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MGMT 360 Word Association – Words or Phrases to Classify Instructions: Presented

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Question

MGMT 360 Word Association – Words or Phrases to Classify

Instructions: Presented below are 25 words or phrases. Classify each word or phrase as applicable to UNIONS (U) or MANAGERS (M), BOTH U & M (B), or NEITHER U nor M (N). Then explain your reasoning for each classification.

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Powerful

Educated

Democratic

Profit-oriented

Productive

Fair

Violence

Trustworthy

Job security

Competitive

Political

Authority

Reasonable

Work stoppage

Professional

Employee compensation

Ethical

Innovative

Flexible

Quality improvement

Rick taker

Necessary

Job safety and health

Work rules

Growth-oriented

Explanation / Answer

Answer

1) Powerful: M&U, because management and unions both are powerful in an organisation to impact on the business operations and decisions.

2) educated: M&U, managers as well as union representatives must be educated to serve in the organisation.

3) democratic: Manager: he must think of every member and involve them for aligning their goals with the goals of the organisation

4) profit oriented: M&U: both of them need to consider the ways to increase profitability and reaching long term objectives.

5) productive: M&U; both of them need to be productive and outperform their tasks to meet their personal and professional needs.

6) fair: manager: the managers must promote equity and equality and fair treatment to every individual in the organisation.

7) violence: unions: at certain times unions get into violent acts to make their demands fulfilled, but this should be avoided and they must bring their demands and complaints in a way that can be constructive and can be positively met or resolved.

8) trustworthy: M&U: both of them must possess trustworthiness, because they are the important contributors to make the organisation successful. They must have mutual trust and loyalty towards firm and with their work activities.

9) job security: M&U: both of them are concerned about their job security and work to grow their career paths and to thrive towards success.

10) competitive: M&U: managers and unions are always competing with other organisations to remain competitively strong and make the organisation to stand edge over other rivals. employees also compete with each other to get recognition and rewards and to be successful over others.

11) political: unions: they are political and wants their need to be heard and met at utmost by the management.

12) authority: manager': they have authority to supervise, recognise,praise or punish the employees based on their performances and behaviours.

13) reasonable: Manager: he must have sense of fairness and sound judgement to act justly without giving a chance for the negativity to prevail and impact the business performance.

14) work stoppage: unions; they are powerful to stop work and operations by the means of strikes and block outs to force the business organisation meet their needs.

15) professional: managers: managers are the professionals who handle managerial tasks and labors with we'll set policies and practices. They are experts and experience in their field specialised to do their duties and responsibilities.

16) employee compensation: Managers: they decide and negotiate the pay policies and benefits According to the job nature and work, skills and expertise associated with it.

17) ethical: M&U: both of them need to be ethical and morally strong in their behaviour and actions. Unethical behaviour cannot be the element of a good and ethical environment. They must value rights, fairness, integrity, and good conduct.

18) Innovative: M&U: Innovative ideas and creativity can be promoted and brought in by the employees if they are given platform to share their Innovative ideas, managers can also bring new concepts, creativity and innovation in organisations in relation to the requirements and need for bringing new product and development.

19) flexible: manager: he must be flexible in approach to promote an easy going environment and not to pressurize employees. This will motivate them and enhance productivity.

20) quality improvement: M&U: managers need to supervise the employees, how they are performing and whether they are promoting quality work or not, employees need to work towards achieving quality results which will benefit them as well as the organisation.

21) risk taker: manager: a manger is a risk taker, he is responsible to take out new projects and to work for its success.

22) necessary: M&U: necessity is applicable to both managers as well as unions, they both are the important resources of the organisation who provide services to achieve end results.

23) job safety and health: M&U: managers are liable for providing safe and secure working environment to the employees and unions are also responsible to perform well and to remain healthy to save their jobs and outperform their tasks.

24) work rules: managers: managers defines work rules and policies which have to be followed by the workers to remain safe and committed.

25) growth oriented: M&U: both of them must be growth oriented, they must embrace learning and development to remain competitive and successful.