strayer university bus302 week 1 to week 5 discussions

Week 1 discussion 1

Week 1 Discussion

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"Management" Please respond to the following:

· Review the four management functions in your textbook and determine which represents your greatest strength. Discuss how you can take advantage of this strength to improve performance at your current or future position.

· Discuss ways to ease the transition into management for the majority of new managers, including at least one innovative approach not discussed in the text.

Week 2 discussion 1

"Management and Organizational Environments" Please respond to the following:

· Compare and contrast the theories of scientific management with that of the human relations management approach.

· From the e-Activity, determine which single component of either the external or internal environment has the most significant impact on the company you researched. Provide specific examples to support your response.

Week 3 discussion 1

Ethics and Decision Making" Please respond to the following:

· From the video, discuss the ethical principles influencing both Hundert’s and Bell’s thinking. Provide specific examples to support your response.

· Develop S.M.A.R.T. goals that you see benefitting your current (or future) employer. Provide your rationale.

Week 4 discussion 1

"Organizational Strategies and Innovation" Please respond to the following:

· Analyze the different types of strategies discussed in Chapter 7 to determine which type of strategy is the most difficult for most organizations to implement. Provide specific examples to support your response.

· From the video, determine what lessons learned other companies (in vastly different industries) could take away from the innovative practices at Holden. Provide specific examples to support your response.

Wee 5 discnn

"Global Management and Organizational Structure" Please respond to the following:

· Determine the greatest ethical dilemmas created by globalization and the best way to address those dilemmas. Provide specific examples to support your response.

· Analyze the kind of organizational structure you currently work under (or worked under if you do not presently work), and the benefits or drawbacks of that structure. Provide specific examples to support your response.