MGT150 DMOORE DB week 1-8

Each week, you will be asked to respond to the prompt or prompts in the discussion forum. Your initial post should be 250-300 words in length.

Week 1

Using any of the various online employment websites, such as Career Builder.com Indeed.com, Monster.com, your task is to search and find a manager job listing in a career field or industry of your choosing. Once you have located a job listing, discuss:

· What managerial functions (planning, organizing, leading, controlling) did you find, and why do think they are important to the manager’s role?

Week 2

This week you have learned about the planning and organizing management functions and the importance they have in decision making. To demonstrate how planning, organizing, and decision making are applied in the workplace, this week’s discussion will involve researching an article using one of the following sources:

· USA Today (www.usatoday.com)

· Wall Street Journal (www.wsj.com)

· New Your Times (www.nytimes.com)

· Forbes (www.forbes.com)

· Bloomberg Business Week (www.bloomberg.com)

· Inc. Magazine (www.inc.com)

· Economist (www.economist.com)

· Entrepreneur (www.entrepreneur.com)

· Harvard Business Review- (www.hbr.org)

Your task is to choose a current article (published in last 60 days) from one of the above-listed sources that relate to how managers plan and/or organize their responsibilities.

· What additional skills or knowledge do managers need to carry out their planning and organizing functions?

· What key points in the article support your statements?

Copy and paste the URL address of the article so it can be easily shared with your classmates

Week 3

This week you have learned about the basic models of motivation and how leadership traits and behaviors can impact the organizations’ effectiveness and performance. To demonstrate how motivation and leadership traits and behaviors are applied in the workplace, this week’s discussion forum will involve researching an article using one of the following sources:

· USA Today (www.usatoday.com)

· Wall Street Journal (www.wsj.com)

· New Your Times (www.nytimes.com)

· Forbes (www.forbes.com)

· Bloomberg Business Week (www.bloomberg.com)

· Inc. Magazine (www.inc.com)

· Economist (www.economist.com)

· Entrepreneur (www.entrepreneur.com)

· Harvard Business Review- (www.hbr.org)

Your task is to choose a current article (published in last 60 days) from one of the above-listed sources that relate to how managers are able to effectively lead and motivate.  

· As a manager, would you prefer the people you manage to be extrinsically or intrinsically motivated? What type of leadership behaviors would you want to emulate and why?  Explain your thoughts.

· What key points in the article support your statements?

Copy and paste the URL address of the article so it can be easily shared with your classmates

Week 4

This week you have learned about the basic control process and methods (bureaucratic, objective, normative, concertive and self-control) to achieve to enhance performance in an organization. To demonstrate how control processes are applied in the workplace, this week’s discussion forum will involve researching an article using one of the following sources:

· USA Today (www.usatoday.com)

· Wall Street Journal (www.wsj.com)

· New Your Times (www.nytimes.com)

· Forbes (www.forbes.com)

· Bloomberg Business Week (www.bloomberg.com)

· Inc. Magazine (www.inc.com)

· Economist (www.economist.com)

· Entrepreneur (www.entrepreneur.com)

· Harvard Business Review- (www.hbr.org)

Your task is to choose a current article (published in last 60 days) from one of the above-listed sources that relate to how managers effectively control their responsibilities.

· What does control mean for a business?  What do companies have to do to be in control?

· What key points in the article support

Copy and paste the URL address of the article so it can be easily shared with your classmates

Week 5

This week you have learned about managing teams and methods of communication. To demonstrate how teams and effective communication are applied in the workplace, this week’s discussion forum will involve researching an article using one of the following sources:

· USA Today (www.usatoday.com)

· Wall Street Journal (www.wsj.com)

· New Your Times (www.nytimes.com)

· Forbes (www.forbes.com)

· Bloomberg Business Week (www.bloomberg.com)

· Inc. Magazine (www.inc.com)

· Economist (www.economist.com)

· Entrepreneur (www.entrepreneur.com)

· Harvard Business Review- (www.hbr.org)

Your task is to choose a current article (published in last 60 days) from one of the above-listed sources that relate to how managers develop teams and/or communicate as part of their responsibilities.

· What type of communication is most effective when managing/leading teams?  If communication is all that important, why is it that managers still struggle with it?

· What key points in the article support your statements?

Copy and paste the URL address of the article so it can be easily shared with your classmates

Week 6

his week you have learned about organizational strategy and how innovation matters in creating a competitive advantage. To demonstrate the importance of strategy and innovation, this week’s discussion forum will involve researching an article using one of the following sources:

· USA Today (www.usatoday.com)

· Wall Street Journal (www.wsj.com)

· New Your Times (www.nytimes.com)

· Forbes (www.forbes.com)

· Bloomberg Business Week (www.bloomberg.com)

· Inc. Magazine (www.inc.com)

· Economist (www.economist.com)

· Entrepreneur (www.entrepreneur.com)

· Harvard Business Review- (www.hbr.org)

Your task is to choose a current article (published in last 60 days) from one of the above-listed sources that relate to how managers form strategy and/or use innovation as a means to accomplish their responsibilities.

· Research a company that you believe is the most innovative company.  Explain what makes it innovative and describe how this company uses innovation to gain a competitive advantage.

· What key points in the article supports your decision?

Copy and paste the URL address of the article so it can be easily shared with your classmates.

Week 7

This week you have learned about how information has a strategic importance in creating a first-mover and competitive advantage. To demonstrate the strategic importance of information, this week’s discussion forum will involve researching an article using one of the following sources:

· USA Today (www.usatoday.com)

· Wall Street Journal (www.wsj.com)

· New Your Times (www.nytimes.com)

· Forbes (www.forbes.com)

· Bloomberg Business Week (www.bloomberg.com)

· Inc. Magazine (www.inc.com)

· Economist (www.economist.com)

· Entrepreneur (www.entrepreneur.com)

· Harvard Business Review- (www.hbr.org)

Your task is to choose a current article (published in last 60 days) from one of the above-listed sources that relate to how managers can utilize information technology as a strategic means to gain a competitive advantage.

· What role does Information Technology play to successfully compete in the marketplace?

· What key points in the article support your statements?

Copy and paste the URL address of the article so it can be easily shared with your classmates.

Week 8

This week you have learned about how what influences ethical decision making and what makes an organization socially responsible. To demonstrate business ethics and the strategic importance of social responsibility, this week’s discussion forum will involve researching an article using one of the following sources:

· USA Today (www.usatoday.com)

· Wall Street Journal (www.wsj.com)

· New Your Times (www.nytimes.com)

· Forbes (www.forbes.com)

· Bloomberg Business Week (www.bloomberg.com)

· Inc. Magazine (www.inc.com)

· Economist (www.economist.com)

· Entrepreneur (www.entrepreneur.com)

· Harvard Business Review- (www.hbr.org)

Your task is to choose a current article (published in last 60 days) from one of the above-listed sources that related to social responsibility.

· What is the impact when organizations do not act socially responsible?  Who is harmed the most when an organization is not responsible? 

· What key points in the article support your statements?

Copy and paste the URL address of the article so it can be easily shared with your classmates.