Lesson 1 Flashcards
Someone who works with and through other people by coordinating and integrating their work activities in order to accomplish organizational goals
Manager
Are the lowest level of management and manage the work of non- managerial employees
First line managers
Manage the work of first line manager
Middle manager
Are responsible for making organizational-wide decisions and establishing plans and goals that affect the entire organization
Top Managers
Doing things right
Efficiency
Doing the right things
Effectiveness
What are the functional approach?
Planning
organizing
leading
controlling
Defining goals establishing strategies to achieve goals developing plans to integrate and coordinate activities
Planning
Arranging work to accomplish organizational goals
Organizing
Working with and trough people to accomplish goals.
Leading
Monitoring, comparing, and correcting the work
Controlling
Management role approach
Interpersonal roles
informational roles
decisional roles
Knowledge and proficiency in a specific field
Technical Skills
The ability to work well with other people
Human skills
The ability to think and conceptualize about abstract and complex situations concerning the organization
Conceptual Skills
Managing customer relationships is the responsibility of all managers and employees
The increasing importance of customers
Manager should encourage employees to be aware of and act on opportunities for innovation
Innovation
A deliberate arrangement of people to accomplish some specific purpose
organization
Have a district purpose (goal)
Composed of people
Have a deliberate structure
Common characteristics of organization
Involves coordinating and oversing the world activities of others so that their activities are completed efficiently and effectively
Management
A French Businessman who first proposed in the early part of the 20th century
Henry Fayol
A well-known management researcher, studied actual managers at work.
Henry Mintzberg
Figurehead, leader, liaisons
Interpersonal roles
Monitor, Dissemination, Spokesperson
Informational Roles