Management

MBPM 1103 MANAGEMENT

GROUP ASSIGNMENT (10%)

1. 10 % will be given as a mark for this group assignment

2. Students are required to from a group compromising of 5 - 6 members in a group.

3. Reports should be in essays format, typing or word processing is expected

4. Assignment must be typed on one side or the paper

5. 1.5 spacing, Arial 11

6. Assignment should be bounded firmly into a cover

7. The following details must in front of the assignment:

i. Subject code & name

ii. Name, student matrix number

iii. Name of company studied

iv. Lecturer

v. Due date & date submitted

8. Choose one company ( better to choose medium and big size company you will learn more)

9. Date of submission for this report – WEEK 12 (in lecture class)

10. Take a picture (Your group and manager of the chosen company) and put it in appendix.

11. INTERVIEW the manager(s) based on the following guidelines:

a. Background of the company

b. Planning and decision making

i. Mission and vision of the company

ii. How decision making takes place in the organization? (individual of group decision making

c. Organizing

i. Organizational chart/structure (identify company’s organizational chart – functional, matrix, divisional, geographic etc)

ii. Does the organization practices centralization, decentralization, delegation or empowerment) – provide example

d. Leading and motivation

i. Criteria to select leaders

ii. Motivational activities that have been carried out (positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, rewards etc)

e. Communication

i. The most efficient way used by company to communicate (by email, direct, memo etc) why?

ii. Issues in communication (conflict & negotiation)

f. Controlling

i. How the organization controls its business activities / Control mechanism applied in organization (discipline - human, productivity, benefits, welfare etc)

g. Conclusion - Success factors (secret of...