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What is the main goal of management according to the text?

  • Creating complex organizational structures
  • Directing organizational resources
  • Performing all tasks by themselves
  • Ensuring organizational goals are met (correct)

How is management often defined as per the text?

  • The process of working together in isolation
  • An activity involving people to achieve objectives (correct)
  • The art of accomplishing tasks alone
  • Exclusively an individual effort

How do managers achieve organizational goals?

  • By avoiding tasks that are necessary
  • By performing all necessary tasks personally
  • By delegating tasks to others (correct)
  • By ignoring organizational goals

In management, what is an organization primarily characterized as?

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Which term best describes the process of management based on the text?

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What aspect is emphasized regarding achieving organizational goals in management?

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What are the three common characteristics of all organizations?

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Why is planning considered essential for organizations?

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What is the purpose of organizing in an organization?

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Which management function involves assigning work and grouping jobs to ensure planned activities are completed?

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How does planning contribute to organizational performance?

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What is organizational design primarily concerned with?

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What is the main focus of leading according to the text?

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Which of the following is NOT part of controlling as described in the text?

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What is the primary role of managers in directing employees according to the text?

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Why is monitoring employees' activities important for controlling?

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In the context of leading, what does 'involves working with people' mean?

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Which skill classification focuses on the ability to see the organization as a whole and coordinate all interests and activities?

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As managers move up the hierarchy, which type of skill becomes less important compared to human and conceptual skills?

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What is the main focus of human skills for managers?

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Which individual is typically at the top level of the organizational structure?

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In terms of skills, what becomes more important for managers moving up the hierarchy according to the text?

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What are managers responsible for in an organization, according to the text?

<p>Taking on various roles like planning and leading (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary responsibility of a manager in the interpersonal role of Figurehead?

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In the decisional role of Entrepreneur, what is a key activity that managers undertake?

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What is the primary function of a manager in the informational role of Spokesperson?

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Which role involves managers taking corrective action during disputes and resolving conflicts?

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What does the role of Liaison typically involve for a manager?

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Which decisional role requires managers to represent departmental interests and handle negotiations?

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Flashcards

Management

The process of achieving organizational goals effectively and efficiently by planning, organizing, leading, and controlling resources.

Organization

A social entity with a clear purpose, composed of people, and a structured system for achieving its goals.

Planning

Setting targets for future performance and deciding on the tasks and resources needed to reach them.

Organizing

Arranging and allocating jobs, resources, and authority to achieve organizational goals efficiently.

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Leading

Influencing and motivating employees to perform tasks that lead to achieving organizational goals.

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Controlling

Monitoring employee performance, keeping the organization on track towards its goals, and making necessary adjustments.

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Horizontal Organizational Structure

A management function that deals with different types of managers at the same level within an organization.

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Organizational Level

A management function that categorizes and analyzes different types of managers based on their level in the organizational hierarchy.

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Technical Skills

The ability to apply specialized knowledge, procedures, and techniques to a specific task or area.

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Human Skills

The ability to work with, communicate with, and motivate other people.

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Conceptual Skills

The ability to understand complex organizational issues and relationships between different parts of the organization.

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Interpersonal Roles

Roles managers play that involve interacting with people inside and outside the organization.

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Figurehead Role

Performing ceremonial duties as head of the unit.

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Leader Role

Directing and motivating subordinates to achieve goals.

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Liaison Role

Building relationships with people inside and outside the organization to achieve organizational goals.

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Informational Roles

Roles managers play that involve acquiring, analyzing, and distributing information.

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Monitor Role

Collecting information through networks of contacts.

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Disseminator Role

Distributing important information to subordinates.

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Spokesperson Role

Transmitting information to people outside the organization.

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Decisional Roles

Roles managers play that involve making decisions and allocating resources.

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Entrepreneur Role

Identifying opportunities and launching new projects to improve the unit.

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Disturbance Handler Role

Taking action to resolve conflicts, disputes, and emergencies.

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Resource Allocator Role

Deciding who receives resources and prioritizing their allocation.

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Negotiator Role

Representing the department's interests and negotiating agreements with individuals or groups inside and outside the company.

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Study Notes

Management Definition

  • Management is the attainment of organizational goals in an effective and efficient manner through planning, organizing, leading, and controlling organizational resources.
  • It involves planning, organizing, leading, and controlling the work of organization members and using all available resources to reach stated organizational goals.

Management Characteristics

  • An organization is a social entity that is goal-directed and deliberately structured.
  • All organizations, regardless of their size or focus, have three common characteristics:
    • A Purpose
    • Composed of People
    • A Systematic Structure

Management Functions

  • Planning: defining goals for future organizational performance and deciding on the tasks and resources needed to attain them.
  • Organizing: arranging and allocating work, authority, and resources among an organization's members to achieve an organization's goal efficiently.
  • Leading: influencing and motivating employees to perform essential tasks.
  • Controlling: monitoring employees' activities, keeping the organization on track towards its goals, and making corrections as needed.

Planning

  • Planning implies thinking through goals and actions in advance, based on some method, plan, or logic.
  • Plans give the organization its objectives and set up the best procedure for reaching them.

Organizing

  • Organizing involves arranging and grouping jobs, allocating resources, and assigning work so that activities can be accomplished as planned.
  • It includes allocating resources and assigning work to achieve an organization's goal efficiently.

Leading

  • Leading involves the use of influence to motivate employees to achieve the organization's goals.
  • It involves establishing the proper atmosphere, directing, influencing, and motivating employees to perform essential tasks.

Controlling

  • Controlling involves establishing standards of performance, measuring current performance, and comparing performance to established standards.
  • It involves monitoring employees' activities, keeping the organization on track towards its goals, and making corrections as needed.

Organizational Structure

  • Horizontal organizational structure involves different types of managers at one level.
  • Organizational level involves viewing the different types of managers one level at a time.

Manager Skills

  • Technical skills: the ability to use the procedures, techniques, and knowledge of a specialized field.
  • Human skills: the ability to work with, understand, and motivate other people.
  • Conceptual skills: the cognitive ability to see the organization as a whole and the relationships among them.

Manager Roles

  • Interpersonal roles:
    • Figurehead: performs duties as head of the unit.
    • Leader: directs and motivates subordinates.
    • Liaison: works with everyone inside or outside the organization who can assist in achieving organizational goals.
  • Informational roles:
    • Monitor: collects unsolicited information through networks of contacts.
    • Disseminator: distributes important information to subordinates.
    • Spoke-person: transmits information to outsiders.
  • Decisional roles:
    • Entrepreneur: tries to improve their units, launch a development project, initiate change, and identify new ideas.
    • Disturbance Handler: takes corrective action during disputes and resolves conflicts.
    • Resource Allocator: decides who gets resources and prioritizes.
    • Negotiator: handles negotiation inside and outside the company and represents departmental interests.

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