ENTIRE MGT 521 PAPERS AND DQS FOR STUDENTS

MGT/521 Management theories and the workplace

Assignment Steps

Resources: Ch. 2 of Management: A Practical Introduction, sample leadership theory table.

Select three theories from the textbook. 

Summarize the theory and viewpoint(s) in a table. Please use the sample leadership theory table provided.

Develop up to a 1,050-word report including the following: 

Briefly discuss an overview of management.

Include the roles managers play.

Examine the development of management theories, including how these theories reflected the changing business environment.

Compare and contrast the three management theories you included in your leadership theory table.

Include in-text citations and at least one reference.

Evaluate which of the three management theories works best for your work environment or an organization with which you are familiar. 

Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.

MGT 521 Week 2 Assignment Mission, Vision, Values And Management 

MISSION, VISION, VALUES AND MANAGEMENT

Resources: Management: A Practical Introduction, Table 6.1; chosen organization's mission, vision, and value statements, and strategic plan

Examine the mission and vision statements of your place of employment or an organization with which you are familiar. Then, use the internet to locate and examine the mission and vision statement of a comparable organization.

Use the Mission and Vision Comparison Table provided to compare your organization's mission and vision statement to the one you found on the internet.

Create up to a 1,400-word analysis including the following: 

·         Compare your organization's mission, vision, and values against the criteria for what makes for robust statements.

·         Summarize what you concluded when you compared your organization to the organization you found on the internet.

·         Identify your organization's core competencies.

·         Examine your organization's core competencies based on established definitions. Include a rationale for the selection of these core competencies.

·         Briefly summarize your organization's strategic goals.

·         Evaluate whether your organization's current behavior and business goals are aligned to its mission, vision, values, and core competencies.

·         Determine if your organization lives up to its own mission, vision, and values.

·         Justify your determination.

·         Append your Mission and Vision Comparison Table to the end of the document.

Format the assignment consist with APA guidelines.

MGT 521 Week 3 Assignments Operational Tactics and Strategic Goals Presentation

Use the environmental analysis you researched.

Create a 10- to 12-slide presentation including detailed speaker notes in which you include the following:

Examine the results of the internal environmental scan findings in the analysis.

Examine the results of the external environmental scan findings in the analysis.

Discuss the findings of the scans as they relate to relevant research.

Recommend 3 strategic objectives based on the SWOT analysis.

Translate each objective into a business goal.

Create a related operational tactic for 3 distinct sectors of the organization such as marketing, finance, accounting, etc.

Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.

MGT 521 Week 4 Operational Tactics and Strategic Goals Presentation

OPERATIONAL TACTICS AND STRATEGIC GOALS PRESENTATION

Purpose of Assignment 

The purpose of this assignment is to give learners an opportunity to apply lessons learned about operational tactics and strategic goals planning. Please refer to the resources below to assist with the assignment. 

Assignment Steps

Resources: Ch. 5, 6, and 7 of Management: A Practical Introduction; SWOT analysis for the organization used in Week 3; company strategic plan

Scenario: You have been promoted to senior level manager of a company with low employee morale and decreased productivity. You have been tasked with developing a strategic plan for the workforce to present to the CEO and other members of the leadership team. 

Choose your organization or one you know well to use for this assignment. You may use the same organization you used in previous weeks. 

Develop a 1-year strategic plan of action for your organization using lessons learned and your learning team activity during Week 3.  

Include plans for any additional staffing and the proposed budget for your plan. Modify your SWOT analysis, if necessary, for your presentation.

1) Create a 8- to 10-slide PowerPoint® presentation including the following: 

Explain rationale for plan

Discuss SWOT of organization

Summarize one year plan of action

Flowchart of one year plan

Give an overview of Budget for plan

Evaluate the potential benefit of the plan

Write conclusion

2) Develop up to a 700-word summary for the Executive team. Append your budget and SWOT analysis to the plan

MGT 521 Week 3 Structure Follow Strategies

Purpose of Assignment 

The purpose of this assignment is to give learners experience developing an organizational SWOT analysis that they may use for strategic planning. This assignment is pre-work for the Learning Team assignment this week.           

Assignment Steps 

Resources: Management: A Practical Introduction; strategic plan for organization you chose; a leader or manager to interview. 

Select the organization you work for or an organization of your choice. 

Interview one leader or manager from the organization so that you may complete a SWOT for the organization. Let the interviewee know you are working on a class project. Prior to your interview, develop a 5- to 7-question interview questionnaire you will use to query the interviewee to complete the organization's SWOTs. 

Conduct a SWOT analysis of the organization. 

Create a 525-word limit summary of the analysis. 

Format the assignment consistent with APA guidelines. 

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MGT 521 Week 3 Team Structure Follows Strategy (2 PPT)

Structure Follows Strategy - Team

The purpose of this assignment is to give learners experience in formulating management strategy for expansion into global markets.

Assignment Steps

Resources: Management: A Practical Introduction; Global Markets 

Prior to the team discussion, each team member must complete a SWOT analysis for his or her organization. Learners may use the same organization from Week 2.

Discuss in the team forum each team member's individual company SWOT analysis based on the Individual Assignment.

Select one of your teammate's organizations to use for this assignment based on your discussion.

Select a global market into which the company might expand. This should be a market with different characteristics so do not choose a similar market such as Canada.

Scenario: The company is considering expanding into the global market. As a result, the management team is analyzing the current strategic objectives, the organization's structure and looking at how this change may affect any or all of these areas. The team will present these findings to leadership once completed.

Create a 8- to 10-slide PowerPoint® presentation including detailed speaker notes or voiceover in which you include the following:

Examine the current strategic objectives of the organization.

Determine the current structure of the organization.

Discuss how expanding to a global market may affect work functions.

Recommend structural alternatives that may facilitate the new global strategy. How do these options differ? What are their strengths and weaknesses?

Determine the key components of a change management strategy for the restructuring.

Recommend next steps for an action plan.

Create a "Recommended Structure" infographic in an appropriate format for the organization based on the analysis. This can be done using Microsoft® Publisher®, Word, or sites such as Glogster® or PiktoChart®. The infographic should illustrate the team's choice of structure.       

MGT 521 Week 5 Assignment Leadership and Strategy 

Purpose of Assignment 

The purpose of this assignment is to increase learners' comprehension of leadership styles and the effect of the styles on organizational environments. 

Assignment Steps         

Resources: Management: A Practical Introduction; Notes from team discussion Week 5; Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Create a 1,400 word analysis addressing the following:

·         Identify one theory that appeals to you the most from the leadership theories discussed in your team and in the text.

·         Research two local companies: one in which the leadership seems to exemplify this leadership theory, and one that seems to be in direct contrast.

·         Analyze how each leadership style might affect the respective company's performance and alignment to values.

·         Discuss which leadership style to which you are most aligned.

·         Discuss how you would practice this leadership style in your current work environment. If you are not currently employed, discuss how you would practice this style of leadership in a future job you might like to hold.

MGT 521 Week 5 Assignment Leaders Are They Born or Made?

Purpose of Assignment 

The purpose of this assignment is for learners to gain extensive knowledge about the origin of leaders and leadership theories.                            

Assignment Steps 

Resources: Management: A Practical Introduction. 

Discuss the following in your learning team’s discussion forum:

·         Are leaders born or made?

·         Cite your sources during your discussion.

·         As a team, decide on a conclusion. 

Create a 12- to 16-slide PowerPoint® presentation justifying the team’s conclusion(s) about whether leaders are born or made. 

·         Defend the team’s position on whether leaders are born or made.

·         Justify the team’s position using relevant research.

·         Apply leadership theory to the team’s position.

·         Include an introductory slide and reference slide as a part of the presentation. Do not exceed slide limit.

Format the assignment consistent with APA guidelines.  Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

MGT 521 Week 6 Learning Team Reflection

Read Case Application 1, "Lessons from Lehman Brothers: Will We Ever Learn?" at the end of Ch. 5 of Management.

Discuss the scenario with your team. 

Discuss the second, third, and fifth discussion questions at the end of the case with your team. 

Answer each question based on your team's discussion in no more than 350 words per question.

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MGT 521 Week 6 Balanced Scorecard Module 

ALANCED SCORECARD MODULE

Purpose of Assignment 

The purpose of this assignment is increase learners' knowledge of ways to effectively use the balanced scorecard to measure organizational performance. 

Assignment Steps                        

Resources: Management: A Practical Introduction; Bureau of Labor Statistics; annual reports of selected organizations. 

You may use the same organization you used in previous weeks. 

Review the four perspectives of the Balanced Scorecard Module in Section 16.3 of Management: A Practical Introduction to practice reading and evaluating the information it presents.

Use the four perspectives of the Balanced Scorecard and your company documents.

Determine the possible metrics for each quadrant for your organization.

Explore the website for an organization comparable to yours. 

Determine the possible metrics for each quadrant for the organization.

Explore the website for an organization not comparable to yours.

Determine the possible metrics for each quadrant for the organization.

Compare metrics for both organizations versus the metrics for your organization.

Complete up to a 700-word summary including the following: 

·         Identify the metrics for your organization.

·         Identify the metrics for the comparable organization.

·         Identify the metrics for the non-comparable organization.

·         Summarize how the metrics differ.

·         Identify potential performance gaps in your organization.

·         Recommend actions to reduce the performance gaps.

MGT 521 Week 5 Individual Assignment Team Leadership

Your manager tells you about a new department the company will be adding that is part of the company’s strategic plan to enter a particular market segment. Your manager would like you to manage one of the teams in this new department. Your manager has put together the team you will be managing. Your new team consists of the members of your current Learning Team.

To be successful in the new market segment, your team must efficiently accomplish the goals set by the company. Your manager, therefore, would like you to develop a leadership approach for each team member on your team based on the theories of leadership and each member’s individual personalities.

Write a memo to your manager of no more than 1,400 words in which you explain how you plan to successfully lead your team. Include the following:

·         Evaluate the individuals, including yourself, based on the personality assessment.

·         Evaluate the situation in terms of urgency, culture, and so forth.

·         Determine leadership approaches, based on individuals and the situation. Highlight the principles you have applied from various leadership theories.

Format your memo consistent with APA guidelines.

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MGT 521 Week 5 Individual Assignment Leadership and Your Career Paper

CAREER CONNECTION: Leadership and Your Career Paper

Write a 950- to 1,100 word paper in which you address the following: 

•From the leadership theories discussed in Chapter 14 of your text, identify one theory that appeals to you the most.

•Discuss how you would practice this leadership style in your current work environment.

•If you are not currently employed, discuss how you would practice this style of leadership in a future job you might like to hold.

•Identify 1 article on leadership from Harvard Business Review and discuss how you might incorporate this.

MGT 521 Week 4 Team Assignment Organizing Work

You are a team of managers at a company. Upper management is concerned that the structure of the division your team manages is not accomplishing goals as efficiently as it could. As a result, upper management has tasked you to review the current organizational structure for efficiency and recommend needed changes.

Your team notices the organizational chart has not been recently updated. To begin the task, your team must create an up-to-date organizational chart to determine the efficiency of the current structure. Then, you must create a new organizational chart that represents the recommended structural changes. You will then present recommendations and rationale to upper management. Complete the following tasks to prepare for your meeting with upper management.

Select one team member's company that he or she used to complete the Organizational Planning assignment.

Identify the selected company's current organizational structure. 

Create anorganizational chart in Microsoft® PowerPoint® for the current structure of the selected company. 

Discuss,with your team, any structural changes or adaptations to the existing structures that you think should be recommended to improve that company's efficiency and effectiveness.

Decide,as a team, what structural changes or adaptations should be recommended. 

Create an organizational chart in Microsoft® PowerPoint® for the recommended structure of the selected company. 

Justify your team's recommendations in a paper of no more than 1,050 words. If your team recommends that the company structure remain the same, defend your decision. Based on the team's decision, your paper must also include the following:

·         Describe the work that must be completed to accomplish the recommended changes or adaptations. If no changes are recommended, explain what work is currently being done and why it is successful.

·         Describe how the work could be done most effectively. Would the work be completed by individuals, teams, or a combination of both? If no changes are recommended, explain how the work is being completed and why the current method is successful.

·         Justify the selection for how the work could be done and describe the approach that should be used.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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MGT 521 Week 4 Knowledge Check

1.Which of the following describes the leadership style in which a leader tends to centralize authority, dictate work methods, make unilateral decisions, and limit employee participation?

2.The ________ style of leadership describes a leader who tends to value employee participation, including in such areas as decision making and deciding on work methods and goals.

3.Which of the following describes the leadership style in which the leader generally gives the group complete freedom to make decisions and complete the work in whatever way it sees fit?

4.The ________ model proposed that the results of the least-preferred coworker questionnaire could determine whether someone was relationship or task oriented, and these results would determine effectiveness of group performance.

5.Which leadership model proposed that the final component in the model is the four stages of follower readiness, and different levels of follower readiness call for a different leader–follower relationship?

6.According to Hersey and Blanchard, a low task–high relationship situation calls for the ________ leadership style.

7.When Alan Jackman got promoted as the head of the sales team at Mac Software Inc., he chose three of his closest friends in the team to form the core sales group with him. Which of the following predictions would be consistent with the leader-member exchange theory?

8.Which of the following is an accurate statement about managers transferring into the role of effective team leaders?

9.Rachel Keller’s colleagues and subordinates have a high regard for her. They know that Rachel can help them meet their goals, and she is always willing to reward them when they do. What her subordinates like best about Rachel is that they know she appreciates their work by the team lunches she often holds. Which of the following best describes Rachel’s leadership style?

10.Which of the following is the type of power a person has because of his or her level of authority in the business?

11.Sam Meyers manages a telemarketing call center. He has 20 employees working for him who are displeased with the way he yells and threatens to terminate them for what they see as small issues. Which kind of power is Sam using to get the job done?

12.Marsha Lewis is the manager at a fast-food establishment, managing a staff of 25 employees. Many of her staff members are extremely impressed with how she handles her work, and they emulate Marsha’s behaviors and actions in working with others. The team believes Marsha is fair and understanding, and she always promotes from within when employees have been performing well. Which two sources of power does Marsha use in this example?

13.What performance measure considers the efficiency and effectiveness of employees?

14.What aggregate measure allows managers to assess how happy an employee is with the many different factors at his or her job?

15.When an employee volunteers to run a canned food drive, this is an example of

16.In the Big Five Model of personality, an employee who is good-natured and highly cooperative, would be referred to as scoring high in the trait of ________.

17.In the Big Five Model of personality, conscientiousness refers to ________.

18.Susan is often described as being fascinated by many things, including outdoor activities, inventive art exhibits, and books by up-and-coming authors. According to the Big Five Model of personality, Susan would be described as ________.

19.________ theory gauges whether a person’s behavior shows distinctiveness, consensus, and consistency.

20.Garth manages a team of 5 salespeople. One of the salespeople, Robert, has been late to work for the past few days. If Garth attributes Robert’s tardiness to a lack of caring about his job versus Robert having to drop his wife at work, Garth is using the________.

21.At work today, Tanya received the good news that the team she was part of secured a winning bid for her company to serve as the architect partner for a new shopping mall. Tanya also received the bad news that the transmission on her car must be replaced. Tanya credits the good news to her ability to complete work on time and the bad news to the poor craftsmanship of her car. Tanya is exhibiting a(n) ________.

MGT 521 Week 4 Assignment Organizational Structure Presentation

Organizational Structure Presentation

The organization you work for currently has a traditional structure - divisional structure. However, the organization has gone through some big changes 

including a merger with another organization. The organization is now global and produces products and services clients in a number of different areas. 

They currently employ roughly 500 employees. 

Your team has been tasked with recommending a new organizational structure to the head of the organization.  

Create a 16- to 20-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation, including detailed speaker notes, directed toward the head of the organization. 

In this presentation, your team will explain what the changes will be and why these changes will allow the firm to succeed in the future.

MGT 521 Week 3 Learning Team Reflection

Read the “Developing Your Empowering People (Delegating) Skill” Skills Exercise at the end of Ch. 10 of Management.

Discuss the scenario with your Learning Team. 

Consider the five behaviors described for delegating to determine how to handle the scenario. 

Prepare a 350- to 1,050-word paper detailing how your team would handle the situation described in the scenario.

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MGT 521 Week 3 Knowledge Check

1.The process of dividing work activities into separate job tasks is known as ________.

2.The process of grouping jobs together is known as ________.

3.The line of authority that extends from upper organizational levels to lower levels, clarifying who reports to whom, is known as the ________.

4.Which of the following is a characteristic of a mechanistic organization?

5.Which of the following structures is highly adaptive, loose, and flexible?

6.Companies would become more ________ if they allowed professionals to set the priorities and allocate the resources for their departments.

organic

7.In a ________ structure, no clear chain of command exists.

8.Which organizational design increases the complexity of assigning people to projects?

9.In which of the following organizational designs are employees most likely to experience communication difficulties?

10.A company brings team members together to collaborate on resolving mutual problems that affect each of their areas. This is an example of the use of ________.

11.A temporary committee formed to address a specific short-term problem that affects several departments is known as a ________.

12.Which of the following will help in making communities of practice successful?

The ________ stage in the group development process is complete when members begin to think of themselves as part of a group.

14.During the ________ stage of the group development process, a relatively clear hierarchy of leadership and agreement on the group’s direction emerge.

The ________ stage of the group development process is one in which close relationships develop and the group becomes cohesive.

16.In which of the following conflict-management techniques are conflicts resolved by seeking an advantageous solution for all the parties involved?

17.Conflicts can be resolved by withdrawing from them or suppressing them. This conflict-management

18.Which of the following lists are the five conflict-management options available to managers?

Behavior patterns expected of someone occupying a given position in a social unit is called a ________.

20.Which of the following is a negative aspect of group norms?

21.Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding status systems?

MGT 521 Week 3 Individual Assignment Strategy and Planning Paper

Strategy and Planning Paper

Review Figure 5.3 in the textbook. 

Write a 950- to 1,100-word paper in which you address the following: 

•Explain why the 3 types of goals are important to the strategy of an organization.

•Explain why the different types of planning are important to the strategy of an organization.

•Examine the elements or factors involved in creating an effective strategy for an organization. 

Cite a minimum of 2 peer-reviewed sources and include examples from one or more Fortune 500 companies to illustrate your points.

MGT 521 Week 3 Individual Assignment Organizational Planning

Review the example SWOT Analyses located in this week's Electronic Reserve Readings to see the types of information companies include.Complete the following tasks in the Material: Organizational Planning Worksheet. Cite your resources. 

Part One (hand in early):Select a Fortune 500 company. Research the selected company by first clicking on the Business Source Complete: SWOT Analyses link in this week's Electronic Reserve Readings. Note that additional research is needed to complete this assignment.

Identify the company's internal and external stakeholders.

Identify the company's goals and identify the following, specifically:

·         The company's mission and vision

·         At least one goal that can be accomplished through a strategic plan

·         At least one goal that can be accomplished through an operational plan

·         Conduct a SWOT analysis on the selected company

Part Two: 

Write a paper that creates strategic and operational plans based on the SWOT analysis, and includes explanations for the following:

·         How these plans will achieve the related goals

·         The effect of planning decisions on the internal and external stakeholders identified

Required Elements:

·         No more than 700 words

·         Cite research in your paper to support your writing

·         Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines

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MGT 521 Week 2 Learning Team Weekly Reflection

Discuss last week’s objectives with your team. Include both the topics you feel comfortable with, topics you struggled with, and how the weekly topics relate to application in your field.

Prepare a 1- to 3-page paper detailing the findings of your discussion

MGT521  Week 2  Weekly Reflection

MGT 521 Week 2 Learning Team Charter

MGT 521 Week 2 Knowledge Check

1.As a process of self-examination during her senior year of college, Casey decides to develop a SWOT analysis of her prospects relative to getting a job. Casey realizes that she has a personal characteristic that suggests she is not comfortable interacting with strangers. She interprets this as a(n) ________ if she is to get a job as a salesperson.

2.Casey is looking for a new job. She decides to develop a SWOT analysis of the industries she might want to work in. Casey majored in marketing and enjoyed studying market research. Through her research on the Internet and in the University Library, she learns that this industry is currently doing well. She interprets this as a(n) ________.

3.In performing a SWOT analysis, which of the following would be considered as a threat?

4.Strategic plans are usually ________.

5.Operational plans are usually ________.

6.When organizations think about entering a market, they may be concerned with how unique their product might be. Which of Porter’s Five Forces would be relevant in this case?

7.________ involves defining the organization’s goals, establishing strategies for achieving those goals, and developing plans to integrate and coordinate work activities.

8.Goals are different from plans because ________.

9.Most company goals can be classified as either ________ or ________.

10.In response to a natural disaster, which contingency factor will affect the choice of plans?

11.What technique would managers use when seeking to detect big trends and changing market conditions?

12.The commitment concept says that plans should ________.

MGT 521 Week 2 Individual Assignment Functional Areas of Business Paper

You have decided to pursue an MBA degree either to further your career, start a new career, or achieve a personal goal. In this program, you will study the functional areas of business.

Use the MBA Overview and Effective Research and Writing at Modules you reviewed to complete this assignment.

Write a paper that analyzes the role of a manager within the functional areas of business:

Required elements:

·         No more than1050 words

·         Two articles, including at least one peer-reviewed article, from the University Library cited in your paper to support your writing

·         Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines

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MGT 521 Week 2 Assignment Norwegian Air Worksheet

Norwegian Air Worksheet

Read "Management in Action: Norwegian Air Shuttle Aspires to Become the Cheapest Global Airline." 

Complete the Norwegian Air Worksheet.

MGT 521 Week 1 Individual Assignment Viewpoints Paper

Viewpoints Paper  

Select one of the viewpoints mentioned in Chapter 2 of the text. 

Write a 350- to 700-word paper summarizing the basics of that viewpoint including highlighting at least one of the key figures related to that viewpoint.

MGT 521 Week 6 Knowledge Check

1. As a university student, your institution’s social principles and practices reflect on you, as a stakeholder, in the organization. Therefore, it is your right to question how these practices should be evaluated in relation to the social issues that your school is addressing. If your university was paying minimum wage when necessary and applying the minimum legal standards to its employees’ work environment, it would be said to have fulfilled its ________.

2.As a university student, your institution’s social principles and practices reflect on you, as a stakeholder, in the organization. Therefore, it is your right to question how these practices should be evaluated in relation to the social issues that the school is addressing. If your university provides job-share programs, builds a day-care facility, and only uses recycled paper, it could be said to be ________.

3.An organization with a ___________ perspective on social responsibility is focused on maximizing profits.

4.The process of applying social and environmental criteria to an investment decision is known as ________.

5.Managers who consider the impact of their organization on the natural environment are said to be practicing ________.

6.In which of the following approaches of going green does the organization exhibit the least environmental sensitivity?

7.At the ________ level of moral development, a person’s choice between right and wrong is based on personal consequences from outside sources.

8.At the ________ level of moral development, ethical decisions rely on living up to the expectations of others.

9.In which of the following stages of moral development do individuals value the rights of others and uphold absolute values and rights, regardless of the majority’s opinion?

10.________ represent basic convictions about what is right and wrong.

11.A ________ is a formal statement of an organization’s primary values and the ethical rules it expects its employees to follow.

12.Organizations create an ethical code that exemplifies the values and morals they want to uphold in conducting business. One category of an ethical code typically consists of being a dependable organizational citizen. Activities that can be included in this section are

13.___________________ evaluate management practices related to the organization’s ethical code.

MGT 521 Week 6 Individual Personal Professional Development Plan

Resources: Personal Professional Development Plan Activity, Parts 1-4 from Weeks 1-3.

Complete the Personal Professional Development Plan.

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MGT 521 Week 6 Individual Assignment Planning and Measuring Performance

Review the Example and Practice sections of the Balanced Scorecard Module to practice reading and evaluating the information it presents.

Complete the Assignment section of the Balanced Scorecard Module to evaluate the performance of the organization against established standards. Complete the following:

·         Identify the performance gaps.

·         Recommend actions to reduce performance gaps.

Note. The Balanced Scorecard Module will give you an option to save your assignment in a document on your desktop.

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MGT 521 Week 5 Team Assignment What Makes a Leader? Presentation

What Makes a Leader? Presentation

Create a 12- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with detailed speaker notes in which you address the following question: 

•Are leaders born or can they be made?  Why or why not?

•The team should take a position on this question and include the team's rationale as well as supporting this with research.

MGT 521 Week 5 Individual Assignment Leadership and Your Career Paper

CAREER CONNECTION: Leadership and Your Career Paper

Write a 950- to 1,100 word paper in which you address the following: 

•From the leadership theories discussed in Chapter 14 of your text, identify one theory that appeals to you the most.

•Discuss how you would practice this leadership style in your current work environment.

•If you are not currently employed, discuss how you would practice this style of leadership in a future job you might like to hold.

•Identify 1 article on leadership from Harvard Business Review and discuss how you might incorporate this.