Im taking Principles Management. I have one discussion board with two questions and two others, one with history of management and the other new management challenges for the new age, 350 for the last two and the discussion board is just to be 4 full complete sentences
Module 1 Discussion Board
While managers need to concentrate on creating a stable smooth running enterprise, there are sometimes crises that require immediate time sensitive responses. these 2 clips from Apollo 13 provide great examples of responses to a crisis situation.
Video 5: https://youtu.be/Tid44iy6Rjs
Video 6: https://youtu.be/ry55–J4_VQ
Events like the financial crisis in 2008 and the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 require managers to react to unexpected events. For instance during the pandemic, many restaurants had to reconfigure their operations to cater to take out and delivery rather than a dine-in experience for their customers while retailers like Best Buy focused on their website sales and pick up at their stores.
This scene from Apollo 13 depicts a NASA mission to the moon that almost had a mid-mission disaster. The ground control team and the astronauts collaborated on innovative decision making and problem solving in their plans to save the crew and return them safely. The first scene depicts the team leader galvanizing the team and stating that “failure is not an option” that focuses the team on the problem(s) at hand.
In the second clip the team has to determine how to create an air filter to reduce the amount of CO2 in the space capsule. After the ground team builds a prototype of the filter on the ground, the crew is able to replicate it in flight.
Answer the following questions completely. Your grade is based on content, grammar, spelling and effort (see rubric below).
What are the unique problems that face the ground crew and flight crew?
Describe the managerial traits and roles that the team leader displays in these scenes.
this one is for the discussion board. it has two question to answer after watching the youtube videos
I will have to send the info for the case study for the ones with 350 words each
all i know she said 350 words for each case study
Module 1 Case Study: History of Management
History of Management
After you have read the module one chapters, write a summary on what you learned and in your response you MUST answer these questions:
What is the importance of the history of management? In your response, be sure to include classical, behavioral and quantitative management perspectives.
If necessary, you may use outside research – don’t forget to cite your sources.
You must type your assignment into a Word document, save the document and submit the document into this assignment area.
You must meet the rubric guidelines to receive full credit. Here is the rubric:
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Module 1 Case Study: New Management Challenges
New Management Challenges for the New Age
Today’s news is littered with scandals, new allegations of sexual assault, and tragedy. Since 2017 and the #metoo Movement, stemming from the Harvey Weinstein scandal, more and more public figures have been put into the spotlight to defend themselves against allegations from women around the globe.
Not only publically, but privately in companies around the world, there have been firings, and investigations into misconduct from co-workers, managers, and CEOs. It is a relevant topic that is getting long overdue publicity and encouraging more men and women to come forward to discuss openly rather than hide the events and injustices of the past. Other events showcase the tumultuous and on-edge society we are living in, such as the Charlottesville, VA attack, that left 1 dead and 19 injured when a person drove a car through a crowd of protestors during a white nationalist gathering.
With events on a daily business, it is important for companies to take a stand against racial hatred, harassment of any kind, and have firm policies when such events occur. Take Netflix for example, who in July of 2018 fired chief communications officer for saying the “N-word” in full form. This event occurred during an internal meeting, not directing the slur at anyone specific, but claimed it was being made as an emphatic point about offensive words in comedy programming. The “Netflix way”, the culture that is built around radical candor and transparency was put to the test during this occurrence.
The offender, Jonathan Friedland attempted to apologize for his misdeed, hoping it would fade away and his apology would be accepted. However, it didn’t work that way, instead the anger was palpable between co-workers, and eventually led to the firing of Friedland after a few months of inaction.
Netflixers are given a high level of freedom and responsibility within their “Netflix way” culture. Blunt feedback is encouraged, trust and discretion is the ultimate gate keeper, as employees have access to sensitive information, and are ultimately trusted for how they expense items and take vacation time.
Between the insanely fast-paced streaming services industry, it is hard to keep this culture at a premium, but it is imperative for the success of the company overall. “As you scale a company to become bigger and bigger how do you scale that kind of culture?” said Colin Estep, a former senior engineer who left voluntarily in 2016. “I don’t know that we ever had a good answer.”
In order to keep up, sometimes the company is seen as harsh in their tactics to keep the best of the best. “I think we’re transparent to a fault in our culture and that can come across as cutthroat,” said Walta Nemariam, an employee in talent acquisition at Netflix, in the video.
Netflix has stayed true to their cultural values despite the pressures and sometimes negative connotations associated with this “cutthroat” environment. Their ability to remain agile, while displaying no tolerances for societal injustices makes them at the forefront of new age companies. It is a difficult pace to stay in line with, but it seems that they are keeping in stride and remaining true to who they are, for now.
Critical Thinking Questions:
How have the current cultural environment of our country shaped the way that companies are looking at their own corporate cultural standards?
What are the potential downfalls and positive influences of the “Netflix way”?
How does Netflix’s internal culture negatively or positively affect their ability to stay competitive and deliver cutting edge content?
If you feel the chapter is not enough to answer the three (3) questions, please use outside research and cite your sources.
You must type your assignment into a Word document, save the document and submit the document to this assignment area.
You must meet the rubric guidelines to receive full credit. The grading rubric can be found at the following link: Business Management Case Study Rubric
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