Businness understanding

Activity:

Post a 150-200-word response on the Discussion Board in MySCU to the ten (10) Discussion Topics listed.

Value:

20%

Date due:

Ongoing. Final posting by Friday 27th May (11.59pm QLD time)

Discussion Topic

Question

Topic 1: The evolution of management


A management lecturer once said that for successful management, studying the present was most important, studying the past was next and studying the future was least important. Do you agree/disagree? Why?

OR

Frederick Taylor focused on the need to carefully select, train and support workers for individual task performance. Henri Fayol suggested that managers should learn what are now known as the management functions of planning, organising, leading and controlling. Max Weber described a bureaucracy as an ideal form of organisation. What can be learned from these classical approaches to management?

Topic 2: The environment of management

Choose an organisation you are familiar with and outline some proactive social responsibility strategies it has or could potentially implement. What impact might this have on its performance?

Note:

Ex for Social responsibility stratergy in this case: an shoes company using wood to make box, when a customer buy a shoes, so that shose will put in a box and give it to customer-> the social responsibility of shoes company is have to plant tree cus they are using wood to make those box. If that company good at social responsibility then more ppl will like or use more products of that company.

OR

Think back to how things have changed in the past five years, in terms of the role of the manager; at least, as you perceive it. Taking the big-picture view, what changes do you see? For example, is there greater or lesser emphasis on people against profit, or on technology against entrepreneurship? 
Keep these thoughts in mind as you progress through the unit.

Topic 3: Managing change

Why is innovation a key source of competitive advantage? Identify any other organisational capabilities that might also result in a competitive advantage?

Note:

Ex for innovation...competitive advantage: iphone vs samsung

compare managing role in the pass and future, managing ppl& finance

OR

As a manager, how would you deal with resistance to change when you suspect employee fears of job loss as well founded?

Topic 4: Human resource management

How can organisations develop and maintain a quality workforce?

Note

Ex: Skill trainning-develope and maintenance-ppl work force

Topic 5: Individual behaviour in organisations

Which of the four components of emotional intelligence do you consider most important to an effective manager in today’s world? Why?

OR

What proactive approaches can managers take to combat the growing stress levels in today’s workplace?

Topic 6: Leading in organisations

When Mary Smith took over as manager of a new product development team, she was both excited and apprehensive. Based on the insights of this topic, describe to Mary the essential implications for her personal leadership development of the current thinking on charismatic or transformational leadership.

Note: find out what is the issue.How she can develope herself? How she can implication?

Topic 7: Motivating employees

Individuals will have differing needs for intrinsic and extrinsic rewards. The balance between them will also change over time. What can organisational leaders do to best meet this shifting balance?

Note: intrinic is about ppl want challengingdont care the reward and ppl doing for the reward

extrisic is: want reward after work& ppl follow money

Topic 8: Communication in organisations

Former Chrysler CEO Lee Iacocca once said, ‘I only wish I could find an institute that teaches people how to listen. After all, a good manager needs to listen at least as much as he needs to talk, ‘ (Iacocca, L., & Novak, W, 1984). How can you improve your listening skills? Please share an example of how differences in shared meaning have affected you.

Note:

Institute that teaches ppl how to listen: passive listeners(listen and forgot after that). How to listen and fast reart.

Listening skill: remember capable( listen 10 things-> remenber how much from it)

OR

If you were asked to design a training program to help managers become better communicators, what would you include in the program?

Topic 9: Teamwork in organisations

What needs and whose needs can a team serve?

Note: ppl work hard without worry in reward

team serve: whats need-who need? What are role they are playing in the team work

OR

If you were the leader of a special-purpose team developing a new computer game and conflicts arose related to power and status differences among team members, what would you do?

Topic 10: Sustainable operations, managing the value chain, IT and e-business

Do you think it makes sense for large retail outlets to focus resources on building their online business at the expense of their bricks-and-mortar business?

Note:

e-business maintain quality of items and delivery exactly the same as online example online items vs large rental-buyer can buy some unique items that purchase online dont have

Level of contribution

Weighting

Grade

No positive contribution

No contribution or rare and insubstantial participation. For example: a few short statements offered, or simply agreeing with the positions and contributions of others.

<10

F

Minimal contribution

Participation in attendance but little more; minimal demonstrated awareness of the flow of discussion. For example: offering a short opinion with little regard for what has already been contributed.

10 – 12.5

P

Satisfactory contribution

Good level of participation and some contribution of facts or opinion but minimal analysis of the facts or justification and support for the views expressed.

13 – 14.5

C

Good contribution

Significant participation in content and frequency; expresses views, offers related analysis, supports, argues for but is open to modifying positions, facilitates some clarification of others’ thoughts.

15 – 16.5

D

Superior contribution

Substantial participation in content and frequency; offers relevant ideas, has clear and thoughtful views, offers analysis and interpretation, encourages others’ understanding, initiates original comments and direction, moves discussion to conclusion or synthesis.

17+

HD