Long descriptions of complex images
1 The title is Simple University Mechanistic Structure. It shows a possible structure of a university. At the top is Board of Trustees and directly below that is University President. From there it branches into 4 paths that are identical. Each one starts with Dean, then Department head, then multiple Faculty.
2 Circles with lines connecting them. To the left is Professor, Head of Research Grant. There are lines connecting this to Head Librarian, Editor, and Graduate assistants. There are lines connecting each of these circles to each other as well.
3 Strategy and Policy, then Planning, then Implementation and Operation, then Monitoring and Measurement, then Management Review, and finally Continual Improvement.
4 The title is Johari Window Exercise. There are four rectangles arranged to form a larger rectangle. Underneath the leftmost set of rectangles is written Unknown to you. Underneath the rightmost set of rectangles is written Known to you. To the left of the bottom set of rectangles is written Unknown to others. To the left of the top set of rectangles is written Known to others. The bottom left rectangle says The unknown. The bottom right rectangle says Hidden self. The top left rectangle says Blind spot. The top right rectangle says open area.
5 The differences between management and leadership. Under Management: Get things achieved through systems. It has bullet points of organize resources, monitor progress, coordinate work, solve problems, achieve targets, and focus on tasks. Finally it says Stay: on time, under budget & with high quality. Under Leadership: Get things achieved with people. It has bullet points of influence others, inspire workforces, focus on relationships, energize proactive vision, encourage top performance, raise & empower expectations, establish & support group health, and build teams, coalitions & community.
6 A Venn diagram for Leadership and Management. Under Leadership is Passion, Visionary, and Inspiration. Under Management is Delegate, Authoritative, and Administrative. In the overlap is Goals, Communication, and Teamwork.
7At the top is University, which has 3 arrows pointing at Faculty of Education, Faculty of Social Sciences, and Faculty of Law respectively.
8 The title says Education course as a form of interdisciplinary study. A central circle says Education Leadership and Management Course. This points to 4 other circles which read Ethics and morality studies; Economics and social sciences; Speech and communication studies; Political science and law.
9 A triangle split into sections. Starting from the bottom is says Physiological needs: Water, food, sleep, sex, breathing; Safety needs: Security of resources, employment, family, health; Love/belonging needs: Friendship, love, intimacy, affection; Esteem needs: Independence, self-respect, confidence, achievement; Self-actualization: Morality, problem-solving, acceptance of facts, creativity. There is an arrow pointing at the top level saying Focus on self-actualization.
10 Shows boxes with 3 plans. The first plan is Increase enrolment in the area of international students. (Hierarchical/Strategic). The second plan is Increase awareness of university discrimination and harassment policy. (Frequency of Use). The third and final plan in Increase the hiring of faculty with the Department of Political Science (Organizational Scope Plan).
11 Shows boxes with plans and arrows pointing to the corresponding goals. The first plan is Increase enrolment in the area of international students. (Hierarchical/Strategic). The corresponding goal is Place greater emphasis on enrolment in foreign countries. The second plan is Increase awareness of university discrimination and harassment policy. (Frequency of Use). The corresponding goal is Create a department that specifically focuses on discrimination and harassment. The third and final plan in Increase the hiring of faculty with the Department of Political Science (Organizational Scope Plan). The corresponding goal is Coordinate with Department heads to actively recruit PhD. Graduates internally and externally.
12 Shows boxes with plans and arrows pointing to the corresponding goals and then arrows pointing to the corresponding timeline. The first plan is Increase enrolment in the area of international students. (Hierarchical/Strategic). The corresponding goal is Place greater emphasis on enrolment in foreign countries. The corresponding timeline is Current: Fall 2019; Increase enrollment by Fall 2020. The second plan is Increase awareness of university discrimination and harassment policy. (Frequency of Use). The corresponding goal is Create a department that specifically focuses on discrimination and harassment. The corresponding timeline is In the next few weeks, start creating the organizational plan for the department, select team members to run the day-to-day operation, then follow up on progress. The third and final plan in Increase the hiring of faculty with the Department of Political Science (Organizational Scope Plan). The corresponding goal is Coordinate with Department heads to actively recruit PhD. Graduates internally and externally. The corresponding timeline is Schedule review with department heads, have hiring complete by Winter 2021.
13 According to Statistics Canada key small business statistics – January 2019. Number of small businesses (2019) – 1,152,769. Contribution to GDP (2017) 38.4%. Real gross domestic product (2017) – 1.86 trillion. Equation: 1,860,000,000,000x.384 = $714,240,000,000. $714,240,000,000/1,152,769 = $619,586. Therefore: the average economic revenue of a small business in Canada is $620,000 rounded annually.
14 A Venn diagram for Entrepreneurs and Small-Business Owners. Under Entrepreneurs it has Creating fresh and innovative companies, Drive to changes products, Grow their company to new heights. Under Small-Business Owners it has Creating companies with existing characteristics, Drive to keep efficient products working, Maintain the small-business model. In the overlap it has Creating companies for the general public, Drive for profit, Effective business modeling.
15 In the middle it says Vision- Who we are? Who will we become; Mission- What is our strategic purpose?; Values- What do we stand for and believe in? What standards can be used to evaluate and judge us. Surrounding this are 4 blocks of text with arrows pointing in a counter clockwise direction. What business are we in? points to What is our product or service?, which points to What are our core competencies?, which points to Who is our consumer, which points back to What business are we in?
16 6 numbered points with a green checkmark beside each one. 1. Recognize the ethical dilemma. 2. Get the facts. 3. Identify your options. 4. Test each option. 5. Double check with the Spotlight question (i.e. how would this look in the local newspaper). 6. Take proper action.
17 The caption is Global framework + Compliance + Conviction = Global corporate social responsibility. There are four shapes with writing and they all point to the right. The first two fall under a heading of Zone of Compliance. The last two fall under a heading of Zone of Conviction. From left too right (first to last) they are Be profitable for you and the host nation; Obey the municipal, state/province, and federal laws; Do what is right for the people of the host nation; Contribute and be involved within the host community.
18 At the top it says Prepare, with an arrow pointing to Absorb, which has an arrow pointing to Capture, which has an arrow pointing to Review, which has an arrow pointing back to Prepare.
19 A Rhetorical Rules diagram that forms a triangle. At the top is Issue. Immediately to the right is and arrow that loops back to Issue and says Questions or is-suggested-by or replaces. Immediately to the left is an arrow that loops back to Issue and says Generalizes or Specializes. The bottom right of the triangle says Argument. Pointing from Issue to Argument is an Arrow saying Questions or is-suggested by. The bottom left of the triangle says Position. Two arrows point from Argument to Position and they say Supports, and Objects-to. An arrow points from Position to Issue and says Responds-to. An arrow points from Issue to Position and says Questions or is-suggested-by.
20 Alderfer’s ERG Theory has Growth, Relatedness, and Existence listed under it. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs has Self-Actualization, Self-Esteem, Social Esteem, Belongingness and Interpersonal Security, and Physical Security and Material Desires listed under it. There are arrows pointing back and forth between the following: Growth and Self-Actualization, Growth and Self-Esteem, Relatedness and Social Esteem, Relatedness and Belongingness and Interpersonal Security, and Existence and Physical Security and Material Desires.
21 The title is Bloom’s Taxonomy. There is a triangle with it split into sections from top to bottom based on words. Beside each word is a description. From top to bottom is Create: Produce new or original work, design, assemble, construct, conjecture, develop, formulate, author, investigate; Evaluate: Justify a stand or decision, appraise, argue, defend, judge, select, support, value, critique, weigh; Analyze: Draw connections among ideas, differentiate, organize, relate, compare, contrast, distinguish, examine, experiment, question, test; Apply: Use information in new situations, execute, implement, solve, use, demonstrate, interpret, operate, schedule, sketch; Understand: Explain ideas or concepts, classify, describe, discuss, explain, identify, locate, recognize, report, select, translate; and Remember: Recall facts and basic concepts, define, duplicate, list, memorize, repeat, state.
22 A Circle with 5 boxes pointing at it. The circle says The Organization. The boxes say Economic Forces, with bullet points Globalization, Competitors and supply chain, Currency exchange rates, Employment and wage rates, Lending policies of financial institutions; Technological Forces with bullet points Information Technology and the Internet, New production forces, How technology is sold and serviced; Sociocultural Forces with bullet points Demographic trends, Lifestyle changes, Availability skills, Attitudes toward work, Gender issues, Willingness to move, Ethics; Natural Disasters and Human-Induced Problems with bullet points Weather, Extreme storms (hurricanes, tsunamis, volcanos, earthquakes), Pollution, Health, food, stress; Government and Political Forces with bullet points Government legislation, International law, Wars, Local regulations, Taxation, Trade union activities.
23 A table with the caption Summary of techniques that may improve group decision-making. There are 3 columns and the heading from left to right are Type of decision, Techniqu, and Benefit. In the first column the first row has Group decisions and the next 3 are blank. For the second column the rows from top to bottom are Have diverse members in the group, Assign a devil’s advocate, Encourage everyone to speak up and contribute, and Help group members find common ground. For the third column the rows from top to bottom are Improve quality: generates more options, reduses bias, Improves quality: reduces groupthink, Improves quality: generates more options, prevents suppression of dissent, and Improves quality: reduces personality conflict.
24 A central box that says Syllabus, a box on the left that says Instructor Expectations, and a box on the right that says student Expectations. Two arrows point from middle to left and two arrows point from middle to right. With the leftward arrows are text saying I expect my students to hand in assignments on the listed due date; and I expect my student to follow the assigned rubric when completing assignments. With the rightward arrows are text saying I expect to have clear guidelines on how to complete assignments; and I expect to have my assignments and due dates posted.
25 In the center is a circle with Cross-functional project written in it. 4 circles surround it and arrows point from them to the center circle. Arrows point from each of the outer circles to the next (pointing clockwise).
26 A computer with Virtual team project written on it. 4 arrows points back and forth between the computer and 4 circles surrounding it.
27 Central circle with Self-managing project written in it. Surrounded by 4 sets of 4 circles with arrows pointing clockwise within a set of 4.
28 Graph with the x-axis saying Relationship Focus and the y-axis saying Task Focus. The line in the graph starts with Forming and slops down; next comes Storming with starts sloping down, plateaus, that slopes up; next is Norming which slopes up; Finally Performing slopes up at first and ends up plateauing.
29 A triangle with The Triangle of Relationships written in it. At the top it says Manager, the right point says Team, and the left point says Individual.
30 On the left is the “Communicator” and on the right is the “Receiver”. An arrow with Feedback written on it points from right to left. The text Noise has arrows coming from it pointing to both figures. An arrow points right from the Receiver to the word Effect. An arrow points left to right with Encoding on the left, Decoding on the right, Medium in the middle and Message directly below that, with the bullet points Context and Affect.
31 Concept map. The central circle has Communication, and points out to Up to supervisor; Diagonally to a different department; Externally outside the organization; Down to subordinate; and Lateral to a coworker.
32 Broadcast or communicative? Broadcast: one to many is represented by a circle with arrows pointing to other circles. Communicative: many to many is represented by many circles with arrows pointing between all of them.
33 Comparing the various formats of teaching with circles representing instructors and students. Traditional shows an instructor teaching to students in rows. Online shows a teacher teaching to a computer with students scattered. Hybrid shows both images combined.
34 A central circle with Competitive Advantage, and surrounding that circles that say Cost, Creativity, Problem Solving, Marketing, System Flexibility, and Resource Acquisition
35 A Venn diagram for Leadership and Management. Under Leadership is Passion, Visionary, and Inspiration. Under Management is Delegate, Authoritative, and Administrative. In the overlap is Goals, Communication, and Teamwork.
