principles of management assignment 1

Assignment Workload:

• This Assignment comprise of a short Case.
• Assignment is to be submitted by each student individually.

Assignment Purposes/Learning Outcomes:

After completion of Assignment-1 students will able to understand the

LO 1. Identify and explain the concept of management, functions, roles and skills of a manager (Lo1.1)

Assignment-1

• Please read the Management in Action case “GM’s New CEO….” at the end of Chapter 2 “Management Theory” available in your textbook Management: A Practical Approach 7^th edition by Kinicki, A., & Williams, B., and answer the following questions:

Assignment Question(s):(Marks 5)

• To what extent is GM using evidence-based management? Are they overdoing it? Explain your rationale.
• To what extent are the managerial practices being used at GM consistent with principles associated with management science and operations management techniques? Discuss.
• How are the managerial practices being used at GM consistent with the Quality-Management viewpoint? Explain your rationale.

4.To what extent does GM represent a learning organization? Discuss.