Category: Management

Week 3: Interactive Activity
1 Content Introduction
­­­­­­­­­­­­Learning Outcomes
1. Demonstrate how executive leadership is an important part of strategic management.
2 Reading
Required
Chapter 1. Corporate Governance Context: Constraints and Challenges
Textbook: Wheelen, T. L., Hunger, D., Hoffman, A. N., & Bamford, C. E. (2014). Concepts in strategic management and business policy (14th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. ISBN-13: 9780133126129 (print), 9780133126433 (e-text)
Recommended
Business Roundtable (2016). Principles of Corporate Governance. Harvard Law Schoool Forum on Corporate Governance. Retrieved from https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2016/09/08/princip…
Colin. W (2004). Strategic Management. Palgrave MACMILLAN. Retrieved from http://dr-ama.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Strat…
3 Test your knowledge (Max 100 words for every question)
Question 1
When does a corporation need a board of directors?
Question 2
Who should and should not serve on a board of directors? What about environmentalists or union leaders?
3.4. Instructions
Answer both questions in the test your knowledge section.
Post your answer in the discussion board using the discussion link below (week 3: interactive learning activity).

Week 5: Interactive activity
5.1 Learning Outcomes:
Chapter- 6 (06-01;06-07)
5.2 Action Required:
Motivating your employees is one of the most vital managerial activities. An organization with motivated employees means a highly engaged, committed and productive workforce. As a manager, you must be able to influence and guide the behaviour of your employees.
The purpose of this interactive activity is to demonstrate your understanding of the concepts learned lessons by responding to discussion questions.
5.3 Test your Knowledge (Question):
Access the discussion forum for this activity by clicking on the discussion link below.
Click on “Create Thread.”
Enter a title for your response in the “Subject” line.
Type your response into the message field to the following discussion prompt:
How can the different types of variable-pay programs increase employee motivation?
5.4 Instructions
Post your response to the appropriate Discussion Board forum before the end of due date.

1.In the context of organizational behaviour, how can the relationship between job performance and organizational commitment be influenced by external factors such as management practices, workplace culture, and employee work-life balance? (04 Marks) (Min words 200-250)
2.How does job satisfaction impact an employee’s overall contribution to organizational effectiveness, and what role does job satisfaction play in the long-term success of an organization? (03 Marks) (Min words 150-200)
3. In what ways can workplace stress impact organizational behaviour, and what strategies can organizations implement to mitigate the negative effects of stress on employees and overall organizational performance? (03 Marks) (Min words 150-200)
Important Note: –
1. Support your submission with course material concepts, principles, and theories from the textbook and at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles.
2. References required in the assignment. Use APA style for writing references.

Hi,
Please find attached assignment 01 for MGT422, do the needful as per instructed in the cover page.thank you

Write brief notes on the following objectives:
Owners, capital structure and company profile (2 Marks)
Company Business Description (300 – 400 words)
a. Your Business Name, Address, E‐Mail
b. Form of ownership:What is the legal structure? Sole proprietor, Partnership, Corporation….
C. Investment capital
A. Scope and type of business (4 Marks)
What business will you be in? What will you do? What market segment will you choose?
Business idea: what is your big idea? Is it a product or a service? What makes your idea different?
Mission Statement
Company’s short-term and long-term goals and objectives.
Target market and demographics: Who will your customers be? Where do they live? What is your target market passionate about?
B. Business Philosophy (4 Marks)
What is important to you in your business?
Describe your Industry: Is it a growth industry? What long-term or short-term changes do you foresee in the industry? How will your company take advantage of it?
Describe your most important company strengths and core competencies: What factors will make the company succeed? What do you think your major competitive strengths will be? What background experience, skills, and strengths do you personally bring to this new venture?
Risk Assessment: Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of your business using SWOT.
Who is your competition and how do you beat them?
Note: Use APA style of referencing

Write brief notes on the following objectives:
Owners, capital structure and company profile (2 Marks)
Company Business Description (300 – 400 words)
a. Your Business Name, Address, E‐Mail
b. Form of ownership:What is the legal structure? Sole proprietor, Partnership, Corporation….
C. Investment capital
A. Scope and type of business (4 Marks)
What business will you be in? What will you do? What market segment will you choose?
Business idea: what is your big idea? Is it a product or a service? What makes your idea different?
Mission Statement
Company’s short-term and long-term goals and objectives.
Target market and demographics: Who will your customers be? Where do they live? What is your target market passionate about?
B. Business Philosophy (4 Marks)
What is important to you in your business?
Describe your Industry: Is it a growth industry? What long-term or short-term changes do you foresee in the industry? How will your company take advantage of it?
Describe your most important company strengths and core competencies: What factors will make the company succeed? What do you think your major competitive strengths will be? What background experience, skills, and strengths do you personally bring to this new venture?
Risk Assessment: Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of your business using SWOT.
Who is your competition and how do you beat them?

Note: Use APA style of referencing

Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.
Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
Late submission will NOT be accepted.
Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
Use APA reference style.
All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

Learning Outcomes:
1.1: Recognize and memorize concepts of communication theory as they affect business organizations and the individuals in them.
1.2: Communicate better, knowing that good communicators make better managers and that communication is a dynamic process basic to individuals and organizational life.
Assignment Structure:
Assignment-1
Type
Marks
Part-A
Situation-1
2.5
Situation-2
2.5
Part-B
Case study
5

Total
10

Note: Use concept of interpersonal communications, emotional intelligence, team communications and diversity for answering both parts.

Part-A:
This part is about hypothetical situations which you may or may not face in your professional life. For every situation, you need to select an option from the given options and then give a proper justification for the option you selected.

Situation-1
You have recently been assigned a new member in your team and you have noticed that he cannot make a simple decision without asking your advice. What will you do?
a.
Accept that he does not have the skills to succeed and find others in your team to take on his tasks.
b.
Get an HR manager to talk to him about where he sees his future in the organization.
c.
Give him lots of complex decisions to make so that he will become more confident in his job.
d
Create a series of challenging but manageable experiences for him and make yourself available to act as his mentor.

Situation-2
You are a manager in an organization that is trying to encourage respect for all cultures and nationalities. One day, you hear someone telling a racist joke about a nationality. What will you do?
a.
Ignore it. The best way to deal with these things is not to react.
b.
Call the person into your office and explain that their behaviour is not appropriate and if he repeats it, may result in him losing his job.
c.
Speak up on the spot, saying that such jokes are inappropriate and will not be tolerated in your organization.
d.
Suggest to the person telling the joke he go through a program offered by the HR department that teaches how to respect all cultures and nationalities

Part-B:
Ahmed is a successful financial officer in a banking company. He will take over the recently acquired footprint as the new regional CEO. The newly acquired banking institution has a good market reputation
On Monday morning at 10am, Ahmed had called a meeting. He reached the office at 9am and saw very few employees in the meeting so he got annoyed but keeping his emotions at side, he started the meeting at sharp 10am .Ahmed was unhappy due to lack of dedication of employees towards the organization, as most of the employees did not arrived on time.
Later that afternoon Ahmed met the executive team and outlined the strategic goals, objectives and deadlines. A meeting was held with the senior staff members for reporting progress. In the report it was shown that currently the market growth numbers were up and new business numbers were increasing.
A quarter later Ahmed had a quarterly report result. The report showed both positive and negative result. Ahmed reviewed the report with his staff and requested them for their input. However, his request was greeted with silence. He sensed an uneasy feeling in the room.

Questions:
To what extent do you think Ahmed process Emotional Intelligence. (2 Marks)
Do you think the concept of emotional intelligence is important in organizational setting? Briefly justify your answer. (3 Marks)

Answers

DISCUSSION AND RESPONSES
– I want original text, no plagiarism.
– You can find the instructions in the file. Please read it carefully.
– APA Style
– Use more than 2 references including the book.
Thanks
–
Our textbook:
Carbaugh, R. J. (2023). International economics (18th ed.). MA: Cengage. ISBN-13: 9780357518915

General Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.
Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
Late submission will NOT be accepted.
Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.
Course Learning Outcomes-Covered
Aligned (PLOs)
Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)
Question

MGT.K.1
(1.1)
Find some structured ways of dealing with complex managerial decision problems.
Question-1

MGT.K.3
(1.2)
Explain simple decision models and management science ideas that provide powerful and (often surprising) qualitative insight about large spectrum of managerial problems.
Question-3, 5

MGT.S.1
(2.1)
Demonstrate the tools for deciding when and which decision models to use for specific problems.
Question-2

MGT.V.1
(3.1)
Build an understanding of the kind of problems that is tackled using Spreadsheet Modeling and decision analysis.
Question-4

Assignment Instructions:
Log in to Saudi Digital Library (SDL) via University’s website
On first page of SDL, choose “English Databases”
From the list find and click on EBSCO database.
In the Search Bar of EBSCO find the following article:

Title: Towards “Cognitively Complex” Problem Solving: Six Models of Public Service Reforms (Case Study).
Author: Willy McCourt
Assignment Questions: (Marks 10)
Read the above case study and answer the following Questions:
Question 1: Explain the six models of problem-solving approach that are suitable for public service improvements (250-300 words). (2 Marks).
Question 2: What is the Cognitively Complex Problem-Solving method according to your understanding? (250-300 words) (2 Marks).
Question 3: Discuss the anticipated problems in public service reforms, also suggest a suitable solution? (250-300 words) (2 Marks).
Question 4: Why capacity building is a distinctive feature of management in the organizations? (250-300 words) (2 Marks).
Question 5: Write minimum four references in APA style in support of your answers (2 Marks).

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