ch 6 Flashcards

1
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Process of coordinating ppl and other resources to achive the goals of an organizaition

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Management

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2
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Most orgs make use of 4 kinds of resources to meet org goals:

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1.Material resources
2.Human resources
3.Financial resources
4.Informational resources

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3
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the tangible physical resources an org uses

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Material resources

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4
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People

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Human resources

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5
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Funds an org uses to meet its obligations to investors and creditors

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financial resources

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6
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Informational resources

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7
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Establishing org goals and deciding how to accomplish them

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Planning

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8
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A statement of the basic purpose that makes an org diff from others

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Mission

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9
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Identification and evaluation of a firm’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.

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SWOT analysis

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10
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firms favorable characteristics and core competencies - approaches and processes that a company performs well that may give it an advantage over its competitors

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Strengths

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11
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Internal limitations a company faces in developing or implementing plans

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Weaknesses

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12
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Favorable conditions in the environment that could benefit the org of properly executed

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opportunities

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13
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Conditions or barrier that may prevent the firm from reaching its objective

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Threats

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14
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Outline of the action by which an org intends to accomplish its goals and objectives

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Plan

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15
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Strategic Plan
Tactical Plan
Operational Plan
contingency plan

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Types of plans

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16
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Strategic Plan

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Orgs broadest plan, dev as a guide for major policy setting and decision making

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17
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Smaller-scale plan dev to implement a strategy

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Tactical plan

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18
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Type of plan designed to implement tactical plans

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operational plan

19
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A plan that outlines alternative courses of action that may be takes if org other plans are disrupted or become ineffective

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Contingency plan

20
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The grouping of resources and activities to accomplish some end result in an efficient and effective manner

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organizing

21
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Process of evaluating and regulating ongoing activities to ensure that goals are achieved

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controlling

22
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-the control function includes 3 steps:
-Setting standards
Ex: establishes a goal of increasing profits by 12 percent
-Measuring actual performance
Ex: Southwest’s management will monitor its profit on a monthly basis to ensure success
-Taking corrective action
Ex: After 3 mths management finds that prof have only increased by 1%, thus corrective action must take place

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Controlling ongoing activities

23
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-An upper-level exec who guides and controls the overall fortunes of an org.
-Generally responsible for dev the orgs mission
-Determines the firm’s strategy
-Common titles: president, vice president, chief exec

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top manager

24
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a manager who implements the strategy and major policies dev by top management
-Develops tactical and operational plans
-Coordinates, and supervises the activities of first-line managers

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Middle manager

25
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A manager who coordinates and supervises the activities of operating employees
-spends most time working with and motivating employees, answering questions and solving day-to-day probs

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First-line manager

26
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Manager who is primarily responsible for an orgs financial resources

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Financial manager

27
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A manager who manages the systems that convert resources into goods and services

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Operations manager

28
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The manager who responsible for facilitating the exchange of prod between an organization and its customers or clients

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marketing manager

29
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  • A person charged with managing an org human resource programs
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Human resources manager

29
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manager who is not associated with any specific functional area but who provides overall administrative guidance and leadership

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Administrative Manager

29
Q

Analytical Skills
Interpersonal Skills
Conceptual Skills
Communication Skills
technical Skills

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Key management Skills

30
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-Ability to think in abstract terms
-manager understands how the various parts of an org or idea can fit together

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Conceptual Skills

31
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the ability to deal effectively with other people
Ex:
-relate to people
-Understand their needs and motives
-Show genuine compassion

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Interpersonal skills

32
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-Ability to speak, listen and write effectively
-Oral Communication skills are used when a manager makes sales presentations, conducts interviews, and holds press conf
-Written communication skills are important to prepare letters, emails, memos, sales reports, and other written documents.

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Communication skills

33
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-Ability to influence other
-Strives for voluntary cooperation, whereas a manager may have to depend on coercion to change employee behavior

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Leadership

34
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Have:
-Legitimate power of position
-Authority within an org to influence others to work toward an orgs objectives.

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Formal leaders

35
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Do not have the authority to influence others to work towards the orgs objectives
May or may not exert their influence in support of the org

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Informal Leaders

36
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-Ability to grant rewards or impose punishments
-Possession of expert knowledge
-Personal attraction or charisma

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-Both forms of leadership make use of several kinds of power:

37
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Personality-based leadership style in which the manager seeks to inspire workers with a vision of what can be accomplished to benefit all stakeholders

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Entrepreneurial leadership

38
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Effective Managerial leadership style

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-No best managerial leadership, most effective style depends on the right balance between;
-interaction among employees
-Characteristics of the work situation
-Managers personality

39
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-the discrepancy between an actual condition and the desired condition (can be positive)
-Effective managers clarify situations, examine the causes of probs, and consider how individual behaviors and values affect the way problems or opportunities are defined

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problem

40
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Coordination of efforts directed at improving customer satisfaction, increasing employee participation, strengthening supplier partnerships, and facilitating an organizational atmosphere of continuous quality improvement

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Total quality management

41
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Process of evaluating the prod, processes, or management practices of another organization that is superior in some way in order to improve quality

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benchmarking