Business Management Assignment Unit VI

This assignment consists of reading the following business management scenario and composing a paper regarding the use of teamwork to resolve a management problem. This Assignment will be used to assess the following Course Outcome MT140-1: Describe solutions to management problems.

You are an owner and executive level manager of a business with eight locations. Your strategic goal is to expand this business over the next 5 years. While you are pleased with the past performance of the business overall, you have spent a great deal of time over the previous months visiting the eight locations and addressing issues and concerns of the various employees and location managers. It has become obvious to you that you are unable to devote the time and energy necessary to focus on necessary executive level activities to take the business to the next level. All of your time seems to be spent addressing small problems within the existing locations. You have heard that other businesses have successfully used a team approach to management with good results. You have decided to examine this option for your business, managers, and employees.

After reading the scenario above and the section on self-managed teams in your assigned textbook readings, compose a paper in which you explain the difference between traditional and team working environments. Then explain how effective self-managed teams could be built and successfully implemented within your business. Finally, describe how these teams could contribute to the overall effectiveness of your business.  

Click the following to view your article: Unit 7 - Divol, R., & Fleming, T. (2012). The evolution of work: One company's story. Mckinsey Quarterly, (4), 111-115.

Minimum Submission Requirements:

• Your Assessment paper should be at least 2 full double-spaced pages in length, using size 12-point font in Microsoft® Word®.
• Be sure your paper is well written in paragraph form, with correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
• Be sure to name your file according to the following Kaplan file-naming convention: username_homework_unit#.doc (username is your Kaplan username).
• You may use external sources in addition to the required module readings. Cite any external sources used.
• Your paper must be written in Standard English and demonstrate exceptional content, organization, style, grammar, and mechanics.
• Your paper should provide a clearly established and sustained viewpoint and purpose.
• Your writing should be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful.