Question 1

Imagine that you are a manager of a local clothing store with the responsibility for four employees. Outline a detailed plan for how you would implement MBO to increase overall store revenue by 10 percent by the end of the year.

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Question 2

California's dairy farmers famous tagline "Got milk?" is an example of a slogan, not a business plan or a strategy. Briefly describe the differences among these key terms: planning, a business plan, and a strategy.

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Question 3

Describe the four types of objectives used in MBO and give examples of each type.

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Question 4

Professor Adams, a business teacher, meets with her students' mid-quarter to give out midterm reports and discuss with students how to improve their grade for the remainder of term. Also, she likes to meet with her students each week after midterm to discuss how they are progressing on suggestions related to the midterm reports. Discuss how Professor Adams is using the planning control steps of the planning/control cycle with her students.

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Question 5

Cascading is essential to promoting consistency in goals. Which three criteria must be met for goal cascading to be successful? Describe and explain each criterion.

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Question 6

You are the manager of your college's bookstore. Create a mission statement, a vision statement, and a values statement for the services you manage.

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Question 7

This question contains two parts; be sure to answer both.
First, define a SMART goal by listing its five key qualities.
Next, imagine that you have been promoted to manage a hair salon and you want to set goals for your employees, who are the hairstylists, manicurists, and receptionists. Write three SMART goals for your employees that focus on revenue, customer satisfaction, and quality of services.

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Question 8

Super Sandwiches trains its employees to always put the sandwich condiments on the sandwich in the same order. The company is also known for treating its employees well and enjoys some of the lowest employee turnover in the industry. As a result, it is one of three companies being featured in a 20-minute piece on a national newscast to discuss this honor. Identify the types of standing plans and single-use plans. Discuss how Super Sandwiches might apply a standing plan and a single-use plan. Include examples in your response. (That is, make all your examples relevant to a sandwich shop.)

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Question 9

This question contains two parts; be sure to answer both.
First, describe how to develop the career readiness competency of proactive learning orientation.
What key recommendations should be put into practice to help you become more proactive?

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