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1
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It is a group of individuals who are cooperating willingly and effectively for a
common goal.

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Organization

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are structured to promote better management. However, it is the performance of the people who fill the positions that determines the success of the enterprise and not the organizational design itself.

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Organizations

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IT IS THE FORMAL ARRANGEMENTS THAT ARE ESTABLISHED TO COORDINATE ALL ACTIVITIES IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT A GIVEN STRATEGY.

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Structural organization

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The structural elements of organization

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  • men
  • materials
  • machine
  • methods
  • money
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5
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Major elements of organizational structures

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  • distribution of functions
  • communication and decision processes
  • vertical and horizontal authority relationships
  • policies
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6
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What are the principles of organization?

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  1. Principle of objective
  2. Analysis
  3. Simplicity
  4. Functionalism
  5. Departmentalization
  6. Centralization of Authority and Responsibility
  7. Limited span of control
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A clear and complete definition of the objective must be known. Any business concern or any individual must adhere to a definite purpose or aim.

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Principle of objective

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8
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a sound business judgement attempts to build an organization through full knowledge of the requirements of the business.

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Analysis

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9
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creation of position should be based on paramount necessity and all activities which do not pay in terms of pesos and centavos, should be eliminated.

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Simplicity

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10
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the organization should be built around the main functions of the business and not around the individuals

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Functionalism

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in big organization, the scope of the operation can be very broad, necessitating departmentalization to achieve a smoother flow of operations.

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Departmentalization

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12
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when there is unity in command,
every person knows what he can perform within his scope of authority, knows the things for which he is responsible of, and also whom to report to and consult in case of
problems or doubts.

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Centralization of Authority and Responsibility

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13
Q

the number of subordinates an executive can manage efficiently

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Limited span of control

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14
Q

It is an organization of people
with varied skills, which uses capital and
talents to produce goods or services,
which can be sold to others of more
than their costs.

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Business

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15
Q

Most ________ ________ are selling
the time of their workers, their
machineries, plant, equipment, and
money.

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construction enterprises

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16
Q

Management is a _______?

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Function

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17
Q

It is the function of getting things
done through the efforts of others.

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Management

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18
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It is the application of authority
and the assumption of responsibility.

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Management

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19
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It is an art, the art of handling
people.

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Management

20
Q

Give the 3 management concept

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  • management to be effective must to be systematic
  • management to be successful must be scientific
  • management must be humanistic
21
Q

The plan is a step by step outline of what is to be done and who does what.

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Management to be effective must to be
systematic

22
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By the application of the scientific method to the study and analysis of the operations of a particular job, men have discovered the best known methods of performing the operation.

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Management to be successful must be
scientific

23
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It has been proven many times in the past that application of good human relations “pays off ” through cooperation and coordination leading towards greater accomplishment.

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Management must be humanistic

24
Q

The primary objective of ______________ __________is to facilitate the coordination and control over the activities of the company.

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Management structures

25
Q

Each company should be studied in terms of its purpose, size, and the nature of its business.

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Management structures

26
Q

Each company should be studied in terms of its_________.

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  • purpose
  • size
  • the nature of its business
27
Q

In any sizable organization, there should be delegation of responsibility. What are those delegation of responsibility?

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  1. It is physically impossible for one person to control effectively all the works of a large organization through personal contact with it.
  2. No person possesses the skills necessary to guide personally the highly specialized activities in a modern construction business. An expert on every line of activities must be responsible of such department.
28
Q

What are the 2 ways of line of responsibility works?

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  1. executive, supervisor, workers
  2. Workers, Supervisors, executive
29
Q

Control includes activities that
require restrictive or corrective action

A

Management control

30
Q

Involves setting overall objective
or measurements for allocating
resources and for evaluating
performance.

A

Management control

31
Q

To have effective control the
manager must:

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◦ Know the reasons why his business or
enterprise exists.
◦ A good planner and a good organizer

32
Q

It is an important element of executive control. Under this system,
adequate and reliable data are collected and disseminated to the proper persons and units at the same
time.

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Effective communication system

33
Q

To the manager, information has four purposes to serve. It must answer the questions:

A

• What are we going to do?
• How well are we doing?
• How can we do better?
• Does it serve as an aid to coordination?

34
Q

Quality of an Effective Manager

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• He/she analyzes and dissects his/her job
• He/she knows how to delegate the administrative
details of his/her job
• He/she is willing to delegate to and share with
his/her subordinates the credit of a job well done
• He/she trains and develops his/her men to prepare
them to assume delegated work
• He/she knows how to control and plan his/her time
• He/she institutes controls for effective performance

35
Q

What are the Executive Functions?

A

• To Plan
• To Organize
• To Direct
• To Control

36
Q

Is the job of making things happen that
would otherwise not occur. It is an
intellectual process, the conscious
determination and direction of action.

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Planning

37
Q

Plans may be classified as:

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◦ Objective of the company
◦ Policies
◦ Procedures
◦ Budget, and
◦ Programs

38
Q

are general statements, which
guide or channel the thinking and action
of members of an organization

A

Policies

39
Q

involves the selection of a
course of action and applied to future
activities.

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Procedures

40
Q

Qualities of good organization

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A good organizational structure does
not guarantee a good performance,
but a poor one makes good
performance impossible.
Improving the organization will
always improve performance.
A good organization structure is
necessary though not a sufficient
condition for good performance.

41
Q

It is guiding and overseeing
subordinates.

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Directing

42
Q

Two process of Directing:

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  • leadership
  • coordination
43
Q

the process by which san executive
directs, guides, or influences the work of others in
choosing and attaining particular ends.

A

Leadership

44
Q

It is the process whereby an executive
develops an orderly pattern of group effort among the subordinates.

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Coordination

45
Q

The process by which an executive
gets the performance of his
subordinates to correspond as
closely as possible to chosen plans,
orders, objectives, or policies.

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Control

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