Management Skills Exercises

Learning activities in this section are aimed at helping you develop management skills.

Cases

An IBM Success Story: Rodney Adkins

“An IBM Success Story: Rodney Adkins” (p. 2) and its related Challenge Case Summary were written to help you understand the management concepts contained in this chapter. Answer the following discussion questions about the introductory case to explore how fundamental management concepts can be applied to a company such as IBM.

  1. 1-4. How would you describe the significance of Rodney Adkins’s work as a manager? Who benefits from his abilities and efforts?

  2. 1-5. In terms of the contemporary ...

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