Management Analysis

      This activity is designed to help you review key concepts in Chapter 14. Answer the question(s) in the following template. Save the template and your responses as a file and submit it in the drop box. The file name should be in the following format: your name Worksheet Activity 14.1. Continue to questions on next page: Chapter 14 Online Activity – Page 435 of text Think of a specific full-time job you have held. Indicate whether each of the following items is ‘Mostly False’ or ‘Mostly True’ according to your perception of the managers above you when you held that job. Mostly False Mostly True 1. Good ideas got serious consideration from management above me. 2. Management above me was interested in ideas and suggestions from people at my level in the organization. 3. When suggestions were made to management above me, they received fair evaluation. 4. Management did not expect me to challenge or change the status quo. 5. Management specifically encouraged me to bring about improvements in my workplace. 6. Management above me took action on recommendations made from people at my level. 7. Management rewarded me for correcting problems. 8. Management clearly expected me to improve work unit procedures and practices. 9. I feel free to make recommendations to management above me to change existing practices. 10. Good ideas did not get communicated upward because management was not very approachable.   Scoring and Intrepretation: Give yourself 1 point for each ‘Mostly True’ answer to questions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 and for each ‘Mostly False’ answer to questions 4 and 10. An adaptive culture is shaped by the values and actions of top and middle managers. When managers actively encourage and welcome change initiatives from below, the organization will be infused with values for change. These 10 questions measure your management’s openness to change. A typical average score for management openness to change is about 4. If your average score was 5 or higher, you worked in an organization that expressed cultural values of adaptation. If your average score was 3 or below, the culture was probably unadaptive. Questions to Answer: 1. Thinking back to your job, was the level of management openness to change correct for that organization? Why? 2. Do you sense that there is a relationship between job satisfaction and management’s openness to changes? Give specific examples to defend your answer. Enter responses here: Online Activity #5: Rubric 1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points Assignment Completion How much of the assignment was completed? 1 Less than ½ of the assignment was completed. 2 At least ½ of the assignment was completed. 3 ¾ of the assignment was completed. 4 The entire assignment was completed. Accuracy How much of the assignment was done correctly? 1 Less than ½ of the assignment was done correctly. 2 At least ½ of the assignment was done correctly. 3 ¾ of the assignment was done correctly. 4 The entire assignment was done correctly. Legibility Is the assignment easy to read and understand? 1 Not legible. Hard to read. Ideas expressed are difficult to understand. 2 Slightly legible. Writing illustrates little thought or preparation. 3 Mostly legible. Writing illustrates some thought and preparation. 4 Very legible. Writing illustrates a lot of thought and preparation. Following Instructions Was the assignment completed showing all work? 1 The assignment was answers only. 2 The assignment was done showing some work. 3 The assignment was done showing most of the work. 4 The assignment was done showing lots of work neatly and easily followed. Avg Grade: 1 2 3 4