Please respond to the following on separate pages but in the same document: 1-1 1/2 Paragraphs of substance for each (no copying and pasting) Place all references under each assignment.

"Goal-Setting and Company Strategy"

· Using the Internet, research a company that you believe has done an excellent job in creating, communicating, and executing its stated strategy. Provide support for your rationale.

· From the activity above, determine the significant factors that made the implementation of the company's strategy so effective. Provide support for your rationale.

· Imagine that you are a manager in an organization, and your employees are not achieving stated goals. Suggest key strategies that you would use in order to determine and then communicate the goals for your department to your employees.

"Managerial Decision Making"

· Take a position on whether or not managerial groups within a large organization are more likely to make better decisions than individual managers within the same organization. Provide support for your position.

· Suggest a scenario that illustrates when a manager should approach a decision from a group perspective, as opposed to taking his or her individualized approach to the decision in question. Provide support for your rationale.