ASSIGNMENT: Principles of Management
Assignment Purposes/Learning Outcomes:
1. Identify and explain the concept of management, functions, roles and skills of a manager.
2. Recognize the functions of planning, organizing and controlling and how they interrelate.
Please go to Chapter 1 "The Exceptional Manager" available in your textbook Management: A Practical Approach 7th edition by Kinicki, A., & Williams, B., at the end of the Chapter read Case: "Target CEO Works to Regain Consumer Trust after the Company was Hacked." and answer the following questions:
Assignment Questions:
1. From a management perspective, do you think Target made any major mistakes? Explain.
2. Which of the four principal managerial functions were exhibited by CEO Greg Steinhafel?
3. Which of the seven managerial challenges discussed in this chapter is Target facing? How are they handling these challenges?
4. What is your evaluation of Steinhafel's ability to effectively execute the three key managerial roles-interpersonal, informational, and decisional? Explain.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.