Business Administration
Objectives and Instructions
The purpose of this assignment is to give you an opportunity to conduct an interview with a manager to enable you to have a better understanding of a manager’s day-to-day responsibilities. Using concepts and theories discussed throughout the course, you will then examine the approaches this person uses on the job and prepare a written summary of your findings and assessment. The assignment is worth 15 points.
Manager Interview
Identify a manager who is willing to be interviewed. For purposes of this assignment, a manager is a member of an organization with three or more subordinates who report directly to him or her. Any type of organization is acceptable.
You will structure the interview into two sections: Manager Background and General Responsibilities, and Managing Employees.
The Manager Background and General Responsibilities section of your interview should take approximately one-fourth to one-third of the time. You will need to ask the following questions:
How long have you been with the company? How long have you held your current position?
What are the three most important tasks or duties that you are responsible for accomplishing in this job?
What do you like most about being a manager? What do you like least about being a manager?
The majority of the interview should focus on the Managing Employees section and examine how the manager handles the following three areas.
Motivating employees.
Providing leadership.
Managing ethics and ethical accountability.
Aside from the required questions, you should have another 10-12 questions prepared. Three or four questions should address each of the three focus areas in the Managing Employees section. You will need to turn in your questions in the Appendix of your paper.
Please note that the questions should be your original questions. It is perfectly acceptable to conduct some research on questions that are used in professional situations. However,
The purpose of this assignment is to give you an opportunity to conduct an interview with a manager to enable you to have a better understanding of a manager’s day-to-day responsibilities. Using concepts and theories discussed throughout the course, you will then examine the approaches this person uses on the job and prepare a written summary of your findings and assessment. The assignment is worth 15 points.
Manager Interview
Identify a manager who is willing to be interviewed. For purposes of this assignment, a manager is a member of an organization with three or more subordinates who report directly to him or her. Any type of organization is acceptable.
You will structure the interview into two sections: Manager Background and General Responsibilities, and Managing Employees.
The Manager Background and General Responsibilities section of your interview should take approximately one-fourth to one-third of the time. You will need to ask the following questions:
How long have you been with the company? How long have you held your current position?
What are the three most important tasks or duties that you are responsible for accomplishing in this job?
What do you like most about being a manager? What do you like least about being a manager?
The majority of the interview should focus on the Managing Employees section and examine how the manager handles the following three areas.
Motivating employees.
Providing leadership.
Managing ethics and ethical accountability.
Aside from the required questions, you should have another 10-12 questions prepared. Three or four questions should address each of the three focus areas in the Managing Employees section. You will need to turn in your questions in the Appendix of your paper.
Please note that the questions should be your original questions. It is perfectly acceptable to conduct some research on questions that are used in professional situations. However,