Situational tasks management MPEI 25 tasks

Approximate situational tasks for bachelors in the direction of training 080200.62 "Management"



Task 1
Modern specialists need the following qualities:
- the presence of deep macroeconomic knowledge;
- detailed knowledge of the market, the laws of its development, the specifics and dynamics of market relations in Russia and in other countries;
- striving for thorough mastering of a narrow specialty, which is the main one for a particular employee;
- free orientation of the set of market relations, in their interdependence and interdependence.
In addition, qualities such as enterprise, responsibility, honesty, adherence to principles, modesty, and physical health are required.
Questions:
1. What additional qualities should a modern specialist have in order for him to be on top of his situation?
2. What special qualities do a specialist need in Russia?

Task 2
The main task of the manager is to maximize the profit received by the company. At the same time, the social responsibility of the manager to society, his concrete actions that ensure the solution of social problems facing the country are acquiring more and more importance.
In this regard, there are two positions. Supporters of one position believe that social problems should be solved by the state, and business should only “make money”. They justify their position by the fact that social areas lead to a decrease in the company's profits, a deterioration in its competitiveness, an increase in costs, which subsequently lead to an increase in prices (harming consumers) and other negative consequences.
Supporters of a different position believe that businessmen have moral obligations to society, and the actions they take to help solve social problems can be of great benefit to entrepreneurs, improve their image in society and be good advertising.
Questions:
1. Whose position do you share and why?
2. Should, in your opinion, an entrepreneur in modern Russia fulfill social obligations to the country and in what forms?
3. Will it ultimately be beneficial for him (including financially)? If profitable, why?
4. In what forms can social support be provided by Russian business:
- company-wide
- on a regional or national scale?

Task 3

Despite the great potential of the Russian market, foreign entrepreneurs are very cautious when it comes to business development in our country. Among the many shortcomings characteristic of the Russian market, there is either a complete absence or low qualifications of Russian managers.
The stay of Western managers (organization and management professionals) is very expensive for foreign companies operating in Russia. In addition, the presence of foreign specialists in joint ventures often leads to conflicts between them and Russian personnel, who believe that the former have incomparably higher wages.
Against this background, the results of the analysis of the activities of several dozen joint ventures in Russia, carried out by the staff of the Harvard Business School in the USA, look unusual. Briefly, the essence of their conclusions is as follows:

Advantages Disadvantages
The idea that there was no effective management in the USSR is wrong.
There are many talented and experienced managers in modern Russia.
There are ample opportunities for entrepreneurship in Russia.
Russian managers attach the same importance to product quality issues as in the West.
The difficulties faced by Russian managers (instability, inflation, etc.) can be turned into advantages. Russian managers misunderstand the connection between power and responsibility (strive for great power with little responsibility).
Objective difficulties in the work of Russian managers:
- constant changes in the legal framework;
- the complexity of providing enterprises with resources;
- limited currency convertibility.