Define the word manager without using the word management in your definition.

Does a healthy firm $($one that is doing well$)$ have to worry about effective management? Explain.

What might be the mission of a neighborhood restaurant? Of the Salvation Army? What might be reasonable objectives for these organizations?

What are the major elements of SWOT analysis?

How do a strategic plan, a tactical plan, and an operational plan differ? What do they all have in common?

Should all firms have contingency plans? Why or why not?

Why are leadership and motivation necessary in a business in which people are paid for their work?

Compare and contrast the major styles of leadership.

According to this chapter, the leadership style that is most effective depends on interaction among the employees, characteristics of the work situation, and the manager$$s personality. Do you agree or disagree? Explain your answer.

Do you think that people are really as important to an organization as this chapter seems to indicate?

Discuss what happens during each of the four steps of the managerial decision$-$making process.