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Question 2 ANSWER EITHER A OR B. Note: If you answer both, I will deduct two points. A. You reviewed a number of theories in the Chapter on Leadership. Which theory do you think is most useful in today's business environment and explain why? B. In the Chapter on Employee Motivation, you studied a number of motivation theories and techniques. Which of these do you feel to be most useful in motivating today's workforce? Why? Question 3 Suppose you are about to be put in charge of a collections department. Will you be a Theory X Manager or a Theory Y Manager? Why? If it helps, imagine the situation we discussed in class where it was necessary to increase collections per employee. Keyboard Shortcuts Question 4 •Does anyone have expert power over you? Explain. •Do you have expert power over anyone? Explain. Question 5 •The economic recession of the last few years saw employees at the receiving end of job insecurity, layoffs, tight budgets, minimal or no pay raises, benefit cuts, no bonuses, and long hours doing the work of those who had been laid off. Assuming that you were a manager during these difficult times, how would you motivate your employees? Question 6 You are the manager of the computer programming group within the Information Technology Department. 10 computer programmers report to you. You have just learned that you computer hardware budget for next year is $12,000. This is enough to replace 4 of the 10 machines with state of the art equipment. A. Considering the Chapter on Communications, what method(s) will you use to communicate this information to your group. Why did you select this method or these methods? B. What approach will you use to decide who gets the four new machines (and who has to keep their existing machines)? (Examples: People with most years with the company get the machines, most productive employees get the new machines, people with the worst current machines get the new machines .... There are many possible ways to make this decision, I have listed just a few). C. Once the decision is made, how will you communicate your decision? D. What impact do you think your decision will have on the 6 people who do not get new machines and what will you do to maintain their level of motivation? Question 7 During the course of the semester we spent time discussing current events, reading case studies, and watching videos (Walmart, Bernard Madoff) to understand better the concepts presented in the textbook. A. Describe three significant management concepts you have learned over the course of the semester; B. Explain how these concepts apply to specific current events, case studies, videos, or guest lectures that took place in class this semester. C. What might you, as a business professional, do differently in the future because of what you have learned in this course? Your essay will be evaluated on the basis of your creative thought, mastery of management concepts, and effective writing.