Principles of Management

Week One Assignment

Introduction

You should write your introduction here. Describe what your paper is going to be about. Make sure you use third person referencing throughout your entire paper.

Manager’s Functional Role in Organization

In this section you should describe what the manager does in the organization you have chosen. Minimally you should be writing one full paragraph with 4-5 sentences. You may need two paragraphs to fully address this. You should include one piece of information from the text or lectures to support your work. You must use in text citations to demonstrate you have used this material. Hint the lecture materials on characteristics of an effective manager and book chapter Innovative management should be helpful here.

Expectations of Role

In this section you should describe what the expectations are for managers in the chosen position you are highlighting. Minimally you should be writing one full paragraph with 4-5 sentences. You may need two paragraphs to fully address this. You should include one piece of information from the text or lectures to support your work. Hint the lecture and textbook materials on planning, organizing, controlling and leading. Some managers are expected to do each of these and some are expected to do only one or two.

Evaluation of How Manager Fulfills Role

In this section you should provide an evaluation on how the identified manager actually fulfills their role. Minimally you should be writing one full paragraph with 4-5 sentences. You may need two paragraphs to fully address this. You should include one piece of information from the text or lectures to support your work. Hint the lecture materials on the characteristics of an effective manager.

Planning Challenges Manager Might Face

In this section you should clearly discuss planning challenges managers might face. Keep in mind you are not going to directly find this information. You will need to interpret it based on what you have read about the organization. Consider some of the issues most organizations face. Technology, globalization, multi-generations in the workforce have impacted all managers. Minimally you should be writing one full paragraph with 4-5 sentences. You may need two paragraphs to fully address this. You should include one piece of information from the text or lectures to support your work. Hint the lecture materials on the planning process as well as the planning materials in the textbook readings.

Comparison of Planning Challenges to those of 25 Years Ago

This is another area where you will have to interpret. Consider what I wrote in the previous section. Were the issues I listed present? So what were the challenges organizations must have faced. Minimally you should be writing one full paragraph with 4-5 sentences. You may need two paragraphs to fully address this. You should include one piece of information from the text or lectures to support your work. Hint the lecture and materials on planning will be helpful.

Conclusion

Write a one paragraph conclusion summarizing your paper.

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