$1.$ Management competencies

Brian is a manager at Best Buy. He knows that his store will be changing rapidly because of new advances in technology. Which of the following actions should Brian take in order to motivate his employees?

Brian should put one employee in charge of the team and have that employee report directly to him every day.

Brian should threaten his employees that they will be fired if they do not make the changes their managers request of them.

Brian should train his employees and allow them to make decisions about the changes.

Brian should tell his employees what to do and follow up to be sure that they do their jobs as instructed.

After attending a management conference, your CEO tells you that he is thinking about changing your company to a bossless organization. Which of the following outcomes will you tell your CEO is likely to result from this change? Check all that apply.

The company will become more hierarchical.

The company will experience reduced costs, and the money they save can be used to create new products.

Employees in the company may make better decisions than they did previously.

The company will become more flexible in responding to consumer needs.