1. In today's complex and highly competitive environment managers play significant role in managing organizations. Therefore, discuss the major functions that help managers effectively manage organizations by giving practical examples? 2. You are a bright, hard-working entry-level manager who fully intends to rise up through the ranks. Your performance evaluation gives you high marks for your technical skills but low marks when it comes to people skills. Do you think people skills can be learned, or do you need to rethink your career path? If people skills can be learned, how would you go about it ? 3. Explain what directing managerial function is all about and briefly describe the four elements that comprise the directing function. 4. Distinguish between formal and informal organization/structure, and discuss how the informal organization can affect the formal one. 5. Is management an art or science? Discuss by giving examples. 6. As a manager of Sheger Share Company, what do you think will be the decisional roles you are expected to play? Discuss by giving examples? Discuss the skill types needed by managers to successfully execute their managerial duties and responsibilities, and explain which skill is more important at each level of management and why. 7. What is the meaning of planning? Why do managers need to plan? Briefly explain the sequential steps that mangers are required to follow in the planning process. 3. Compare and contrast product structure with functional structure by providing real life business organizational case? 9. Define leader, leadership and discuss leaders source of power? 10. Discuss situational and trait leadership theories