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This assignment is an individualassignment.
• THE DUE DATE FOR ASSIGNMENT 1 IS 04/10/2025.
• THE ASSIGNMENT MUST BE SUBMITTED ON BB ONLY IN WORD FORMATVIA THE ALLOCATEDFOLDER.PDF IS NOT ACCEPTABLE, AND IT WILL LEAD TO ZERO GRADE.
• ASSIGNMENTS SUBMITTED THROUGH EMAIL WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
• STUDENTS ARE ADVISED TO MAKE THEIR WORK CLEAR AND WELL PRESENTED; MARKS MAY BE REDUCED FOR POOR PRESENTATION. THIS INCLUDES FILLING IN YOUR INFORMATION ON THE COVER PAGE.
• STUDENTS MUST MENTION THE QUESTIONNUMBER CLEARLY IN THEIR ANSWER.
• LATE SUBMISSION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
• Avoid plagiarism as well as ChatGPT; the work should be in your own words.Copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
• All answers must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism.
Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.
Assignment Purposes/Learning Outcomes:
After completion of Assignment-1, students will be able to understand the
CLO1: State the concept of management functions, roles, skills of a manager, and the different theories of management.
CLO 2: Describe the current trends and challenges in global business management.
CLO 6: Demonstrate organization’s role in ethics, diversity, and social responsibility.
Applied & Critical Thinking Questions
Q1. As per the prescribed textbook “Management: A Practical Approach”, by Angelo Kinicki. How do you feel about a manager’s responsibility in today’s world is characterized by uncertainty, ambiguity, and sudden changes or threats from the environment? Describe some skills and qualities that are important to managers under these conditions (250-300 words approx.) (2.5 marks)
ANSWER1:
Q2. Examine the informational roles of a manager as established by Mintzberg.
How does a manager collect, analyze, and disseminate information to ensure the efficient operation of an organization? (250 words approx.) (2.5 marks)
ANSWER2:
Q3. Discuss the view that businesses who claim they have an objective to protect the environment are really just trying to create a positive image in order to increase their sales and profits. (250 – 300 words approx.) (2.5 marks)
ANSWER3:
Q4. Identify and briefly discuss the seven challenges that exceptional managers face as outlined in Chapter 1 of Angelo Kinicki’s “Management: A Practical Approach”, Provide an example of how a manager might address any one of these challenges in a business environment. (250 – 300 words approx.) (2.5 marks)
ANSWER4:
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وزارة التعليم
الجامعة السعودية اإللكترونية
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Education
Saudi Electronic University
College of Administrative and Financial Sciences
Assignment 1 MGT101 (1st Term 2025-2026)
Deadline: 04/10/2025 @ 23:59
(To be released to students on BB in Week 2)
Course Name: Principles of
Management
Course Code: MGT101
Student’s Name:
Semester: 1st
CRN:
Student’s ID Number:
Academic Year: 1447 H (2025-2026) 1st Term
For Instructor’s Use Only
Instructor’s Name: Lujain Miralam
Students’ Grade: /10
Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low
Instructions: Please read them carefully.
•
This assignment is an individual assignment.
•
The due date for Assignment 1 is 04/10/2025.
•
The assignment must be submitted on BB only in WORD format via the allocated
folder. PDF is not acceptable, and it will lead to zero grade.
•
Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
•
Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented; marks may be reduced
for poor presentation. This includes filling in your information on the cover page.
•
Students must mention the question number clearly in their answer.
•
Late submission will NOT be accepted.
•
Avoid plagiarism as well as ChatGPT; the work should be in your own words. Copying
from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks.
No exceptions.
•
All answers must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No
pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism.
Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.
Restricted – مقيد
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Education
Saudi Electronic University
المملكة العربية السعودية
وزارة التعليم
الجامعة السعودية اإللكترونية
College of Administrative and Financial Sciences
Assignment Purposes/Learning Outcomes:
After completion of Assignment-1, students will be able to understand the
CLO1: State the concept of management functions, roles, skills of a manager, and the
different theories of management.
CLO 2: Describe the current trends and challenges in global business management.
CLO 6: Demonstrate organization’s role in ethics, diversity, and social responsibility.
Applied & Critical Thinking Questions
Q1. As per the prescribed textbook “Management: A Practical Approach”, by Angelo Kinicki.
How do you feel about a manager’s responsibility in today’s world is characterized by
uncertainty, ambiguity, and sudden changes or threats from the environment? Describe some
skills and qualities that are important to managers under these conditions (250-300 words
approx.) (2.5 marks)
ANSWER1:
Q2. Examine the informational roles of a manager as established by Mintzberg.
How does a manager collect, analyze, and disseminate information to ensure the efficient
operation of an organization? (250 words approx.) (2.5 marks)
ANSWER2:
Q3. Discuss the view that businesses who claim they have an objective to protect the
environment are really just trying to create a positive image in order to increase their sales and
profits. (250 – 300 words approx.) (2.5 marks)
ANSWER3:
Restricted – مقيد
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Education
Saudi Electronic University
المملكة العربية السعودية
وزارة التعليم
الجامعة السعودية اإللكترونية
College of Administrative and Financial Sciences
Q4. Identify and briefly discuss the seven challenges that exceptional managers face as outlined
in Chapter 1 of Angelo Kinicki’s “Management: A Practical Approach”, Provide an example
of how a manager might address any one of these challenges in a business environment. (250 300 words approx.) (2.5 marks)
ANSWER4:
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