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MGT 240 Grand Canyon Week 1 Discussion 1
Discuss the differences between the traditional management pyramid
and the upside down pyramid. What managerial skills and competencies do you
expect to be emphasized in the upside down pyramid? Explain your answer.
MGT 240 Grand Canyon Week 1 Discussion 2
Based on what you have learned about the four functions of
management and how they are interrelated, share a real world example of where
you have seen these functions in action either successfully or unsuccessfully.
MGT 240 Grand Canyon Week 1 Discussion 3
How well do you think your organization performs its key goals of
providing the goods or services that your customers want or need the most?
MGT 240 Grand Canyon Week 2 Discussion 1
Using examples, show how the “deficit” and “progression”
principles operate in Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory within an
organizational setting.
MGT 240 Grand Canyon Week 2 Discussion 2
Why is the external environment important in the open systems view
of organizations?
MGT 240 Grand Canyon Week 2 Discussion 3
Select any three management theories (from different approaches).
What is the significance of those theories to modern day management practice?
MGT 240 Grand Canyon Week 3 Discussion 1
Using examples from your experience, discuss the importance of
planning to the practice of management.
MGT 240 Grand Canyon Week 3 Discussion 2
What is the importance of an organization’s mission, values, and
objectives to planning as a function of management?
MGT 240 Grand Canyon Week 3 Discussion 3
Explain the concept of management by objectives and explain how it
is used in organizations.
MGT 240 Grand Canyon Week 4 Discussion 1
What role does organizing play as a function of management?
Explain how the flat organizational structure differs from other types of
formal organizational structures.
MGT 240 Grand Canyon Week 4 Discussion 2
How is the choice of an organization’s structure related to the
environment in which it operates?
MGT 240 Grand Canyon Week 4 Discussion 3
Think of your organization and its resources. Do the managers
utilize organizational resources effectively? Which resources contribute most
to the organization’s performance?
MGT 240 Grand Canyon Week 5 Discussion 1
It has long been a dictum of management theory that leaders must
adapt their behavior to fit the specifics of a situation. Evaluate whether
transformational leadership is appropriate for all occasions. In what
situations might it not be effective?
MGT 240 Grand Canyon Week 5 Discussion 2
Using an organization with which you are familiar, identify ways
through which feedforward and feedback controls can be used to assure a high
quality final outcome.
MGT 240 Grand Canyon Week 5 Discussion 3
Describe the key sources of power and explain how each power base
can be turned into influence.
MGT 240 Grand Canyon Week 6 Discussion 1
What is the importance of communication to the four functions of
management? What are the different barriers to communication and how can they
be overcome? (Hint: Use both your textbook and the GCU lecture).
MGT 240 Grand Canyon Week 6 Discussion 2
Compare and contrast one content and one process theory of
motivation. In your opinion, why would two people with similar abilities have
very different levels of performance? If you were the manager, what would you
do and why?
MGT 240 Grand Canyon Week 6 Discussion 3
Identify and explain the alternative work arrangements that are
available for improving work-life balance.
MGT 240 Grand Canyon Week 7 Discussion 1
Based upon the assigned readings (Drucker’s “The Coming of the New
Organization” and Zahra’s “The Changing Rules of Global Competitiveness in the
21st Century”), identify at least four changes (two from each article) that you
think have been the most significant cause of change to the way that your
organization operates. In what ways do you think managers’ jobs have changed in
your organization?
MGT 240 Grand Canyon Week 7 Discussion 2
For your organization, or one with which you are familiar,
identify the factors that operate in its general and specific environments. Why
is it important for managers to understand the factors that affect their
organization?
MGT 240 Grand Canyon Week 7 Discussion 3
Using an organization with which you are familiar, identify its
core culture and the elements of its observable culture. What do you think
needs to be changed to align your culture to the elements in the environment?
MGT 240 Grand Canyon Week 2 Assignment
Management at One Smooth Stone
For the Topic 1 and Topic 2 assignments, you will compose a
two-part analysis of management at One Smooth Stone. Begin by viewing the One
Smooth Stone video available at:
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You can gain additional insight on the company by viewing the
company’s promo video and website at the following links:
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Compose an analysis (750-1,000 words total for parts 1 and 2) that
addresses the questions below. Part 1 should be written by the end of Topic 1.
You will write Part 2 in Topic 2 and combine Parts 1 and 2 into one essay to be
submitted by the end of Topic 2.
Part 1 (to be written during Topic 1):
After watching the One Smooth Stone video and reviewing the
company’s website, address the following questions:
1- How do Mark Ledogar and Gary Vik exemplify the definition of
management?
2- Which of Mintzberg’s managerial roles do Ledogar and Vik
display in the video?
3- Which of Katz’s management skills are evident in this video?
4- In what way is One Smooth Stone an open system? Explain your
answer.
Part 2 (to be written during Topic 2)
Combine your answers written in Topic 1 with your responses to the
following:
Show how One Smooth Stone demonstrates/applies any three
historical management theories. In your response, for each of the three
management theories selected, be sure to address each of the following
management approaches: classical, behavioral, and modern management. (Modern
management approaches include the quantitative, systems, contingency, quality-management,
or learning organization viewpoints).
Conclude the essay by reflecting on your organization and
addressing the following:
1- How does management in your organization compare to management
at One Smooth Stone?
2- What two management theories are currently being applied in
your organization and do you think they are the most effective choices? Why or
why not?
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