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MGT 521T Practice Chapter 1 For more course
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 1)      An intrapreneur is someone who works
inside an existing organization who sees an
opportunity for a product or service and
mobilizes the organizations resources to try to
realize it. This person might be a researcher or
a scientist but could also be a manager who sees
an opportunity to create a new venture that could
be profitable.  
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MGT 521T Practice Chapter 2 For more course
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 1)      Which of the following is a synonym for
Douglas McGregors Theory Y? 2)      Which of the
following approaches to management relies upon
research in psychology, sociology, anthropology,
and economics in order to develop theories about
human behavior that can be used to provide
practical tools for managers?
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 1)      Mallory advised the management team that
to increase sales, the company planned to target
the new product to 12-18 years old males. They
would be implementing a marketing plan over the
next nine months to achieve their goal. The 
marketing plan is  an example of a(n) ---- plan
that helps the company achieve a stated goal.
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MGT 521T Practice Chapter 6 For more course
tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.com        1)     
Anita felt that it was important for her taxi
company to continually measure itself against its
best competition. She kept track of the number of
rides per hour and turnaround times for all her
drivers and compared it to that of the
high-performing taxi group in the next town.
Anita is using the process of benchmarking to
compare her company with another.
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MGT 521T Practice Chapter 8 For more course
tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.com   An
organization with many levels and narrow spans,
meaning managers have few people reporting to
them, are referred to as______ organizations.   On
an organization chart, line positions are
designated by a ______ line, whereas
staff positions are indicated by a ______ line.  
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PRACTICE CHAPTER 9   1.       The                 
                     process is the screening of
job applicants to hire the candidate. 2.     
When  Marissa applied for a position at Blake
products, she was asked to provide the names and
telephone numbers of three people who would be
able to speak about her work performance at her
last job. Which of the following selection tools
does this BEST describe?
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MGT 521T Practice Chapter 14 For more course
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Practice Chapter 14  1.      A servant leader
would display which of the following
characteristics? Check all that apply.   2.      
To create effective managers, companies should  
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MGT 521T Week 1 Discussion Four functions of
Management Model For more course tutorials
visit www.newtonhelp.com   Week 1            The
four functions of management model has been
criticized as being irrelevant to todays
managers. Do you agree or disagree with the
critics who question the relevance of this model?
Explain your answer and support your position.  
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Management Model MGT 521T Week 2 Discussion
Organizational Goals MGT 521T Week 3 Discussion
Benefits of Organizational Restructuring MGT 521T
Week 4 Discussion Effective Leadership Theories
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MGT 521T Week 2 Apply Assignment For more
course tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.com     Alic
ia, a district manager for a global retailer, is
traveling to different stores in her district to
discuss with store managers, how to increase
profitability for the rest of fiscal year. What
is Alicia doing?
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MGT 521T Week 2 Discussion Organizational Goals
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m     Week 2          What factors should you
consider in determining an organizations
goals?          How would you decide which
strategic and operational plans to use to achieve
your goals?          Provide an example of a
plan you could use to achieve a goal in your
current organization.  
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MGT 521T Week 2 Practice Knowledge For more
course tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.com     The
document that details how a companys goals are
to be met in called a   A document that outlines
a proposed firms goals, its strategy for
achieving those goals, and the standards for
measuring success is known as an
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MGT 521T Week 3 Discussion Benefits of
Organizational Restructuring For more course
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3          How can organizational restructuring
enable specific types of businesses to attain
competitive advantage in a changing market?
Provide specific examples.
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MGT 521T Week 4 Apply Assignment For more
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Legitimate, reward, and coercive power result
from a managers formal position, and thus all
managers have these sources of power. Expert and
referent power are derived from ones personal
characteristics or knowledge. The activity gives
you the opportunity to further explore the
sources of power?
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MGT 521T Week 4 Discussion Effective Leadership
Theories For more course tutorials
visit www.newtonhelp.com     Week 4  
What leadership theories have you seen used in
the workplace? Which of these do you believe were
most effective? Which were the least effective?
Why?
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MGT 521T Week 5 Apply Assignment For more
course tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.com     1.Th
ere are six different areas of control in an
organization that are implemented at several
levels. Each area of control covers a specific
aspect of the organization that if not monitored,
can foil even the best laid plans. This exercise
will challenge your knowledge of these areas of
control.
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MGT 521T Week 5 Discussion The Value Of Business
Rankings For more course tutorials
visit www.newtonhelp.com     One standard that
corporations use to evaluate their performance
against their competitors is the set of rankings
developed by Fortune magazine. These include the
Fortune 500, the 100 Best Companies to Work For,
and other lists. The public also uses these
rankings to decide to what companies they should
give their business.
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        The PDCA cycle is part of          
           The simplest definition of
productivity is outputs divided by
inputs                     A boss who is a
micromanager often works excessive hours, skips
vacations, and needs to approve
everything           
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MGT 521T Week 6 Apply Assignment For more
course tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.com   Tom,
a restaurant general manager, carefully watches
her restaurant costs by reusing some items that
in the past were immediately thrown away. Tom is
an example of a(n) _____manager.   Susana keeps a
close eye on her company's internal and external
environment to discover possible opportunities
for new products and to discern possible threats
from the competition. In which activity is Susana
engaged?  
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MGT 521T Week 6 Discussion Organizational
Innovation For more course tutorials
visit www.newtonhelp.com   Week 6   How
have you seen an organizations innovation, or
lack of it, affect their success? Provide
specific examples.   What is the role
of the manager in an organizations innovation?
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