Internet Exercises


1			http://www22.verizon.com/about Verizon is an important and powerful leader in the telecommunications arena. This organization is competitive and strong both nationally and globally. Verizon offers many challenges for its competitors to address. Verizon's quest for supremacy in the communications industry is a driving force for this organization. Look over this Website carefully. Prepare a two-page report responding to the following questions. How would utilization of the rational model for decision-making benefit this organization? Identify two desired characteristics of a decision-maker. Explain how Verizon could benefit by hiring effective decision-makers. Which type of decision-making style would be best suited for such an organization? Explain.




2			http://www.ford.com/en/company/default.htm?referrer=home Armed with big ideas and a little cash, Henry Ford set out in 1903 to make the automobile accessible to every American. According to the company’s website, “Ford Motor Company started the last century with a single man envisioning products that would meet the needs of people in a world on the verge of high-gear industrialization. Today, Ford Motor Company is a family of automotive brands consisting of: Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Mazda, Jaguar, Land Rover, Aston Martin, and Volvo. The company is beginning its second century of existence with a worldwide organization that retains and expands Henry Ford's heritage by developing products that serve the varying and ever-changing needs of people in the global community.” Explore and study this Website. Identify how you perceive effective decisions are being made within this organization. How important do you feel creativity is to the decision-makers of this organization? Would group decision-making be appropriate for this company? Explain your response from the perspectives of brainstorming, the Delphi technique, and the nominal group technique. Prepare a two-page report in response to the above questions. Be prepared to share your responses with the class.

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