Question

Some might say management is an art. Being a great manager, however, takes not only a good educational background and understanding of the organization, but also facing several challenges and overcoming them.

You have recently accepted an entry-level managerial trainee position with Kin-Will, a rapidly growing manufacturer of computer and electronic components. As part of your orientation, you have been tasked with identifying managers who exhibit the behaviors necessary to becoming an exceptional manager.
Match the name of the manager with the correct area that best illustrates which challenge is being described:

1) Paul, being the head of the marketing department, Paul makes extra efforts to be sure the company's marketing campaigns highlight their newest and coolest breakthrough products.
2) Sue, when it comes to managing her employees. Sue always goes the extra mile to build teamwork and camaraderie among her employees.
3) Lance, even though he knows they are good people, Lance has to monitor his sales people's activities to make sure they have not crossed any lines in trying to win new business.
4) John, part of John's role as operation manager is to make sure the company is not wasting energy or creating excessive pollution in their operations.
5) Shannon, when Shannon started with the company, everyone worked a standard workday and everyone knew each other. Today some workers really come in to the office to do their work, but Shannon embraces the opportunities these arrangement provide.
6) Chris, as sales manager, Chris has been proactive in providing his sales force with a new type of training opportunities to help them deal with sales leads from different cultures.
7) Joan, Joan's role as HR manager requires her to interview many different types of people . with a rapidly changing workforce, it is important that she hires the best people for the job opening she is filling.

a) Managing for Competitive Advantage and Staying Ahead of Rivals
b) Managing for Diversity- The Future Won't Resemble the Past
c) Managing for Globalization- The Expanding Management Universe
d) Managing for Information Technology- Dealing with the "New Normal"
e) Managing for Ethical Standards
f) Managing for Sustainability- The Business of Green
g) Managing for Happiness & Meaningfulness

Answer 1

The correct answer are:

1 - a

2 - g

3 - e

4 - f

5 - d

6 - c

7 - b

Step-by-step explanation:

1) As Paul is the marketing manager an he focus on the fact of highlighting the products then he must know how to create a competitive advantage that will lead the company to the top of the industry by using campaigns that stand out the most and that is why he is facing the challenge of managing for competitive advantage and staying ahead of rivals.

2) As Sue is always looking forward to bring the group together and try to make them feel better with each other at work then she the challenge she is facing is managing for happines and meaningfullness.

3) As Lance worries about the importance of not exceeding some limits then he is dealing with the challenge of ethical standards.

4) As John is the one who focus on the fact on not wasting any energy and make sure that they do not create much pollution then he is facing the challenge of managing for sustainability, the business of green.

5) As Shannon worries about the current situations and focus on the opportunities that those arrangement provide then she is facing with the challenge of managing for information technology and dealing with the ''new normal''.

6) As Chris focused on training his employees regarding the fact of dealing with sales leads from different cultures then he is facing the challenge of managing for globalization, the expanding management universe.

7) As Joan is the HR managers she focus on the selection of new employees who can keep the standards of the company high then that is why she is facing with the challenge of managing for diversity, the future won't resemble the past.