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Management
Chapter 1
Management Is…
 Getting work done through others
 Efficiency – getting work done
with a minimum of effort, waste,
or expense
 Effectiveness – accomplishing
tasks that help fulfill
organizational objectives
Henri Fayol
 “the success of an enterprise
generally depends much more on
the administrative ability of its
leaders than on their technical
ability”
 Early 1900s
Four Functions of Management
• Determining organizational goals and a means for achieving them
• Outcome: companies usually have larger profits and faster growth
Planning
• Deciding where decisions will be made, who will do what jobs and
tasks, and who will work for whom
Organizing
• Inspiring and motivating workers to work hard to achieve
organizational goals
Leading
• Monitoring progress toward goal achievement and taking
corrective action when needed
Controlling
What the Four Kinds of Managers
Do
Kinds of Managers
 Top managers:
Executives responsible for the
overall direction of the organization
Responsible for creating:
Context for change
Employee buy-in
Positive organizational culture via
language and action
Kinds of Managers
 Middle managers
 Responsible for:
Setting objectives consistent with top
management’s goals
Planning and implementing subunit
strategies for achieving the objectives
Coordinating and linking groups
Monitoring and managing subunits
Implementing strategies developed by top
managers
 Plant manager, regional manager, or
divisional manager
Kinds of Managers
 First-Line managers
Responsible for:
Managing performance of entry-level
employees
Train/teach, encourage, monitor, and
reward
Scheduling
Office manager, shift supervisor,
department manager
Kinds of Managers
 Team Leaders
 Responsible for:
Facilitating team activities toward goal
accomplishment
 Help team members:
Plan and schedule work
Learn problem-solving methods
Work effectively with each other
 Foster internal and external
relationships
 Team leader, team contact, group
facilitator
Mintzberg’s Managerial Roles
© 2015 Cengage Learning
Interpersonal Roles - Mintzberg
 People intensive! (2/3 – 4/5 of their
time)
 3 Roles
Figurehead – public view –
ceremonial duties
Leader – motivate and encourage to
accomplish organizational objectives
Liaison – work w/ outside
individuals
Information Roles- Mintzberg
 Obtaining & sharing info (40% of
time)
 3 Roles
Monitor – scan environment
Disseminator – share info inside
company
Spokesperson – share info outside
Decisional Roles- Mintzberg
 4 Roles
Entrepreneur – adapts to change
Disturbance handler – problems
that need immediate attention
Resource allocator -
Negotiator – schedules, resources,
projects, raises, etc.
Management Skills
 Technical skills: Specialized procedures, techniques,
and knowledge required to get the job done
 Essential for team leaders and low-level managers
 Human skills: Ability to work well with others
 Essential at all levels of management
 Conceptual skills
 Ability to:
 See the organization as a whole
 Understand how the different parts affect each other
 Recognize how the company fits into or is affected by its
environment
 Essential for top managers
 Motivation to manage
 Assessment of how enthusiastic employees are about
managing the work of others
Management Skills - Duplicated
 Technical skills: get the job done
Essential for team leaders and low-level
managers
 Human skills: work well w/
others
Essential at all levels of management
 Conceptual skills – see the big
picture
Essential for top managers
 Motivation to manage
Management Skills
Mistakes Managers Make –
Alphabetical
Betray trust
Cold, aloof, arrogant
Insensitive to others: abrasive, intimidating, bullying
style
Overdependent on advocate or mentor
Overly ambitious: thinking of next job, playing politics
Overmanaging: unable to delegate or build a team
Specific performance problems with the business
Unable to adapt to boss with different style
Unable to staff effectively
Unable to think strategically
Mistakes Managers Make
1. Insensitive to others: abrasive, intimidating,
bullying style
2. Cold, aloof, arrogant
3. Betray trust
4. Overly ambitious: thinking of next job, playing
politics
5. Specific performance problems with the business
6. Overmanaging: unable to delegate or build a
team
7. Unable to staff effectively
8. Unable to think strategically
9. Unable to adapt to boss with different style
10. Overdependent on advocate or mentor
Hill’s Stages in the Transition to
Management
© 2015 Cengage Learning
Competitive Advantage Through
People
 Helps develop workforces that are
smarter, better trained, more
motivated, and more committed
than those of the competitors’
 Produces substantial advantages
in:
Sales revenues
Profits
Stock market returns
Customer satisfaction
Competitive Advantage Through
People: Management Practices
 Employment security
 Ultimate form of commitment company
can make to employees.
 Employees can innovate and increase the
profitability of an organization without the
fear of losing their job
 Selective hiring
 Companies need to hire the best talent due
to the presence of employment security
 Self-managed teams
 Produce high productivity through
increased employee commitment and
creativity
Competitive Advantage Through
People: Management Practices
 Decentralization
 Allows employees closest to problems,
production, and clients to make timely
decisions
 High wages contingent on
organizational performance
 High remuneration helps an organization
attract talented employees and retain
existing employees
 High wages indicates the organization
values its employees
 Employees who share in financial success
more likely to see long-run view of
organization
Competitive Advantage Through
People: Management Practices
 Training and skill development
 Companies need to invest resources in
the training employees to ensure skill
development
 Reduction of status differences
 Leads to employees concentrating on
work related issues rather than biases
and prejudices of the management
 Sharing information
 Helps employees participate in the
decision making process
Summary
 Functions of management are
planning, organizing, controlling,
and leading
 Kinds of managers are top, middle,
first-line, and team leaders
 Roles played by managers include
interpersonal, informational, and
decisional
 Technical, human, and conceptual
skills are essential for managers
Key Terms
 Management
 Efficiency
 Effectiveness
 Planning
 Organizing
 Leading
 Controlling
 Top managers
 Middle managers
 First-line managers
 Team leaders
 Figurehead role
 Leader role
 Liaison role
 Monitor role
 Disseminator role
 Spokesperson role
 Entrepreneur role
 Disturbance handler role
 Resource allocator role
 Negotiator role
 Technical skills
 Human skills
 Conceptual skills
 Motivation to manage
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Chapter 1 ppt

  • 2. Management Is…  Getting work done through others  Efficiency – getting work done with a minimum of effort, waste, or expense  Effectiveness – accomplishing tasks that help fulfill organizational objectives
  • 3. Henri Fayol  “the success of an enterprise generally depends much more on the administrative ability of its leaders than on their technical ability”  Early 1900s
  • 4. Four Functions of Management • Determining organizational goals and a means for achieving them • Outcome: companies usually have larger profits and faster growth Planning • Deciding where decisions will be made, who will do what jobs and tasks, and who will work for whom Organizing • Inspiring and motivating workers to work hard to achieve organizational goals Leading • Monitoring progress toward goal achievement and taking corrective action when needed Controlling
  • 5. What the Four Kinds of Managers Do
  • 6. Kinds of Managers  Top managers: Executives responsible for the overall direction of the organization Responsible for creating: Context for change Employee buy-in Positive organizational culture via language and action
  • 7. Kinds of Managers  Middle managers  Responsible for: Setting objectives consistent with top management’s goals Planning and implementing subunit strategies for achieving the objectives Coordinating and linking groups Monitoring and managing subunits Implementing strategies developed by top managers  Plant manager, regional manager, or divisional manager
  • 8. Kinds of Managers  First-Line managers Responsible for: Managing performance of entry-level employees Train/teach, encourage, monitor, and reward Scheduling Office manager, shift supervisor, department manager
  • 9. Kinds of Managers  Team Leaders  Responsible for: Facilitating team activities toward goal accomplishment  Help team members: Plan and schedule work Learn problem-solving methods Work effectively with each other  Foster internal and external relationships  Team leader, team contact, group facilitator
  • 10. Mintzberg’s Managerial Roles © 2015 Cengage Learning
  • 11. Interpersonal Roles - Mintzberg  People intensive! (2/3 – 4/5 of their time)  3 Roles Figurehead – public view – ceremonial duties Leader – motivate and encourage to accomplish organizational objectives Liaison – work w/ outside individuals
  • 12. Information Roles- Mintzberg  Obtaining & sharing info (40% of time)  3 Roles Monitor – scan environment Disseminator – share info inside company Spokesperson – share info outside
  • 13. Decisional Roles- Mintzberg  4 Roles Entrepreneur – adapts to change Disturbance handler – problems that need immediate attention Resource allocator - Negotiator – schedules, resources, projects, raises, etc.
  • 14.
  • 15. Management Skills  Technical skills: Specialized procedures, techniques, and knowledge required to get the job done  Essential for team leaders and low-level managers  Human skills: Ability to work well with others  Essential at all levels of management  Conceptual skills  Ability to:  See the organization as a whole  Understand how the different parts affect each other  Recognize how the company fits into or is affected by its environment  Essential for top managers  Motivation to manage  Assessment of how enthusiastic employees are about managing the work of others
  • 16. Management Skills - Duplicated  Technical skills: get the job done Essential for team leaders and low-level managers  Human skills: work well w/ others Essential at all levels of management  Conceptual skills – see the big picture Essential for top managers  Motivation to manage
  • 18. Mistakes Managers Make – Alphabetical Betray trust Cold, aloof, arrogant Insensitive to others: abrasive, intimidating, bullying style Overdependent on advocate or mentor Overly ambitious: thinking of next job, playing politics Overmanaging: unable to delegate or build a team Specific performance problems with the business Unable to adapt to boss with different style Unable to staff effectively Unable to think strategically
  • 19. Mistakes Managers Make 1. Insensitive to others: abrasive, intimidating, bullying style 2. Cold, aloof, arrogant 3. Betray trust 4. Overly ambitious: thinking of next job, playing politics 5. Specific performance problems with the business 6. Overmanaging: unable to delegate or build a team 7. Unable to staff effectively 8. Unable to think strategically 9. Unable to adapt to boss with different style 10. Overdependent on advocate or mentor
  • 20. Hill’s Stages in the Transition to Management © 2015 Cengage Learning
  • 21. Competitive Advantage Through People  Helps develop workforces that are smarter, better trained, more motivated, and more committed than those of the competitors’  Produces substantial advantages in: Sales revenues Profits Stock market returns Customer satisfaction
  • 22. Competitive Advantage Through People: Management Practices  Employment security  Ultimate form of commitment company can make to employees.  Employees can innovate and increase the profitability of an organization without the fear of losing their job  Selective hiring  Companies need to hire the best talent due to the presence of employment security  Self-managed teams  Produce high productivity through increased employee commitment and creativity
  • 23. Competitive Advantage Through People: Management Practices  Decentralization  Allows employees closest to problems, production, and clients to make timely decisions  High wages contingent on organizational performance  High remuneration helps an organization attract talented employees and retain existing employees  High wages indicates the organization values its employees  Employees who share in financial success more likely to see long-run view of organization
  • 24. Competitive Advantage Through People: Management Practices  Training and skill development  Companies need to invest resources in the training employees to ensure skill development  Reduction of status differences  Leads to employees concentrating on work related issues rather than biases and prejudices of the management  Sharing information  Helps employees participate in the decision making process
  • 25. Summary  Functions of management are planning, organizing, controlling, and leading  Kinds of managers are top, middle, first-line, and team leaders  Roles played by managers include interpersonal, informational, and decisional  Technical, human, and conceptual skills are essential for managers
  • 26. Key Terms  Management  Efficiency  Effectiveness  Planning  Organizing  Leading  Controlling  Top managers  Middle managers  First-line managers  Team leaders  Figurehead role  Leader role  Liaison role  Monitor role  Disseminator role  Spokesperson role  Entrepreneur role  Disturbance handler role  Resource allocator role  Negotiator role  Technical skills  Human skills  Conceptual skills  Motivation to manage
  • 27. 27Copyright ©2016 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly acce ssible website, in whole or in part. MGMT9| CH1