Assignment 1 Principles of Management (MGT101)

College of Administrative and Financial Sciences
Assignment 1
Principles of Management (MGT101)
Deadline: 05/03/2020 @ 23:59
Course Name: Principles of
Management Student’s Name:
Course Code: MGT101 Student’s ID Number:
Semester: 2nd CRN:
Academic Year: 1440/1441 H, 2nd Term
For Instructor’s Use only
Instructor’s Name:
Students’ Grade:
Marks Obtained/Out of 5
Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low
Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
 The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only)
via allocated folder.
 Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
 Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks
may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your
information on the cover page.
 Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
 Late submission will NOT be accepted.

 Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from
students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO
marks. No exceptions.
 All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-
spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be
considered plagiarism).
 Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.
Assignment Workload:
 This Assignment comprise of a short Case.
 Assignment is to be submitted by each student individually.
Assignment Purposes/Learning Outcomes:
After completion of Assignment-1 students will able to understand the
LO 1. Identify and explain the concept of management, functions, roles and skills
of a manager (Lo1.1)
Assignment-1
 Please read the Management in Action case “GM’s New CEO....” at the
end of Chapter 2 “Management Theory” available in your textbook
Management: A Practical Approach 7th edition by Kinicki, A., & Williams,
B., and answer the following questions:
Assignment Question(s): (Marks 5)
1. To what extent is GM using evidence-based management? Are they overdoing
it? Explain your rationale.
2. To what extent are the managerial practices being used at GM consistent with
principles associated with management science and operations management
techniques? Discuss.
3. How are the managerial practices being used at GM consistent with the
Quality-Management viewpoint? Explain your rationale.
4. To what extent does GM represent a learning organization? Discuss.
Answers:
1. GM is ensuring to implement evidence-based practice at all its facilities for better
productivity. For example, it is using evidence-based practice by asking for accident