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Webster University - Management 5000 MidTerm Exam

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POINTS ARE ALLOCATED AS NOTED ON EACH QUESTION

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NAME:

1.Define and explain what management is (8 points)

2.Explain why decision making is an important skill set for the manager support your position (8 points)

3.Explain WHY identifying the problem is the most important step in the decision making process support your position (8 points)

4.Explain WHY group decision making is different and can be more complex than the manager making a decision on their own (11 points)

5 How is management different than it was 20, 30, 40 years ago in terms of people, and why make sure to support your answer (8 points)

6 How is management different than it was 20, 30, 40 years ago in all other aspects than personnel (8 points)

7 How can management give your team a competitive advantage and why is this important please support your answer with detail and specifics (8 points)

8 Discuss the importance of the three levels of management and why they are all essential to the organization (8 points)

9 Discuss why planning is the cornerstone of management and why this is an essential tool for the manager please support your answer with detail (11 points)

10 Explain the levels of planning and the steps of the planning process and how they work together (8 points)

11 What is the importance of benchmarking and other metrics to the manager (8 points)

12 A) Discuss five of the challenges the manger would / could face in the international market B) Explain how the skills of the global manager are different (8 points)

13 A) What is the significance of the global marketplace for the manager? B) Why is this more significant than it was 10, 15, 20+ years age? (8 points)

14 Discuss the significance of outsourcing AND offshoring and their affect on the manager and his / her ability to perform their job (8 points)

15 Compare AND contrast 2 of the global models / strategies (8 points)

16 Explain HOW mission, vision, and goals will / will not aid the manager in improving how their team functions OR how a lack of these elements might affect their ability to perform adequately please make sure to support your position (8 points)

17 Explain what a SWOT analysis is and why it is an important tool in management decision making (8 points)

18 Describe which management skills would assist the entrepreneur the most and why (8 points)