Category: Business and Management : Management

Write a 3-5 page paper responding to “Building Management Skills” at the end of chapter 8.  You will need to do some research and must respond to the 4 questions. Title and reference pages do not count towards the 3-5 mandate.
I am adding question 5 to this assignment.  5. What did you learn about company strategy (not this company specifically) from this exercise?
Your paper must follow the APA format and style.  You will be getting information from the sources you research so be sure to cite those sources in accordance with APA rules.
George, Jennifer, M., Hill, Charles, and Jones, R. Gareth (2022). Contemporary Management (12th ed.). McGraw Hill (Irwin), New York; ISBN:1264250622

Read, analyze and respond to the questions for the end of chapter 1 case: GE Drives Away from Transportation
Provide your paper in MS word format following APA rules for format and style of writing and upload it.  Be darn sure you give credit to words taken from all resources where you get those words.  That is words that are not common knowledge.  If you use statistics and you did not do the research to develop them you must cite the source.  Follow APA rules for both in-text citation and Reference page citations.  MS Word has a Reference at the top of an open document with help on creating citations.  USE it.
George, Jennifer, M., Hill, Charles, and Jones, R. Gareth (2022). Contemporary Management (12th ed.). McGraw Hill (Irwin), New York; ISBN:1264250622

At the end of chapter 13 there is a section called, “Building Management Skills.”  The assignment is to do this exercise and write a paper answering all 8 of the questions, and several sub-questions, considering what you learned from chapter 13 and your personal views.
Your paper must follow APA rules for academic papers.  See the sample in the files section of this online course.  Since this paper is about you the use of the 1st person is allowed.
George, Jennifer, M., Hill, Charles, and Jones, R. Gareth (2022). Contemporary Management (12th ed.). McGraw Hill (Irwin), New York; ISBN:1264250622

Think about an experience you have had while on a team and write a paper about the positive or negative experience as it relates to what was covered in chapter 15 and the lecture notes.  This can be a work team, a sports team, or even a club you have been or are in.  Use the end of chapter “Building Management Skills” questions as a guide of what you must discuss.
Follow APA rules for format and style of writing.  Since this is a personal experience the use of the first person tense is allowed.  Please do not identify people by name in the paper.
George, Jennifer, M., Hill, Charles, and Jones, R. Gareth (2022). Contemporary Management (12th ed.). McGraw Hill (Irwin), New York; ISBN:1264250622
 
                  

Write a 2 to 3 page paper responding to “Be the Manager” “Creating an Ethical Code” at the end of chapter 4.  Follow APA rules for format and style of writing.  Make sure you cite any words/work taken from any source outside of your thoughts and including personal research you conducted.
George, Jennifer, M., Hill, Charles, and Jones, R. Gareth (2022). Contemporary Management (12th ed.). McGraw Hill (Irwin), New York; ISBN:1264250622

Include for to meet additional scholarship criteria:
6.Life goals
7.Reason for going to college/that specific college
8.Community involvement related to career and/or life goals 9.Leadership Position(s)
10.Role model who motivated you

1. Write a research proposal on the impact that body cameras have on the interactions between police and citizens. How body cameras affect the behavior of both police officers and citizens, also if the body cameras contribute to an increased level of transparency in law enforcement engagements with the public. 
2. Research Proposal Outline provides the structure of the writing
3. MUST use 8 SOURCES.
-Include journal articles, print non-periodical books, newspaper articles, magazine articles, online sources such as government websites, audiovisual materials (such as Motion pictures, Television broadcasting, etc.), and Government reports.
-DO NOT USE Wikipedia or non-credible websites.
4. 7 Pages NOT including cover page

Use your company description to provide detailed information about your company. Go into detail about the problems your business solves. Be specific, and list out the consumers, organization, or businesses your company plans to serve.
Explain the competitive advantages that will make your business a success. Are there experts on your team? Have you found the perfect location for your store? Your company description is the place to boast about your strengths.

Assess the view that the changing context of management and organisations in the contemporary business environment makes the skills of management and leadership essential for a manager.
The word count for your report is 2,500 words.
Table of Contents
List of main sections (and subsections) with page numbers
Executive Summary (200 words)
Summarise the key points, main arguments and conclusions
Introduction (300 words)
1.1 Background on the changing context of management and organisations
1.2 Importance of management and leadership skills for managers
1.3 Report aim and objectives
1.4 Scope and limitations
1.5 Report structure overview
Literature Review (800 words)
2.1 Overview of the contemporary business environment- Key trends like globalisation, technological disruption, shifting demographics
2.2 Changing roles and responsibilities of managers- Shift from command-and-control to empowerment and agility
2.3 Importance of management skills- Planning, organising, directing, controlling
2.4 Importance of leadership skills- Vision, inspiration, empowerment, emotional intelligence
2.5 Synthesis – Why management and leadership skills are both essential
Discussion and Analysis (1000 words)
3.1 How the business context is changing the requirements for managers- Volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity (VUCA)
3.2 Limitations of traditional management approaches in the new environment
3.3 Case examples of successful managers demonstrating both management and leadership
3.4 Counterarguments – Are management and leadership skills always essential?
3.5 Implications for management development and training
Conclusion (200 words)
4.1 Restate the importance of management and leadership skills for contemporary managers
4.2 Summarise the key arguments and evidence
4.3 Conclude with recommendations for managers and organisations
 
References
Alphabetical list of all sources cited in the report using Harvard referencing style
 
Appendices
Any additional material referenced in the report but not in the main body
 
 
I recommend using clear headings, subheadings and paragraphs to logically structure the report. Cite high-quality academic sources to support arguments. Use the marking criteria as a checklist to ensure all key components are covered to an outstanding level. Demonstrate strong insight, critical analysis and application of theory to practice
EXTRA READING
Clegg, S., M. Pitsis, T. & Mount, M. (2022) Managing and Organizations. An Introduction to Theory and Practice. 6th ed. London: Sage.
Chapter 5 And 7

Change Management is a focus that helps individuals either feel supported or abandoned. Many times in my career, there just was not attention given to change and certainly not a component about strategically making it some advantage for an organization.  There is considerable overlap between sports organizations and corporate America.  The Announcement slide will have a video from myself highlighting Dr. Johnson’s book about the research.  It explains how she looked and studied research around change management in a rather large organization.  
So what does that mean for us as managers and future managers?
Your assignment – As a supervisor you will be known as a person who works in everyone’s best interest and who should be supported or else you will earn a reputation that is less glamorous and who must be tolerated.  How will you overlap this research chapter, the Zach Sorensen messaging, in to the real world of management?  For the purposes of this please focus on the process and your specific leadership.  There is not a specific change to address with this assignment.