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Management Derick Donatelli Mr. Diosi Social Media Please submit a list of the PROS and CONS of using SOCIAL MEDIA. Relate to the PRINCIPLES of MANAGEMENT course content we have covered so far. Give EXAMPLES on how using this tool has affected you personally. If you can give a POSITIVE example and a NEGATIVE example, that would be preferred Dilbert Look up DILBERT comic strips on-line. Read a few and prepare to discuss your "favorites" or those most closely tied to the subject material we have covered in this class. I will call on you this coming TUESDAY for you to talk about your findings/evaluation/critique of this creation. Link: https://dilbert.com/search_results?terms=Dilbert https://dilbert.com/search_results?terms=Dilbert Case # 4 Answer VIDEO questions on the BARCELONA case. Apply PRINCIPLES of MANAGEMENT concepts. Post your answers/comments/evaluations/opinions Video Link: https://vimeo.com/19802438 Video Case Learning Goals • Justify the importance of history and theory to managers, and explain the evolution of management thought through the classical, behavioral, and quantitative perspectives. • Discuss the systems and contingency approaches to management and explain their potential for integrating the other areas of management. • Identify and describe contemporary management issues and challenges. Chapter Concepts Spotlighted in Video • Theory Y • Organizational behavior • Contingency perspective • Contemporary management issue: quality Video Case Synopsis When Andy Pforzheimer was in college, he took a road trip to New Orleans that changed his life. The smells and tastes of the city restaurants captured his imagination and career interests. Today, Pforzheimer is a renowned chef and co-owner of Barcelona Restaurant Group, a collection of Spanish wine and tapas bars in Connecticut and Georgia. Delivering Barcelona’s eclectic dining experience requires a contemporary approach to restaurant management. The company recruits only self-confident individuals who are willing to take complete ownership over the establishment. When Pforzheimer coaches new recruits, he instructs, “This is your restaurant. When customers walk in the door, I don’t want them looking for me, I want them looking for you.” In refusing to micromanage employees, Barcelona takes risks that other dining establishments try to avoid. Nevertheless, COO Scott Lawton insists that such risks are beneficial when it comes to empowering employees: “They might not always make the choice that I would make, but sometimes they make a better one. To give them a correct answer to every question is impossible, and it doesn’t work.” Video Case Discussion Questions and Suggested Answers 1. In what ways does Barcelona’s management approach reflect historical developments in management thinking? 2. In what ways does Barcelona’s management approach run counter to contemporary developments in management thinking? 3. What aspects of restaurant work are especially challenging to wait staff, and how does Barcelona’s approach to management help employees overcome the downsides of the job? Management Derick Donatelli Mr. Diosi Social Media Please submit a list of the PROS and CONS of using SOCIAL MEDIA. Relate to the PRINCIPLES of MANAGEMENT course content we have covered so far. Give EXAMPLES on how using this tool has affected you personally. If you can give a POSITIVE example and a NEGATIVE example, that would be preferred Dilbert Look up DILBERT comic strips on-line. Read a few and prepare to discuss your "favorites" or those most closely tied to the subject material we have covered in this class. I will call on you this coming TUESDAY for you to talk about your findings/evaluation/critique of this creation. Link: https://dilbert.com/search_results?terms=Dilbert https://dilbert.com/search_results?terms=Dilbert Case # 4 Answer VIDEO questions on the BARCELONA case. Apply PRINCIPLES of MANAGEMENT concepts. Post your answers/comments/evaluations/opinions Video Link: https://vimeo.com/19802438 Video Case Learning Goals • Justify the importance of history and theory to managers, and explain the evolution of management thought through the classical, behavioral, and quantitative perspectives. • Discuss the systems and contingency approaches to management and explain their potential for integrating the other areas of management. • Identify and describe contemporary management issues and challenges. Chapter Concepts Spotlighted in Video • Theory Y • Organizational behavior • Contingency perspective • Contemporary management issue: quality Video Case Synopsis When Andy Pforzheimer was in college, he took a road trip to New Orleans that changed his life. The smells and tastes of the city restaurants captured his imagination and career interests. Today, Pforzheimer is a renowned chef and co-owner of Barcelona Restaurant Group, a collection of Spanish wine and tapas bars in Connecticut and Georgia. Delivering Barcelona’s eclectic dining experience requires a contemporary approach to restaurant management. The company recruits only self-confident individuals who are willing to take complete ownership over the establishment. When Pforzheimer coaches new recruits, he instructs, “This is your restaurant. When customers walk in the door, I don’t want them looking for me, I want them looking for you.” In refusing to micromanage employees, Barcelona takes risks that other dining establishments try to avoid. Nevertheless, COO Scott Lawton insists that such risks are beneficial when it comes to empowering employees: “They might not always make the choice that I would make, but sometimes they make a better one. To give them a correct answer to every question is impossible, and it doesn’t work.” Video Case Discussion Questions and Suggested Answers 1. In what ways does Barcelona’s management approach reflect historical developments in management thinking? 2. In what ways does Barcelona’s management approach run counter to contemporary developments in management thinking? 3. What aspects of restaurant work are especially challenging to wait staff, and how does Barcelona’s approach to management help employees overcome the downsides of the job?