Internet Exercises

Chapter 1

1. Management Skills. Go to the careers page of the Molson web site. Select a job in which you would be interested. Read the job description and job qualifications. Where is the job located? What does the job entail? Put together an action plan of what you would need to do in order to be qualified for this job, including the education and/or training you need as well as the development of certain skills.

2. Management Levels and Types. Go to the web site of the Canadian Armed Forces. This is obviously a very large organization with many groups and levels. Construct an organization chart that shows the basic groups and levels. Identify which are top management, middle management and first-level management.

3. Competitive Advantage Through People. Go to the web site of Fortune Magazine. On the left side, you will find “Global Most Admired” companies. Among the list, select one company and skim the various articles about the company. What criteria were used to judge companies? Why do you believe this company made this list? What specific management issues make this company so admired? Locate a web site or Internet articles that identify similar organizations in Canada.

4. Management Consulting. Go to the website of the Boston Consulting Group, one of the world’s leading consulting companies. What are the company’s areas of expertise? Which of these areas involves management consulting? Provide a one-page description of BCG and its management consulting services.

5. Management Careers. Search the Internet for five different management careers. These careers can include: human resource manager, strategic planner, operations manager, marketing manager, engineering manager, etc. Write a paragraph describing the duties that each of these careers might involve.

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