MGT 526 Wk 1 Discussion – Management Approach

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students or your faculty member.

Please note the discussion activity is hidden until you post a response.

Due Day 3

Consider the various managerial skills and how these skills work within the different levels of an organization.

Respond to the following prompt in a minimum of 175 words:

• How does the use of these skills help organizations to outperform others in their industry?
• Assess how the four functions of management (e.g., planning, organizing, leading, and controlling) are effective in helping organizations meet their goals.

Due Day 7

Reply to at least 2 of your classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional. Replies should be substantive in a minimum of 100 words.

MGT 526 Wk 2 Discussion – Stockholder Reports

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students or your faculty member.

Due Day 3

The global business environment is constantly evolving based on the forces in the general and task environment. In order to sustain the company and maintain a competitive foothold, organization leaders must consistently analyze the global environment and adjust their strategy as needed. Managers play an important role in implementing strategies to achieve a company’s mission and goals.

Research a company with stockholder reports available. These reports can usually be found on a company’s website. Use the report to answer the following questions:

• What is (are) the main industry(ies) in which the company competes?
• What business-level strategy does the company seem to be pursuing in this industry? Why?
• What corporate-level strategies is the company pursuing? Why?
• Have there been any major changes in its strategy recently? Why?

Share how your understanding of the above questions can apply to a SWOT analysis. (For example, if you recognize that a major change in strategy revolves around expanding into foreign markets, that relates to the opportunities component of a SWOT analysis.)

Your total response should be a minimum of 175 words.

Due Day 7

Reply to at least 2 of your classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional. Replies should be substantive in a minimum of 100 words.

MGT 526 Wk 3 Discussion – Leadership Theories

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students or your faculty member.

Due Day 3

One of management’s responsibilities is to ensure their team’s work aligns to the company’s business strategies.

Respond to the following prompt in a minimum of 175 words:

• What leadership theories have you seen used in your own workplace?
• Which were most effective? Which were the least effective? Why?
• How did the execution of these theories align with your company’s business strategies?

Due Day 7

Reply to at least 2 of your classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional. Replies should be substantive in a minimum of 100 words.

MGT 526 Wk 4 Discussion – Organizational Structure

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students or your faculty member.

Due Day 3

Think of a company or organization you’re familiar with, perhaps one you’ve worked for or even a place of worship or school.

Answer the following questions in a minimum of 175 words.:

• What kind of organizational structure does the organization use?
• What other structures discussed in the chapter might allow the organization to operate more effectively? For example, would the move to a product team structure lead to greater efficiency or effectiveness? Why or why not?

Due Day 7

Reply to at least 2 of your classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional in your responses. Replies should be substantive in a minimum of 100 words.

MGT 526 Wk 5 Discussion – Technology in the Global Environment

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students or your faculty member.

Due Day 3

Respond to the following prompt in a minimum of 175 words:

• Considering the forces in the global environment, what might some of the implications of demographic forces be for the industry you work in?
• What are the advantages and disadvantages of technological change?
• How can information technology lead to beneficial changes within the workplace?

Due Day 7

Reply to at least 2 of your classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional. Replies should be substantive in a minimum of 100 words.

MGT 526 Wk 6 Discussion – Social Responsibility

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students or your faculty member.

Due Day 3

According to George and Jones (2020), a company’s stance on social responsibility is the way its managers and employees view their duty or obligation to make decisions that protect, enhance, and promote the welfare and well-being of stakeholders and society as a whole. This includes the way the company handles changing demographics and emerging technologies.

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

• What do you consider to be the top three benefits to social responsibility?
• How does your organization implement social responsibility initiatives?

Due Day 7

Reply to at least 2 of your classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional. Replies should be substantive in a minimum of 100 words.