Question 1- JAPICO has 729 employees. How many levels of management would there be if the company used a span of 3? (3 points). And if they used a span of 9? (2 points). How many managerial jobs could JAPICO eliminate if the span of control went from 3 to 9? (3 points). For full credit, make sure you SHOW YOU WORK.
Question 2- Name the 3 usual competitive strategies. (3 points)
Provide real life examples of companies using each strategy and explain how they successfully implement that strategy. (6 points)
Question 3- Comment on telecommuting (teleworking or working from home) in times of Covid-19: advantages, inconvenients and, HR, technical and social challenges. (8 points)
Question 4- Name the 4 basic activities of Management (2 points) and briefly describe each of them. (2 points). Choose the one for which you think you would be best, and elaborate on how you would perform it. (3 points)
Question 5- According to you, what is a leader? Use both your own words and lecture concepts (8 points)
Question 6- What specific personality traits would you look for before hiring any candidate for your team? (8 points)
