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What is management?

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The art or science of getting things done through people.

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What are the basic resources in management known as?

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6Ms: men, materials, machines, method, money, and market.

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What is an organization?

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A mechanism or structure that enables living things to work effectively together.

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What are the characteristics of an organization?

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  • Consists of a group of individuals
  • Dynamic
  • Conducted under the direction of a leader
  • Outputs are the result of collective effort.
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What are the common features of all organizations?

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  • Group behaviour
  • Structure
  • Process
  • Relationships
  • Authority and responsibility
  • Performance.
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What are the two types of organizations?

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  • Formal organizations
  • Informal organizations.
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What characterizes formal organizations?

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  • Planned structure
  • Clearly defined structure of activities
  • Permanence
  • Elaboration.
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What is an informal organization?

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Unofficial and unauthorized relationships that occur between individuals or groups within the formal organization.

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What are the characteristics of informal organizations?

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  • Standards of behaviour
  • Pressures to conform
  • Informal leadership.
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What is administration?

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A process through which decisions are reached and directing life in social organizations.

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What is the difference between administration and management?

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  • Management focuses on implementation
  • Administration focuses on establishing policy.
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What are the three management objectives?

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  • Ensure organizational goals are met
  • Look after health and welfare of staff
  • Protect resources of the organization.
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What are the five managerial functions?

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  • Planning
  • Organizing
  • Staffing
  • Leading
  • Controlling.
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What does planning in management involve?

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Selecting missions and objectives and actions to achieve them.

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What is the role of organizing in management?

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Establishing an internal structure of roles for people to fill in an organization.

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What does staffing entail?

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Filling and keeping filled the positions in the organization structure.

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What is leading in the context of management?

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Influencing people to contribute to organization and group goals.

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What is controlling in management?

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Measuring and correcting activities to ensure conformity to plans.

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Who is a manager?

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An individual who holds a position of authority and makes decisions about allocating resources.

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What are the four types of managerial skills?

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  • Technical skills
  • Human skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Conceptual skills.
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What qualities are essential for good managers?

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  • Desire to manage
  • Knowledge
  • Intellectual capability
  • Decisiveness
  • Ability to get along with others
  • Communication skills
  • Emotional stability
  • Integrity and honesty.
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What roles did Henry Mintzberg identify for managers?

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  • Interpersonal roles
  • Informational roles
  • Decisional roles.
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What are the three categories of Mintzberg’s managerial roles?

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  • Interpersonal
  • Informational
  • Decisional.
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What does management as a science refer to?

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An organized and systematic body of knowledge acquired through observation and experimentation.

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What is the role of a negotiator in an organization?
Negotiates on behalf of the organization, e.g. drawing upon the contract with a supplier.
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According to Mintzberg, how are the ten roles of management characterized?
They are not easily separable and form an integrated whole.
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What defines management as a science?
An organized and systematic body of knowledge acquired through observation, experimentation, and based on universal principles.
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List the three important characteristics of science.
* Systematized body of knowledge using scientific methods for observation * Principles evolved from continued observation and experiment * Principles are exact with universal applicability
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What are the steps in the process of scientific theory construction?
* Formulation of a problem * Construction of theory * Deduction of specific hypothesis * Recasting hypothesis in specific measures * Devising the actual situation to test * Actual testing for confirmation
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How does management relate to art?
Management involves artistic talents enhanced by the use of scientific tools.
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According to George R. Terry, what is art in the context of management?
Bringing about a desired result through application of skill.
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What are the five essential features of art?
* Practical knowledge * Personal skill * Concrete result * Constructive skill * Improvement through practice
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What are the three distinct levels of management in most enterprises?
* Top level management * Middle level management * Lower level management
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What is the primary concern of top-level managers?
Major direction of the enterprise and chief policy-making.
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List the functions of top-level managers.
* Determining company objectives * Working out long-range planning * Establishing board policies * Coordinating enterprise activities * Adapting effective means of control * Authorizing new facilities and R&D projects * Appointing top-level officers
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Who do middle-level managers report to?
Top-level managers.
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What is the role of middle-level managers?
Manage managers and act as a buffer between top managers and supervisors.
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List the functions of middle-level managers.
* Integrating activities of different work groups * Preparing plans and programs * Executing plans * Assisting top-level managers * Communicating management policies * Transferring information and materials * Managing low-level managers * Providing information to top-level managers
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What positions are included in lower-level management?
Supervisors, foremen, chief clerks, etc.
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What is a key responsibility of lower-level managers?
Coordinating the work of their subordinates.
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List the functions of lower-level managers.
* Planning work for their section * Directing workers * Ensuring better productivity * Maintaining discipline and order

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