Health Management Overview- HMPD Flashcards
What is the definition of management?
Management involves getting work done through people, achieving predetermined objectives by directing human activities in the production of goods and services. It includes planning, organising, coordinating, directing, and controlling activities to solve problems and use resources efficiently for organisational goals.
What are the four key activities involved in the process of management?
The four primary activities involved in management are planning, organising, coordinating, and controlling.
Name the four types of resources utilised in management (Four Ms).
The four resources used in management, often referred to as the Four Ms, are manpower, money, materials, and machinery.
Why is the process of management important?
Management is essential for achieving goals with limited resources, ensuring efficient system functioning, maintaining staff morale, improving work relationships, and reducing confusion and conflict.
List the implementation functions of management.
Implementation functions include executing activities, deploying manpower, allocating resources, and processing information effectively.
What are the main managerial functions?
The main managerial functions are planning, implementation, and evaluation. Supporting functions include decision-making, monitoring, and communication.
Define planning as a management function.
Planning is the process of defining objectives, strategies, and actions to achieve organisational goals.
What does implementation in management involve?
Implementation involves translating plans into action, deploying resources, and overseeing activity execution.
What is the role of evaluation in management?
Evaluation assesses progress and results, providing feedback to guide future actions and improve processes.
What are additional functions of management?
Additional functions include delegation, supervision, resource allocation, staff welfare, training, and maintaining discipline.
Explain the health planning and management cycle.
The health planning and management cycle is a continuous process involving planning (setting objectives), implementation (executing plans), and evaluation (assessing outcomes).
What is the difference between management and leadership?
Management focuses on planning, organising, and controlling, while leadership involves achieving results through inspiring and motivating people.
What are the three main leadership styles?
The three main leadership styles are autocratic/authoritarian, democratic, and laissez-faire.
Differentiate between leadership and management using their key traits.
Leadership traits include innovation, development, people orientation, challenging the status quo, and long-range vision. Management traits include administration, maintenance, systems orientation, accepting the status quo, and short-range vision.
What is leadership in the context of management?
Leadership provides direction, implements plans, and motivates people to translate vision into reality, ensuring organisational goals are met.
