MGT 301 Exam 1 (chap 1-5) Flashcards
Fredrick Winslow Taylor
-American, Used scientific method to increase productivity/efficiency.
-Created Scientific Management=investment in tools(shovels). Strengths= increases productivity
Weakness= greater demand on MGR for coordination, have to fire people(microecon)-people hated it.
-Stopped being used in 1930, but was renamed “management science” after Pearl Harbor
Frank Gilbreth
- Used scientific management & tripled productivity in masonry (building)
- Expert in time and motion studies
Hawthorne effect
Employees work harder if they receive added attention
Human relations movement
Proposed that better human relations could increase worker productivity- Abraham Maslow and Douglas McGregor
Organization
Group of people who work together to achieve some specific purpose
Management
Pursuit of organizational goals effectively and efficiently, by integrating the work of people through planning organizing, leading, and controlling
Efficiency-the means
Use resources wisely and cost effectively
Effectiveness-the ends
To achieve results, make right decisions, carry them through, meet goals.
Management process- 4 management functions
Planning- set goals
Organizing-arrange task to accomplish goal
Leading-motivate, direct to achieve goal
Controlling- monitors performance, take action as needed
E-commerce
Buying and selling of goods or services over computer
Database
Computerized collections of interrelated files
Cloud computing
Storing of software and data “in the cloud”
Project management software
Programs for planning and scheduling the people costs and resources to complete project on time
Knowledge management
Implementing of systems and practices to increase the sharing of knowledge and information throughout an organization
Collaborative computing
Using state of the art computer software to help people work better together
Sustainability
Economic development that meets the needs of the present without compromising future generations to meet their needs.
_______ managers make long-term decisions about overall direction of org and establish the objective policies and strategies of it
Top managers
____ managers implement the policies and plans
Middle managers
____ managers make short term operating decisions, daily tasks
First line managers
Functional manager
Responsible for one organizational activity
General managers
Responsible for several organizational activities
Technical skills
Job specific knowledge
Conceptual skills
Ability to think analytically
Soft skills
Ability to motivate, inspire trust, etc