DIRECTING Flashcards

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  • Motivation,
  • Communication, and
  • Leadership. It deals with relationship of managers and non-managers
  • It comes from the Latin word “movere” which means to move
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Directing

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is the concept we use when we describe the forces acting on or within an individual to initiate and direct behavior

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Motivation

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He designed a system whereby an employee was compensated according to individual production

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Frederick taylor

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One of the most important theories of motivation is the hierarchy of needs theory postulated by industrial psychologists

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Abraham w. Maslow

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An individual ambition to do better things or achieve something is due to a very specific motive or need

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-Achievement theory
-Proposed by David McClelland

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views human beings as inherently lazy and hence must be motivated by force

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Theory X (traditional organization)

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contends that external force or punishment is not the best way to motivate individuals because they are capable of exercising self direction and self control

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Theory Y (modern organization)

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  • This theory states that the inducements provided by the organization must be kept in equilibrium with the contributions made by the employees.
  • They make social comparisons not only by what they get but also by what they see or believe others are getting.
  • This need is not something “inborn” but it can be acquired through training and teaching the trainees to think and behave in terms of achievement
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Bernard-Simons Theory of equilibrium

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This theory is based on the premise that an individual assigns to the outcome of each outcomes and order of preferences among the alternative courses of action

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Vrooms Preference-Expectancy theory

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-The reward given for good performance.
-When performance is high, an employee will get a pay increase

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Reinforcement theory

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He contends that as people grow (psychologically) and mature they strive toward the highest level of need in Maslow’s need hierarchy: self-actualization.
- That is to become everything that one is capable of becoming.

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-Maturity theory
- Chris Argyrie

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-This involves redesigning jobs so that related activities are
added to those currently being
performed. It is the process of allowing individual workers to determine their own working place to serve as their own inspectors by giving them responsibility for quality control, to correct their own mistakes, to be responsible for their own machine set-up and repair, and to attain choice of method
- This method motivates the individual by offering challenge, interest, and meaning.

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Job enlargement

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A modern and a more permanent approach to motivation is through job enrichment. This involves putting meaning into jobs. In other words, it is putting Herzberg’s two-factor theory into effect by building motivators into the job. These motivators include achievement,
growth, responsibility,
advancement, and recognition.

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Job enrichment

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  • It is defined as the transfer of information that is meaningful to those involved.
  • In general, the transmittal of understanding.
  • It is an interpersonal process of sending and receiving of symbols with messages attached to them
  • is defined as the transfer of information that is meaningful to those involved-in general, the transmittal of understanding
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Communication

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  • Information flows down through formal channels in the organization.
  • Superiors and subordinates showed
    great differences in their thinking as to what constitutes a subordinate’s job.
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Formal n downward communication

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can be defined as a means of communication that is normally controlled by the managers in an organization. It has been called the main line of the organization’s operational communication. This is intended the reports, records, and other forms that flow up and down in the system

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Formal communication

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  • arises out of all those channels that fall outside the formal channels and it is also known as grapevine. It is established around the societal affiliation of members of the organization. Informal communication does not follow authority lines as in the case of formal communication
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Informal communication

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Group communication refers to communication between 3 or more individuals Small group communication includes number from 3 to about 20 people, and large group communication includes numbers larger than that (1.e., a lecture hall of 300 students or a theatrical production with an audience of 3,000)

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Communication between groups

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Communication between a minimum of two-parties in which meaningful exchange is intended with the sender trying to affect a response from a person or group The message may be received by the person for whom it was intended or by people for whom it was not intended, or both. The message may be distorted during transmission so that the sender’s intentions are not perceived by the recipient and the intended effect is not achieved

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Interpersonal communication

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is the process of information flowing from the lower levels of a hierarchy to the upper levels. This type of communication is becoming more and more popular in organizations as traditional forms of communication are becoming less popular. The more traditional organization types such as a hierarchy, places people into separate ranks..

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Upward communication

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  • also known as peer-level communication
  • enable members of a particular level in the organization to share information and thus improve their decisions and decision making skills.
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Lateral communication

22
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informal paths or informal channels of communication that exist in organization

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Grapevines

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It is generally defined as the art and science of influencing people so that they willingly move toward the achievement of the group goals. memberso proces min er ativities al
setting and goal achievement.
- It is also the process of inspiring others to work hard to accomplish important tasks.

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Leadership

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  • accomplishes tasks through fear of penalties, and maintains a highly critical and negative attitude in relations with subordinates.
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Dictatorial leader

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assumes a paternalistic role which forces subordinates to rely on the leader for their satisfaction, and allegiance. The satisfaction leader

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Autocratic leader

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depends not only on their own capabilities but encourages consultation of subordinates.

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Democratic leader

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depends completely on subordinates of just another member of the group. Under these conditions, members of the group are permitted to act individually and, therefore, may easily head in different directions.

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Laissez faire leader

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is the ability to command or apply force. It is necessarily accompanied by authority.

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Power

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which exists in the formal organization is the right to issue directives and expend resources. Authority has been viewed in the

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Authority

30
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Another approach to examining the management process is in terms of the type of skills required to perform the work.

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Management skills

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It is the ability to perform a manager’s job.
- A manager must possess skills in their respective fields of specialization.

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Technical skills

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It is the ability to work with others by getting along with them, motivating them, and communicating effectively with others

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Human skills

33
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  • It is the ability to coordinate and integrate the entire organization’s interests and activities
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Conceptual skills

34
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  • proposed another method of examining what
    managers do by introducing the concept of managerial role
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Management roles (Henry Mintzberg )

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  • proposed another method of examining what
    managers do by introducing the concept of managerial role
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Management roles (Henry Mintzberg )

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Manager represents the organizational unit in all matters of formality

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Figurehead

37
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Manager interacts with peers and other people outside the organizational unit to gain information and favor

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Liaison

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-Manager provides guidance and motivation to the work group and also defines the atmosphere in which the work group will work.

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Leader

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Manager serves as a receiver and collector of information

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Monitor

40
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Manager transmits special information within the organizational unit

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Disseminator

41
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Manager’s role is to initiate change

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Entrepreneur

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the manager must assume when the organization is threatened, such as conflicts between subordinates, the sudden departure of a subordinate, or the loss of an important costumer

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Disturbance handler

43
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Manager decides where the organization will expand its resources..

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Resource allocator

44
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Role of the manager assumes when the organization finds itself in major non-routine negotiations with other organizations or individuals.

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Negotiator

45
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filipino word that means to give oneself to hard work

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Kayo

46
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means availing on a loophole.

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Lusot

47
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This manager literally goes by the book

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Libro

48
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This manager acquired his managerial skills by playing it by ear

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Oido

49
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The hybrid of the above mentioned types. A gifted reconciler of philosophies and beliefs held by the various types of managers.

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Manager by ugnayan