MGT150 DISCUSSION

DUE IN 8 HRS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Each Question Should be Answered in AT LEAST 75 words A PIECE. 

1. Your task is to choose a current article (published in last 60 days) from one of the following-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?

2. Your task is to choose a current article (published in last 60 days) from one of the following-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.

3. Your task is to choose a current article (published in last 60 days) from one of the following-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 your statements? Copy and paste the URL address of the article so it can be easily shared with your classmates.

4. Your task is to choose a current article (published in last 60 days) from one of the following-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.

5. Your task is to choose a current article (published in last 60 days) from one of the following-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.

6. Your task is to choose a current article (published in last 60 days) from one of the following-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.

7. Your task is to choose a current article (published in last 60 days) from one of the following-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.

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)