Basic Concepts of Management Flashcards

1
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is the act of getting people together to
accomplish desired goals and objectives using
available resources efficiently and effectively.

A

Management

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2
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It can also be defined as human action,
including design, to facilitate the production of
useful outcomes from a system

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Management

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3
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is a process that is used to achieve what an
organization wants to achieve.

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Management

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4
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is a social entity that is goal directed and
deliberately structured.

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Organization

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5
Q

Encompasses division
of work among employees and alignment of
tasks toward the ultimate goal

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Organization

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6
Q

is the degree to which
the organization achieves a stated goal. It’s about
providing a product or service that customers value.

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Organizational effectiveness

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7
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refers to the amount of
resources to achieve an organizational goal.

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Organizational efficiency

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8
Q

can be defined as the amount of resources used to
produce a product or service

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Efficiency

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9
Q

FIVE CONDITIONS MUST BE PRESENT
FOR MANAGEMENT TO SUCCEED:

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Mission
Authority
Necessary resources
Responsibility
Accountability

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10
Q

A process of social influence in which one
person can enlist the aid and support of others in
the accomplishment of a common task

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Leadership

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11
Q

Is the capacity of a company’s management to
set and achieve challenging goals, take fast and
decisive action when needed, outperform the
competition, and inspire others to perform at the
highest level.

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Leadership

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12
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an essential part of effective management

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Leadership

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13
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IMPORTANCE OF LEADERSHIP
Give 3

A

Solving conflicts effectively
Setting a clear vision
Building Morale

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14
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Three levels of management

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Tope level
Middle level
First level

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15
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make decisions
affecting the entirety of the firm

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TOP-LEVEL MANAGERS

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16
Q

responsible for
carrying out the goals set by top management

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MIDDLE-LEVEL MANAGERS

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17
Q

responsible for the daily management of line workers-
the employees who actually produce the product or
offer the service.

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FIRST-LEVEL MANAGERS – or first-line manager

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18
Q

Ten managerial roles by ?

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Henry Mintzberg

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19
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Henry Mintzberg Ten Management Roles
Divided into three categories:

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Interpersonal
Informational
Decisional

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20
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Interpersonal Roles

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Figurehead
Leader
Liason

21
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Informational Roles

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Monitor
Disseminator
Spokesperson

22
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Decisional Roles

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Entrepreneur
Disturbance handler
Resource allocator
Negotiator

23
Q

managerial roles in this category
involve providing information and ideas.

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Interpersonal

24
Q

As a manager, you have social, ceremonial
and legal responsibilities. You’re expected to be a source of
inspiration.

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Figurehead

25
Q

This is where you provide leadership for your
team, department or your entire organization

A

Leader

26
Q

Managers must communicate with internal and
external contacts. You need to be able to network effectively
on behalf of your organization.

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Liason

27
Q

managerial roles in this category
involve processing information.

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informational category

28
Q

You regularly seek out information related to your organization and industry, looking for relevant changes in the environment.

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Monitor

29
Q

where you communicate
potentially useful information to your colleagues and
your team

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Disseminator

30
Q

managers represent and speak
for their organization

A

Spokesperson

31
Q

managerial roles in this category
involve using information

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Decisional Category

32
Q

As a manager, you create and control
change within the organization. This means solving problems,
generating new ideas, and implementing them

A

Entrepreneur

33
Q

When an organization or team
hits an unexpected roadblock, it’s the manager who must take
charge

A

Disturbance handler

34
Q

You need to determine where
organizational resources are best applied. This involves allocating funding, as well as assigning
staff and other organizational resources

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Resource allocator

35
Q

You may be needed to take
part in, and direct, important negotiations within
your team, department, or organization

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Negotiator

36
Q

BASIC SKILLS IN MANAGEMENT

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1.TECHNICAL SKILL
2.HUMAN SKILL
3.CONCEPTUAL SKILL

37
Q

are the knowledge of proficiency in a specific field. It involves working with tools and specific
techniques.

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TECHNICAL SKILL

38
Q

the ability of working with people, individually
and in a group

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HUMAN SKILL

39
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Skill can create an environment where people feel secure and free to express the view

A

HUMAN SKILL

40
Q

In this level, manager
involves in implementation of changes, which
affect the organization.

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CONCEPTUAL SKILL

41
Q

MANAGEMENT THEORIES

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Bureaucracy Management
Scientific Management
Administrative/Classical Management

42
Q

examines the organizational aspects
of the company and its work flow to
explain how institutions function and
how to improve the structural process

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Bureaucracy Management

43
Q

Bureaucracy Management is developed by

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Max weber

44
Q

published
Principles of Scientific Management in
1913

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Frederick Taylor

45
Q

Is a management oriented & production-
centered perspective of organizational
communication.

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Scientific Management

46
Q

believed that the reason why
most of organizations failed was due
to the fact that they lacked successful
systematic management.

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Frederick Taylor

47
Q

who believed that
more emphasis should be laid on
organizational management and the
human and behavioral factors in
management

A

Henri Fayol

48
Q

attempts to design an organization
and its management structure for
efficiency and effectiveness

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Classical Management