Questions for Management and Organizational Behavior.
Please include a brief autobiography of yourself (Title, Age, Educational Background ) .
Manager of Computer Systems and Operations.
Age: 43 .
BA Liberal arts, History AA Data processing .
1. What is your organization chart? What makes up your functional staff? What is your reporting relationship? Hierarchical organization. 3 staff directly under me. Report to Director of Division.
2. What is your annual operating budget? (Approximate if necessary) 1 million.
3. What business are you in? What products and services do you provide? The American Institute of Physics is a Scientific Journal Publisher. We publish science research manuscripts in both printed and electronic media for AIP and member societies. Organize and provide support for member society meetings. Public relations issues for AIP and our member societies. Marketing and advertising for AIP and member journals. Computer services and support for AIP and member societies. .
4. What are your departmental major objectives for 2002? Are they in writing? (Calendar or fiscal year) Migrate enterprise wide backup server to new tape library system. Migrate large enterprise servers to a SAN solution. Yes.
5. What do you consider to be your biggest challenge? Providing all the support services within a limited budget. .
6. To whom do you report? (Title, Function) Wendy Marriot, Director of Business Systems and Operations.
7. How long have you been a manager? 5 years.
8. How is your individual performance measured? Annual performance appraisal based on major job responsibilities and functions. Managerial type functions.
9. How do you measure the performance of your direct reports? Annual performance appraisal based on more specific job tasks for each shift. .
10. Do you have a written business plan? Related Mission statement? What does it state? How can I obtain a copy? The company has a written business plan. " The American Institute of Physics is a not-for profit membership corporation chartered in New York State in 1931 for the purpose of promoting the advancement and diffusion of the knowledge of physics and its application to human welfare".
