College of Administrative and Financial Sciences

Assignment 1
Deadline: Saturday,19/10/2019 @ 23:59
Course Name: Principles of Management Student’s Name:
Course Code: MGT 101 Student’s ID Number:
Semester: I CRN:
Academic Year: 1440/1441 H Branch: Dammam Males

For Instructor’s Use only

Instructor’s Name: Dr. Gaurav Sukhdayal Vishwakarma
Students’ Grade: Marks Obtained/Out of Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low

Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY

 The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated
folder.
 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 your information on the cover page.
 Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
 Late submission will NOT be accepted.
 Avoid plagiarism, 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 answered 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.
 Learning Outcomes:
LO 1. Identify and explain the concept of management, functions, roles and skills of a manager (Lo1.1)

LO 2. Recognize the functions of planning, organizing and controlling and how they interrelate (Lo2.1)

Assignment Question(s): (Marks 5)

Please go to Chapter 1 “The Exceptional Manager” available in your textbook Management: A
Practical Approach 7th edition by Kinicki, A., & Williams, B., at the end of the Chapter read Case:
“Target CEO Works to Regain Consumer Trust after the Company was Hacked.” and answer the
following questions:

Q1. From a management perspective, do you think Target made any major mistakes? Explain.

Q2. Which of the four principal managerial functions were exhibited by CEO Greg Steinhafel?

Q3. Which of the seven managerial challenges discussed in this chapter is Target facing? How are
they handling these challenges?

Q4. What is your evaluation of Steinhafel's ability to effectively execute the three key managerial
roles—interpersonal, informational, and decisional? Explain.
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