Understanding the Business environment

This unit name is “Understanding the Business environment “. Now you should  answer the question of ten topics.You should use Critical thinking ways to answer this question. each topic words 150 – 200-word +/-10% .

Assessment Criteria:

This is a guide to the criteria used in assigning a mark to Assessment 1. Broadly speaking, work will be assessed on four criteria:
 

1. Engagement ◦ Demonstrates engagement in online discussion by posting responses to each topical question and commenting on overall discussion

2. Range of knowledge ◦ Summarises key issues arising from topical questions and online discussion ◦ Continuity of argument ◦ Sequencing ◦ Management of ideas

3. Quality of argument and analysis ◦ Identifies and describes practical implications and potential criticisms related to key issues ◦ Ability to sustain a response over the entire answer ◦ Arguments are clear and evaluated ◦ Counterclaims are explored ◦ Implications are drawn.

4. Presentation and style ◦ Clear, coherent writing style with detailed attention to spelling, punctuation, grammar, syntax, sentence patterns, paragraph structure.

Topic 1: The evolution of management thinking

As organisations become more technology-driven which do you think will become more important: the management of people or the management of technology ?
 

Topic 2: Part A – The environment of management

Consider an organisation you are familiar with (it could be either your work or social group) and identify both visible levels of culture (those that can be seen at the surface level) and invisible values and shared understandings held by organisation members.
 
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Topic 3: Managing change

As a manager, how would you deal with resistance to change when you suspect employee fears of job loss are well founded?
 

Topic 4: Human resource management

Is it wise for managers to evaluate a candidate’s postings on social networking sits such as Facebook as grounds for rejection before even interviewing a candidate? What might be some ethical and legal issues managers should consider?
 

Topic 5: Individual behaviour in organisations

What proactive approaches can managers take to combat the growing stress levels in today’s workplace?
 

Topic 6: Leading in organisations

Suggest some personal traits that you believe would be useful to a business leader today. Are these traits more valuable in some situations than in others? How do you think traits differ from strengths?
 

Topic 7: Motivating employees

Today’s multi-generational workplace poses a challenge for managers leading age-diverse teams. Identify some of the generational differences in values and job expectations managers must recognise so that individualised approaches can be made with motivation, recruitment, and retention.
 

Topic 8: Communication in organisations

If you were asked to design a training program to help managers become better communicators, what would you include in the program?
 

Topic 9: Teamwork in organisations

If you were the leader of a newly formed team, what might you do to make sure the team developed norms of high performance?
 

Topic 10: Sustainable operations, managing the value chain, IT and e-business

Do you think that increasing productivity by using technology is suitable in all industries? Consider the use of automated telephone enquiry handling in your answer.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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