FRIDAY 10/19

MK201
TODAY:
-Chapter 5 discussion questions 8-14 were due.
-You took Quiz #7.
-We continued our discussion of Chapter 5 by taking a look at how economic needs influence the consumer decision process.

HOMEWORK:
-Joshua Martin will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-Answer the following Chapter 6 Discussion Questions for next Wednesday's class:
1) Any buyers who buy for resale or to produce other goods & services are known as what?
2) Fill in the blank. Like final consumers, organizations make purchases to satisfy ________________.
3) What is a written (or electronic) description of what the firm wants to buy?
4) What is a way for a supplier to document its quality procedures according to internationally recognized standards?
5) All the people who participate in or influence a purchase are known as what?
6) A formal rating of suppliers on all relevant areas of performance is known as what?
7) A request to buy something is known as what?

GLE101
TODAY:
-Blog Post #3 was due.
-We discussed Linda Ellis' poem "The Dash."

HOMEWORK:
-Jimmy Mullaney will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-Read the following blog post Franklin Pierce University: Change The Name?  Do you agree/disagree with Professor Ley?  Why/why not?

IC212
TODAY:
-Drucker Chapter 5 discussion questions 1-11 were due.
-You took Quiz #7.
-We finished our discussion of Chapter 4 by discussing collaboration.

HOMEWORK:
-Gina Mazerolle will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-Answer the following Drucker Chapter 5 Discussion Questions:
12) Fill in the blank. "A mission statement should fit on your ___________________."
13) What is FPU's mission statement?
14) What is the mission statement of your favorite organization?
15) Fill in the blanks. "Especially for knowledge workers, Drucker was a strong advocate for ________________ rather than ____________________.
16) There is no better motivation for working hard than what?
17) What did the PARC scientists refer to Xerox officials as?
18) Who is the world's largest producer of appliances?
19)  What general category of people & knowledge strategies typically involves the highest investment in knowledge?
20) What general category of people & knowledge strategies has a smaller knowledge component in its offering?
21) What general category of people & knowledge strategies is all about low price?
22) What general category of people & knowledge strategies has a high knowledge content within its offerings & needs few people to operate?
23) Was that too many questions Gina?

SR201
TODAY:
-Chapter 4 discussion questions 8-12 were due.
-You took Quiz #7.

HOMEWORK:
-Answer the following Chapter 5 Discussion Questions:
1) What is a multidisciplinary field devoted to understanding individual & group behavior, interpersonal processes, & organization dynamics?
2) Define "management."
3) Early theorists believed that the primary responsibility of managers was what?
4) What are the 5 functions of management?
5) What element is common to all processes whenever they are performed?
6) What are the 3 categories of manager roles?
7) Define "leadership."
8) What is the difference between a leader & a manger?
9) Define "managerial leadership."
10) In the hierarchy of an organization, what are the 3 classification of managers?