Pick a company (from the list provided below) to research, study, and describe basic management concepts and organizational components.
Company Research Options – (Other companies can be added based on instructor preference)
Maryland Based
1. Discovery Communications
2. McCormick
3. T. Rowe Price
4. Under Armour
5. Marriott Hotels International, Inc.
U.S. Based
6. Amazon
7. Apple
8. McDonald’s Corp.
9. Tesla, Inc.
10. Walt Disney Corp.
Global
11. Alibaba (Conglomerate Holding Company)
12. Pfizer (Pharmaceuticals)
13. The Lego Group (Private Company—Annual Report available online)
14. Samsung
15. Toyota
What does this company do to meet its ethical or social responsibility?
What is this company’s mission statement? What impact does this have on the company?
What is this company’s strategy?
Has this company had to change any of its operations in the last few years? Was this a planned or reactive change?
How has the pandemic affected this company? How have they addressed this challenge?
How does company meet its human resources challenges? How do they train their staff? How do they recruit? What kind of employees do they recruit?
How does this company implement diversity?
Using the company’s human resources website, identify benefits that would motivate employees at various levels of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.
Based on the textbook, compare and contrast leadership styles.
Based on the textbook, Explain the value of communication and information management in the work environment.