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Who are Managers What is Management What do Managers do What is an Organization Why Study Management
Organizational members who told others what to do and how to do it Non-managerial employees work directly on a job or task and have no one reporting to them. Changing nature of organizations Multi task employees Not about personal achievement but its about helping others achieve their tasks / objectives
Managerial Levels
Top Managers
Responsible for making organization decisions and establishing the goals and plans that affect the entire organization
What is Management?
Management involves coordinating and over seeing the work activities of others so that their activities are completed efficiently and effectively.
Low resource waste (High efficiency) High Goal Attainment (High effectiveness)
Functions of Management
organizations exist to achieve some particular purpose, someone must clearly define that pupose and the means to get there.
Planning Defining goals Establishing strategies Developing plans to coordinate activities Organizing Determining what needs to be done How it will be done, and who is to do it Who reports to who Selecting the right individual for the job Delegating work Leading Motivathing subordinates Resolve work group conflicts Influence individuals and teams towards objectives Selecting the most effective channel of comm. Dealing with employee behaviour / values Controlling Monitoring activities to ensure that they are accomplished as planned. Evaluate performance
Management Roles
Mintzbergs Managerial Roles - Interpersonal relationships - the transfer of information - and decision making
Management Skills?
Top Managers Conceptual skills
Middle Managers
Human Skills Lower Level Managers Technical Skills
What is an Organization?
A deliberate arrangement of people to accomplish some specific purpose. - College, University, Fraternity, Sorority, government department., facebook, video store, pakistan cricket team (PCB), hospital etc. Three common characteristics - Distinct Purpose (goals & objectives) - People - Deliberate structures (so that work relationship is identified)
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