only if directly asked by the person they are talking to about the client’s products. Irving

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