writing assignment mgm
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ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
MANAERIAL ROLES
Step 1: Review the Resources file (link) and textbook.
Textbook:
Section 1.6 discusses the three roles manager play: interpersonal, informational, and decisional.
Interpersonal roles include figurehead, leader, and liaison activities. Informational roles are
monitor, disseminator, and spokesperson. Decisional roles are entrepreneur, disturbance handler,
resource allocator, and negotiator.
Section 1.6 Key Concepts:
The Manager’s Roles: Mintzberg’s Useful Findings
● A manager relies more on verbal than on written communication.
o At the time of Mintzberg’s study in the 1960s, most managers back then tended to get information through phone conversations and meetings.
o E-mail makes it possible to communicate almost as rapidly in writing as with the spoken word.
● A manager works long hours at an intense pace.
o Long hours at work, typically 50 hours per week, are typical.
o Other studies found even longer work weeks.
o However, more companies are allowing managers to reduce their working hours and spend more time with their families.
● A manager’s work is characterized by fragmentation, brevity, and variety.
o Only about 1/10th of managerial activity took more than an hour.
o The executive’s work time has been characterized as “the interrupt-driven day.”
o Mintzberg found that time and task management are major challenges for every manager.
Three Types of Managerial Roles: Interpersonal, Informational, & Decisional
● In their interpersonal roles, managers interact with people inside and outside of their work units.
o Interpersonal roles include figurehead, leader, and liaison activities.
● In their informational roles, managers receive and communicate information with other people inside and outside of the organization.
o Informational roles include monitor, disseminator, and spokesperson.
● In their decisional roles, managers use information to make decisions to solve problems or take advantage of opportunities.
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o The four decision-making roles are entrepreneur, disturbance handler, resource allocator, and negotiator.
● Table 1.1 describes these various managerial roles.
Step 2:
Review the following video: The TechCrunch video “An Interview with Blue Apron CEO Matt
Salzberg.” https://techcrunch.com/2015/07/02/an-interview-with-blue-apron-ceo-matt-salzberg/
“In this 6-minute video, the CEO of the company that delivers weekly pre-portioned ingredients
and recipes directly to customers’ homes profiles the operations of the company and some of the
challenges and opportunities the firm faces.”
WRITING INSTRUCTIONS
Page 1: Title Page
Centered: Name
Title of Assignment (Managerial Roles)
Font: Times New Roman, 12
Double space
Page requirement: In addition to, the title page, 3-4 pages of written content is expected.
This excludes any copy/pasted materials (see: Q4).
Insert page numbers – bottom
NOTE
It is mandatory to have your submission reviewed by the UHV Writing Center (see the Course
Requirements document). There are specific deadlines to receive your work in time (see: Course
Schedule) for submission to the Blackboard submission link located in the same folder as these
instructions. The submission link includes the Turnitin program. You are allowed unlimited
submissions to work on any unintended work of others (plagiarism), which the program
identifies. There are high deductions for any non-original work. Please keep in mind that the
section copied for Q4 from the Blue Apron website will be flagged. Do not correct this portion.
It is suggested to use quotation marks to avoid this problem.
No late assignments will be accepted. You have a full week to work on the assignment. You are
allotted additional time to have your submission reviewed. Submission without review
(documentation required) will be graded as zero. The following dates are in the course schedule.
Mar 25-Mar 31 Assignment. A full week is allocated for you to work on the semester
assignment. Note that you will want to submit your assignment to the UHV
Writing Center on time (see Apr 12 row).
Apr 12-Apr 14 Deadline for UHV Writing Center submission. This will give the student a two-
week turnaround period. The writing center will not guarantee your assignment
will be returned to you in time for the deadline. Recall: It is mandatory to submit
your assignment to the writing center to receive any credit.
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Apr 28-Sunday Midnight Deadline-Assignment 1 No late assignments will be accepted.
Certification of UHV Writing Center is mandatory.
Given the unlimited times for submissions, you must email me and the grading assistant, Miss
Liza Lybolt, to advise us of your final submission and submit documentation regarding the UHV
Writing Center review. The UHV Writing Center has confirmed submissions in the past. You
may want to request this courtesy in addition to submitting your documentation.
Page 2-> (plus direct quoted material). Please do not copy the question. Example:
Q1: Reply…
QUESTIONS 1- 5: 20 points each
1.Describe ways that technology and social media have changed the roles of managers since
Mintzberg’s classic study in the 1960s.
2.Discuss how increasing diversity and globalization are likely to impact the roles that managers
must play.
3.What roles must the CEO Matt Salzberg tackle to accomplish organizational goals? You must
use examples from the video regarding the company “Blue Apron” to assist in answering this
question.
4.Using the textbook’s description of the roles that managers must play successfully, the
additional resources provided above and any outside resources, describe the managerial roles the
position requires. You must include the type of role and how the job characteristics apply to each
job requirement. Support your replies. If you would like to consider another company and
another job to analyze, please email me via blackboard (Dr. Chapa).
https://www.blueapron.com/pages/tech-and-corporate-jobs Open the link. Select
one of the positions at Blue Apron and review the job characteristics. Copy them
to your response before replying to Question #4. An example follows. I
copied/pasted the title of the position. Then, I copied and pasted the job
requirements, which are labeled “What’s on the menu?”
Senior Manager, FP&A
WHAT'S ON THE MENU
• “Work closely with Acquisition Marketing and Demand Forecasting to create consistent
updates to the company's financial outlook
• Perform weekly and monthly variance analysis of budgeted/forecasted against actual
financial performance, clearly interpreting and documenting variances and making
suggestions to inform leadership decision making
• Understand marketing key performance indicators and hold the team accountable to
providing the best outlook possible
• Support department heads with monthly financial and operational performance reviews,
articulating the “story” implied by the analytical findings
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• Consistently spearhead ad hoc analyses around marketing and revenue scenarios,
understanding marketing efficiency metrics as well as cost implications
• Foster entrepreneurial spirt across the company and lead cultural awareness towards
developing FP&A to be the heartbeat of the organization.”
5.Given the textbook’s description of the roles that managers must play successfully, does a
managerial career sound interesting to you? What role(s) do you believe you are most qualified
to practice? Explain your position.