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Essay / Final Exam Answer and Question - 2833
Final Exam mph 0103 Fall 2013This final exam must be taken on the honor system. Take the exam without opening books, lecture notes, or other source materials. Once completed, email it to the instructor and TA and you will receive an email confirming receipt. Part 1 - 60 points1. Managers usually answer the question "What do you do?" in several different ways. How would you answer the question? Make the list and explain your choices. For any organization manager, it occupies an important position to plan and organize ideas. Control and direct staff toward a common goal and choose the right person for the right job. This is what I will do as a manager.1) Planning: It is essential to conceptualize the whole idea and plan the project towards a common goal. I would look at the overall situation of the company regarding available resources, funds and internal/external environment before planning. And after that I will make a plan for the whole project/work. I will make sure what is the common goal, how many people do I need for the position and what are the pros and cons of achieving the goals. 2) Staffing: Choose the person who is fit for the right job. With the help of the human resources department, I will select the right team for the position. Make them understand their work and motivate them to achieve long-term goals. I will discuss the entire plan in a meeting with each team member. 3) Organization: Organize the entire project by creating a strong "chain of command" and allocating available resources to team members. team to finish the job. Constantly supervising their work with weekly/bi-weekly meetings and getting updates on their progress. Make good collaboration with other departments who can help with the project. Build good relationships...... middle of paper ...... have you had an experience when you had to work with another department for a particular project or asked for help from a other department? (Horizontal responsibility - how well he/she can work with other colleagues.)5) Describe your management style. How do you get along with your superiors and the people lower down who work with you in your department? (Vertical accountability - how well he manages to get work done from the lower hierarchy and be accountable to the hierarchy) 6) How do you measure success? What are your future plans for this company and for yourself? (This will allow me to get a glimpse of his enthusiasm for this position and his emotional strength and the effort he is willing to put in) So, by asking these questions, I will get the summary of the candidates' experiences, their management style, their inter- and intra-department coordination and their emotional strength.