Principles of Management Midterm Exam Essays
Piyabalo Padaro
MGT 301 Midterm Exam
17 November, 2012
1. A re-organization will require that some employees are provided severance packages while other reassigned. What interpersonal managerial roles developed by Mintzberg will a manager confronted with this employ? Explain. Most of us agree that for the companies to function more efficiently and effectively, some changes need to be made sometimes to ensure that the current requirements are met. Managers most of time have to reorganize and restructure companies to deal with the new changes. When Farm Fresh Inc., for example, was confronted with the economy downturn, its managers had to close some of their stores. This led to some employees being laid off or being reassigned. Laying off or reassigning employees required managers to play some interpersonal managerial roles developed by Mintzberg to make sure the outcome will not be disastrous. A manager will be confronted with the role of leader. He or she has to help the employees in this transition towards the new change in the organization and thus, need to ensure that employees' resistance is being met with ease and apprehensions. To do this, a manager has to be able to direct and motivate subordinates, training, counseling, and communicating with subordinates. One of my neighbors John who worked at one of the Farm Fresh stores in Virginia Beach, Virginia told me that before he was laid off from his job, leaders held meetings with all employees who were being laid off to give them counseling. Leaders offered to help them find jobs in other companies. That is what a manager will have to do: use his or her leadership skills to help employees that re provided severance packages or employees that have been reassigned. Also, a manager in this situation has to make sure all concerns and queries of the employees regarding this restructuring lay off and reassignment of jobs are being adequately answered. The manager is required to show
MGT 301 Midterm Exam
17 November, 2012
1. A re-organization will require that some employees are provided severance packages while other reassigned. What interpersonal managerial roles developed by Mintzberg will a manager confronted with this employ? Explain. Most of us agree that for the companies to function more efficiently and effectively, some changes need to be made sometimes to ensure that the current requirements are met. Managers most of time have to reorganize and restructure companies to deal with the new changes. When Farm Fresh Inc., for example, was confronted with the economy downturn, its managers had to close some of their stores. This led to some employees being laid off or being reassigned. Laying off or reassigning employees required managers to play some interpersonal managerial roles developed by Mintzberg to make sure the outcome will not be disastrous. A manager will be confronted with the role of leader. He or she has to help the employees in this transition towards the new change in the organization and thus, need to ensure that employees' resistance is being met with ease and apprehensions. To do this, a manager has to be able to direct and motivate subordinates, training, counseling, and communicating with subordinates. One of my neighbors John who worked at one of the Farm Fresh stores in Virginia Beach, Virginia told me that before he was laid off from his job, leaders held meetings with all employees who were being laid off to give them counseling. Leaders offered to help them find jobs in other companies. That is what a manager will have to do: use his or her leadership skills to help employees that re provided severance packages or employees that have been reassigned. Also, a manager in this situation has to make sure all concerns and queries of the employees regarding this restructuring lay off and reassignment of jobs are being adequately answered. The manager is required to show
References: Robbins, S. P., DeCenzo, D. A., & Coulter, M. (2011). Fundamentals of Decision Making. In Custom Business Resources (p.27). Boston: Pearson Learning Solutions