When completing the LAs in the Weekly Discussions please follow these directions and using the 4 section format:

1. In section one of your narrative response to the LAs, start out by first clearly identifying, defining and explaining the management theory under discussion and provide a citation(s) for this information based on the course reading material.

In this Weekly Discussion we are discussing the first function (Planning) of “what managers do”, the 4 functions of management). In the Planning function there are two main elements; the establishment of the organization’s goals and objectives and the formal plan to achieve them.

2. This section should illustrate the application of the management theories in an organizational setting. In this Weekly Discussion there is a particular scenario; so, you should use the scenario to illustrate the application of the management theories under discussion in both LA1 and LA2.

• LA1 is dealing with the planning function’s organizational and management theories related to doing a search of the organization’s internal and external environment by doing a SWOT analysis. This LA requires you to demonstrate the application of this management theory (SWOT analysis) by conducting a scan of a particular organization’s internal and external environment as depicted in the given scenario. This organization scenario should be used to develop and explain the application of this management theory (SWOT analysis) in this scenario’s particular organizational setting.
• LA2 is also related to the Planning Function. This LA requires you to use the SWOT analysis just developed under LA1 and the mission and vision statements which were previously developed in last week’s Weekly Discussion to develop goals and objectives to be used in the organization’s management plan. This organization scenario should be used to develop and explain the application of these management theories in an organizational setting.

3. Then, explain the implication(s) or outcome(s) of the application of the management theory (the final outcome or consequence – whether good or bad, successful or unsuccessful, etc.). 

4. Make sure that you include a bibliography for your reference sources using APA format. 

Comment Check List: 

• Section 1. Separate paragraph(s) Defining and Explaining the of Management Theory under discussion; Citation(s) of Resources from your research.
• Section 2. Separate paragraph(s) defining and explaining the Application based on personal experience; Citation(s) of Resources from your research,
• Section 3. Separate paragraph(s) explaining the Implications/Consequences of the Application of management theory, and
• Section 4. Bibliography. List all references referred to in the Comment.

Learning Activity 1 – Theme 1

As mentioned last week the planning process begins with an environmental scan of the business and its relationship to vision and mission statements.  Read the following and complete the activities below:

Mohammed Abul and his family own the Long-lasting Boot (LLB) store. LLB is a specialty boot store located in the downtown area in a medium sized Scottsdale, Arizona and sells a broad line of boots to all members of the family including a novelty pet line. The store sells boots for work and recreation as well as a line of expensive cowboy boots for the tourist trade. The business is twenty-five years old. It has a reputation for being the best place to get boots in the community because of the selection, quality, and customer service. They will even work with custom designed boots for people with unusually sized feet or medical problems. The boots in some instances, work boots in particular, are considered expensive by middle class buyers but the construction quality is so long-lasting that it makes the higher prices seem worthwhile. Abul, who is 32 years old and just out of the military after 10 years of service, has returned to find the business at a crossroad.

The store is successful but sales are very slow growing at the moment. The family is looking to boost sales by developing a competitive edge for the future. Up until now the business has been successful because of the company’s ability to anticipate changing boot styles.  In the past three years, sales have remained constant but growth has waned.  Despite sales, the use of loyalty reward cards and staying open later in the evening, revenue has not grown. Yet, total sales in the Central City metropolitan area including the suburbs have grown substantially.  Stores that sell in volumes like Wal-Mart and Payless have boot sales that pull in three times the sales of LLB.

LA1

Abul and his family are planning for the next three years and want to find ways to increase sales.  They have come to you for advice.  As their consultant, you want to cover the following ideas in your response:

Create a SWOT analysis;

Using the facts from the case study, discuss how you determined the various elements of the SWOT analysis

Learning Activity 2 – Theme 2 & 3

LA2

In the planning phase, managers create a detailed action plan aimed at the organizational goals.  Strategic management, or what you will learn as strategizing, is what an organization will do or not do to achieve the goals and objectives that lead to meeting the stated mission and vision.  Using the vision, mission, and SWOT analysis from learning activity 1, complete the following:

Create three long term goals and objectives (3 each) for the business (2 years forward);

Create three medium term (operational) goals and objectives (3 each) for the business (usually accomplished within the year);

Create three short term (day, week, month) goals and objectives (3 each)for the business; and

Create at least three contingency goals in the event that the current strategy would fail.

MUST USE THESE SOURCES:

1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk-pmCTtKSk

2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhCPqk9bAtg

3: https://blog.udemy.com/planning-in-management/

4: http://www.riskope.com/2014/04/03/lets-define-strategic-tactical-and-operational-planning/

NO LENGTH LIMIT IN RESPONSE QUESTIONS, MUST BE THOROUGH THOUGH.

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Organizatonal Theory TimelineAt the turn of the 20thcentury, the first theories of management, Classical Organizational Theory,came about.Since this time, many schools of thought have been presented throughout the yearsby practitioners/businessmen and academicians who have shown interest in the subject ofmanagement.As a result, numerous approaches or what are called schools of thought havedeveloped.Theorists have added to the body of thought and even contradicted what waspreviously presented.You will see below that there are many thoughts about management and inthe 21stcentury management has continued to change.Theories of the 21stcentury have not beenpresented here but you are able to explore these thoughts further within your class.Below, the schools of thought are highlighted in blue.In bolded black, a brief overview of eachschool of thought is presented.Theorists who wrote and presented their ideas are identifiedunder each of the schools of thought.Bulleted highlights for each theorist are provided.Youwill see that some theorist fall within more than one school of thought, an indication thatmanagement has evolved over the years.School of Thought:Classical Organizational Theory(PreWorld War II).First theory of management and is the first building block that all othermanagement theories making it important to gain knowledge of this school of thought.Thestructuralist who focused on structure or design and production processesTheorists:Adam SmithoLaid the foundations of classical free market economic theoryoBest known for two classic works; the theory of moral sentiments and an inquiryinto the nature and causes of the wealth of nationsoBelieved economic prosperity would result from rational self-interest andcompetitionHenry TowneoOne of the first engineers to recognize the importance of management inengineeringoDeveloped the Towne-Halsey planRecording the quickest time to complete a job and fixing it as a standardWorkers are compensated for working faster than the standardConcept similar to piece workHenry FayoloFayolismFirst general theory of managementKnown as the Father of ManagementConcept of administration

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Book – Administration Industrielle et GeneraleProposed five functions of managementLaid down the 14 principles of managementFrederick TayloroApplied engineering principles to factory workoLeader of the intellectual movementoPenned the book, “The Principles of Scientific Management”oThrough time and motion studies developed the one best way to complete a taskoSpeed and feed calculating slide rulesMax WeberoOne of the founders of sociologyoBest known for his thesis on economic sociologyoObserved the advantages of bureaucracy in organizations as resulting inproficiencyoSuggested capitalism was born out of a set of religious ideas – based on protestantideologyoMethodological antipositivismSchool of Thought:Neoclassical Organizational Theory(Post World War II through 1950s).Considered transitional and/or reactionary to classicalorganizational theorist.Challenged some of the basic tenets and raised issues and createdtheories that became the basis for future schools of organizational theory.Theorists:Chester BernardoManagement theory and organizational studiesoThe functions of the executiveoFormulated two theories; authority and incentivesRobert MertonoUnintended consequencesoRole modeloSelf-fulfilling prophecyoPublished 50 papers in social scienceoDeviance typologyHerbert SimonoAmerican Political ScientistoArtificial intelligenceoInformation processingoDecision makingoBounded rationalityoSatisficingoProblem solvingPhilip SeznickoNoted author in sociology of law and public administration

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