Discussion:
The new chief executive officer (CEO) of your company is a strong believer in the four functions of management theory. In preparation for a management meeting, he has asked you to write a report that he can use to explain the theory to his management team. In the report, he would like to see some specific examples of firms that practiced these four functions. For a company with which you are familiar, use each of the four functions to do the following: Assess how the overall management team performed in terms of the four functions of management, which are as follows: Planning Organizing Leading Controlling Identify and explain the strong points of the managers. Identify and explain areas in which improvement is needed. If you do not have any firsthand experiences, ask friends or colleagues for anecdotes or search the Web for specific, real-life examples.
Specifically regarding the controlling function of management, response the following questions:
How did most employees feel about the monitoring of activities that managers put in place to monitor employee performance and overall company performance? How well was the need for control and monitoring explained to everyone before the controls were put in place? Did the controls have a meaningful impact on the overall department or company performance? Cite some specific examples.
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Create a 2-3 pages (excluding title page and references) Through the Internet and the AIU Library, research and locate a company's mission statement. Using the course topic and course material, complete the following:
What problems exist in the company's mission statement? Explain. (Please provide a copy of the company's mission statement and cite all sources in APA format.) Has the mission statement offered any comments/explanation about human assets? If yes, are they satisfactory? If no, suggests some changes/revisions that would alleviate the deficiency? If you were to work for this organization, from a career planning perspective, where do you think you would be in five years? Explain