MGT 240 Grand Canyon Entire Course

MGT 240 Grand Canyon Entire Course

MGT240

MGT 240 Grand Canyon Week 1 Discussion 1

Discuss the differences between the traditional management pyramid and the upside down pyramid. What managerial skills and competencies do you expect to be emphasized in the upside down pyramid? Explain your answer.

MGT 240 Grand Canyon Week 1 Discussion 2

Based on what you have learned about the four functions of management and how they are interrelated, share a real world example of where you have seen these functions in action either successfully or unsuccessfully.

MGT 240 Grand Canyon Week 1 Discussion 3

How well do you think your organization performs its key goals of providing the goods or services that your customers want or need the most?

MGT 240 Grand Canyon Week 2 Discussion 1

Using examples, show how the “deficit” and “progression” principles operate in Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory within an organizational setting.

MGT 240 Grand Canyon Week 2 Discussion 2

Why is the external environment important in the open systems view of organizations?

MGT 240 Grand Canyon Week 2 Discussion 3

Select any three management theories (from different approaches). What is the significance of those theories to modern day management practice?

MGT 240 Grand Canyon Week 3 Discussion 1

Using examples from your experience, discuss the importance of planning to the practice of management.

MGT 240 Grand Canyon Week 3 Discussion 2

What is the importance of an organization’s mission, values, and objectives to planning as a function of management?

MGT 240 Grand Canyon Week 3 Discussion 3

Explain the concept of management by objectives and explain how it is used in organizations.

MGT 240 Grand Canyon Week 4 Discussion 1

What role does organizing play as a function of management? Explain how the flat organizational structure differs from other types of formal organizational structures.

MGT 240 Grand Canyon Week 4 Discussion 2

How is the choice of an organization’s structure related to the environment in which it operates?

MGT 240 Grand Canyon Week 4 Discussion 3

Think of your organization and its resources. Do the managers utilize organizational resources effectively? Which resources contribute most to the organization’s performance?

MGT 240 Grand Canyon Week 5 Discussion 1