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1. Concept of Management Flashcards

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Management consists of

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  • planning
  • organizing
  • actuating/directing
  • controlling
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2
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Effective motivation of people and efficient utilization of resources for the attainment of a predetermined objective

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Management

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Results in the accomplishment of objectives through the use of human effort. Requires skill and careful study in its application

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Management as an art

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A systematic body of knowledge. It gathers and analyzes facts and formulates general laws/principles from these facts

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Management as a science

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4 functions of management

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Planning
Organizing
Directing
Controlling

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Mental effort by executives of anticipation of possible causes/factors that may change activities and objectives of the organization

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Planning

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It controls the nature and direction of change

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Planning

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Determines what measures/actions are necessary to accomplish predetermined goals

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Planning

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Includes several possible alternative courses of action; considers the best course of action

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Planning

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Grouping together of people and establishing relationships among them

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Organizing

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Defining the authority and responsibility of who will perform the work

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Organizing

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12
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The way of getting all personnel in an organization to accomplish what management desires

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Directing

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13
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Directing involves ________ and _________

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Motivation

Communication

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14
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Checking the work accomplished against plans/standards

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Controlling

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The 4 bases for controlling

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Standard quality
Standard quantity
Standard cost
Standard time

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16
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An individual who guides the org to attain its objectives

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Manager

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17
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Performs the functions of planning, organizing, directing, and controlling

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Manager

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18
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What is the strength of a manager?

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Ability to use all his/her resources to get things done properly

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Takes charge of management; oversees the functioning of an activity to achieve a set of goals or purpose

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Manager

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Establishes goals and priorities that determine the direction of the org

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Director

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Runs an org within the framework of the various directives and policies given to him

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Administrator

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Oversees the activities of others to get them to accomplish specific tasks or to perform efficiently

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Supervisor

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23
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5 essential characteristics of a manager

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  • decision-making ability
  • good health
  • humility
  • motivation
  • vision
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Management level; responsible for the work of others

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First line manager

25
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Management level; directs operating employees only they do not supervise orther managers

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First line manager

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First line managers are often called

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Supervisors

27
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Management level; directs activities of other managers and sometimes also those of operating employees

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Middle managers

28
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Management level; principal responsibilities are to direct the activities that implement their org’s policies and to balance the demands of their supervisors with the capacities of their subordinates

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Middle managers

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Example of middle manager

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Chief MT

30
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Management level; responsible for overall management of the org; a small group of executives

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Top managers

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Top managers are composed of

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Small group of executives

32
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Management level; establishes operating policies and guides the org’s interactions with its environment

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Top managers

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Example of a top manager

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President of hospital

34
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3 roles pf managers

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Interpersonal
Informational
Decisional

35
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Role of manager; a symbol/figurehead

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Interpersonal role

36
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Role of manager; as a leader

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Interpersonal role

37
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Role of manager; as a liaison

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Interpersonal role

38
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Art of getting things done through people

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Management

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Role of manager; monitors/gathers info

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Informational role

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Role of manager; disseminator of info from external and internal sources

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Informational role

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Role of manager; as a spokesperson/representative of the org

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Informational role

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Role of manager; as entrepreneurs, initiators, innovators

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Decisional role

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Role of manager; disturbance handler

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Decisional role

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Role of manager; resource allocator

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Decisional role

45
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Role of manager; negotiator when conflicts arise

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Decisional role

46
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3 management skills

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Technical skill
Human skill
Conceptual skill

47
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Management skill; ability to use equipments, procedures and techniques of a specialized field

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Technical field

48
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Management skill; ability to work with, understand, and motivate other people

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Human skill

49
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Management skill; mental ability to coordinate and integrate all of the org’s interest and activities

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Conceptual skill

50
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Management skill; to recognize how various factors in a given situation are related, so that the action taken will be in the best interest of the total org

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Conceptual skill

51
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The 2 components of managerial performance

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Efficiency

Effectiveness

52
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Managerial performance; ability to get things done correctly; an input-output concept

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Efficiency

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Managerial performance; able to minimize cost in attaining goals

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Efficiency

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Managerial performance; achieves output/results that measure up to the input

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Efficiency

55
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Managerial performance; ability to follow objectives

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Effectiveness

Laboratory Management (RVSP) (2 decks)

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