3. LEVELS OF MANAGEMENT
uTHE TRADITIONAL CATEGORISATION
OF MANAGEMENT INTO FOUR
LEVELS: TOP LEVEL, SENIOR,
MIDDLE,AND FIRST LINE OR
SUPERVISORY MANAGEMENT.
4. TOP-LEVEL MANAGEMENT
THE MOST SENIOR LEVEL OF
MANAGEMENT IN AN
ORGANISATION,CONSISTING OF
THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OR
MANAGING DIRECTOR, AND
THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
5. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
uTHE POLICY AND STRATEGY-
ESTABLISHING BODY OF A
COMPANY WHICH
REPRESENTS ITS
SHAREHOLDERS AND GUIDES
THE ORGANISATIONS
OPERATION.
10. EXTERNAL BOARD
uA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MADE
UP ENTIRELY OF DIRECTORS NOT
EMPLOYED BY THE COMPANY IN
ANOTHER CAPACITY. ALSO
KNOWN AS A NON EXECUTIVE
BOARD.
23. PUBLIC COMPANY
uA CORPORATION WITH LIMITED
LIABILITY WHICH HAS ANY
NUMBER OF OWNERS AND IS
QUOTED ON THE STOCK
EXCHANGE;SIGNIFIED BY THE
ABBREVIATION LTD OR THE WORD
LIMITED AFTER ITS NAME.
30. CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP
uAN ORGANISATIONS LEGAL AND
MORAL OBLIGATIONS TO ITS
COMMUNITY AND SOCIETY
INCLUDING PHILANTHROPY,
CARE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
AND FOR FUTURE
GENERATIONS.
31. TRIPLE BOTTOMLINE
uA FRAMEWORK FOR
MEASURING AND REPORTING
THE VALUE A COMPANY ADDS
TO [ OR SUBTRACTS FROM]
AND THE ECONOMY.
32. VIRTUAL ORGANISATIONS
uONE WHERE PEOPLE WORK
TOGETHER BUT ARE BASED IN
DIFFERENT LOCATIONS,SELDOM OR
NEVER MEETING FACE TO
FACE.COMMUNICATION IS PRIMARILY
ELECTRONIC AND VIA VIDEO
CONFERENCING AND
TELECONFERENCING.
37. ORGANIC ORGANISATION
uONE WHERE JOBS ARE
FLEXIBLE,AUTHORITY IS BASED ON
RELEVANT SKILLS AND
KNOWLEDGE,AND COMMUNICATION
IS OPEN,MAKING THE
ORGANISATION REASONABLY
FLEXIBLE AND ADAPTABLE AND
THEREFORE SUITED TO VOLATILE
ENVIRONMENTS.
39. MECHANISTIC
ORGANISATION
ONE WITH SPECIALISED AND
STANDARISED JOBS,AUTHORITY
BASED ON HIERACHY AND FORMAL
CHANNELS OF
COMMUNICATION,BEST SUITED TO
STABLE AND PREDICTABLE
ENVIRONMENTS.
43. HOTELLING
uWHERE EMPLOYEES BOOK AN
OFFICE FOR A PARTICULAR DAY
AND ARRIVE TO FIND IT
FURNISHED WITH THEIR OWN
PERSONAL MEMORABILLA,FAMILY
PHOTOS,FAVORITE REFERENCE
BOOKS AND ETC.
45. SATELLITE OFFICES
uFULLY EQUIPPED OFFICES RUN
BY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SECTOR
ORGANISATIONS FOR THEIR
OWN TELEWORKERS,OR RUN BY
COMMUNITY OR PRIVATE
GROUPS FOR INDEPENDENT
WORKERS TO LEASE
48. SELF FULFILLING
PROPHECY
THE PROCESS BY WHICH OUR
BELIEFS AND PARADIGMS
INFLUENCE THE WAY WE PERCEIVE
THE WORLD AND OTHERS AND OUR
OWN BEHAVIOR; WE TEND TO
PERCEIVE WHAT WE EXPECT
WHICH REINFORCES OUR BELIEFS.
49. SELF IMAGE
uHOW WE SEE
OURSELVE;THE VIEW WE
HOLD OF OURSELVES THAT
DESCRIBES US AND DEFINE
US.
53. PASSIVE LISTENING
uGAZING AT THE SPEAKER
WITHOUT GIVING ANY VERBAL
OR NON VERBAL SIGNALS THAT
WE ARE HEARING OR
UNDERSTANDING THEIR
MESSAGE.
54. INTERFERENCE LISTENING
uVERBALLY OR NON VERBALLY
SIGNALLING TO A SPEAKER OUR
OWN THOUGHTS OR FEELINGS
ABOUT THE MESSAGE THEY ARE
TRYING TO COMMUNICATE. THIS
INTERFERES WITH THEIR
THOUGHT PROCESSES AND
HINDERS THEIR ABILITY TO
COMMUNICATE FULLY.
61. BODY LANGUAGE
uTHE MESSAGES WE SEND WITH
OUR BODIES THE WAY WE SIT
AND STAND,MOVE,CHANGE
POSITIONS AND CHANGE OUR
VOICE. [ PITCH,SPEED TONE
AND ETC.].
62. RAPPORT
uTHE FEELING OF BEING IN
SYNC OR IN HARMONY
WITH ANOTHER PERSON;A
FEELING OF COMFORT
AND AFFINITY.
65. VALUES
uWHAT A PERSON OR AN
ORGANISATION BELIEVES IS
IMPORTANT AND
WORTHWHILE; OPERATING
PRINCIPLES THAT GUIDES
ACTION AND BEHAVIOUR.
66. VALUE SYSTEM
uTHE SET OF PERSONAL VALUES OR
BELIEFS ABOUT WHAT IS WRONG
AND RIGHT,GOOD AND
BAD,IMPORTANT AND NOT
IMPORTANT THAT A PERSON HOLDS
AS IMPORTANT;THE SYSTEM GUIDES
OUR BEHAVIOUR AND THE WAY WE
LIVE OUR LIVES;OUR ‘INNER
COMPASS’.
67. ROLE PERCEPTION
uOUR OWN IDEA OF WHAT A
ROLE DEMANDS REGARDING
BEHAVIOUR,ATTITUDES,DRESS
AND SO ON...
68. ROLE MODEL
uA PERSON WHOSE
BEHAVIOUR AND ACTIONS
WE CAN EMULATE IN ORDER
TO DEVELOP THOSE SKILLS
AND ATTRIBUTES IN
OURSELVES.
72. FEEDBACK ANALYSIS
uA TECHNIQUE TO ANALYSE AND IMPROVE
YOUR PERFORMANCE.YOU WRITE DOWN
YOUR EXPECTED OUTCOME OF A
DECISION OR IMPORTANT EVENT AND,9-
12 MONTHS LATER,COMPARE THIS WITH
THE ACTUAL OUTCOME.THIS
HIGHLIGHTS WHERE WE NEED TO
IMPROVE SKILLS OR ACQUIRE NEW
ONES.
73. NETWORKING
uBUILDING A WEB OF MUTUALLY
SUPPORTIVE,INFORMAL
RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHERS
INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE
ORGANISATION IN ORDER TO
SHARE HELP,ADVICE AND
SUPPORT.
74. MATRIX ORGANISATION
uAN ORGANISATION IN WHICH
RELATIONSHIPS AND
ACTIVITIES ARE ARRANGED SO
THAT INDIVIDUALS REPORT TO
DIFFERENT MANAGERS FOR
DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES.
79. FORMAL ORGANISATION
uTHE OFFICIAL STRUCTURE
DEPICTED IN AN
ORGANISATION CHART
SHOWING THE OFFICIALLY
RECOGNISED LINES OF
AUTHORITY,COMMUNICATIO
N AND RESPONSIBILITY.
80. ORGANISATION CHART
uA DIAGRAM THAT SHOWS THE DEPLOYMENT
OF PEOPLE INTO FUNCTIONS OR
RESPONSIBILITIES AND HOW THESE RELATE
TO EACH OTHER;DEPICTING THE FORMAL
ORGANISATION STRUCTURE OR
FRAMEWORK,SPANS OF MANAGEMENT {THE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE AN INDIVIUAL
SUPERVISES} AND LINES OF AUTHORITY AND
RESPONSIBILITY.
84. PARADIGM
uOUR OFTEN UNCONSCIOUS AND
UNQUESTIONED BELIEFS ABOUT
THE WORLD AND HOW IT
OPERATES THAT GUIDES OUR
BEHAVIOUR. ALSO CALLED AS MIND
SET,WORLD VIEW, AND MENTAL
MODELS.
88. ETHICS
uA SYSTEM OF MORAL VALUES OFTEN
TAKEN TO BE CULTURALLY
BASED;PROFESSIONAL STNADARDS
AND CONDUCT;THE DISCIPLINE TO
KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
GOOD AND BAD,,ACCEPTABLE AND
UNACCEPTABLE AND ACT
ACCORDINGLY.
90. THEORY IN USE
uWHAT PEOPLE ACTUALLY
DO WHICH MAY OR MAY
NOT BE CONSISTENT WITH
THEIR ESPOUSED THEORY.
91. JOHARI WINDOW
uA MODEL FOR SELF AWARENESS DEVELOPED
BY JOE LUFT AND HARRY INGHAM,BASED
ON TWO DIMENSIONS:ASPECTS OF
OURSELVES KNOWN OR NOT KNOWN TO
OURSELVES AND ASPECTS OF OURSELVES
KNOWN OR NOT KNOWN TO OTHERS; THIS
GIVES US FOUR WINDOWS OR AREAS OF
KNOWLEDGE ABOUT OURSELVES.
92. PERSONALITY TYPES
uA SYSTEMATIC METHOD OF CATEGORISING
PEOPLES KEY PERSONALITY TRAITS,WHICH
CAN HELP US DEAL WITH THEM MORE
EFFECTIVELY. JUNG’S MODEL OF PERSONALITY
TYPES,FOR EXAMPLE,SEES INTROVERTS AND
EXTROVERTS AS TWO BASIC WAYS OF
RELATING TO THE WORLD,AND IDENTIFIES
FOUR WAYS OF RECEIVING AND DEALING WITH
INFORMATION: THINKING,INTUITING,FEELING
AND SENSING.
93. uTHE UNWRITTEN AND
USUALLY UNSTATED
EXPECTATIONS AND NORMS
ABOUT HOW WE WILL WORK
WITH OTHERS AND OUR
EMPLOYER.
PSYCHOLOGICAL
CONTRACT
96. ASSERTIVE BEHAVIOUR
uA LEARNED STYLE OF COMMUNICATING
AND RELATING TO OTHERS BASED ON
MUTUAL RESPECT AND RESULTING IN
CLEAR,OPEN COMMUNICATION; THE
ABILITY TO STATE YOUR OWN WANTS
AND NEEDS WHILE AT THE SAME TIME
RESPECTING THE WANTS AND NEEDS OF
THE OTHER PERSON.
97. FIGHT FLIGHT RESPONSE
uAN INSTINCTIVE REACTION
TO A DANGEROUS OR
UNPLEASANT SITUATION; TO
STAY AND FIGHT IT, OR
TURN AND FLEE FROM IT.
98. WIN-WIN POSITION
uI WIN AND YOU WIN
TOO’:WE CAN BOTH BE
SATISFIED; A MIND SET
THAT CHARACTERISES
ASSERTIVE BEHAVIOUR.
101. ‘I’ LANGUAGE
uAN ASSERTIVE STYLE OF
COMMUNICATION WHICH
INVOLVES TAKING
RESPONSINBILITY FOR AND
COMMUNICATING YOUR OWN
FEELINGS,THOUGHTS AND
OPINIONS.
102. ‘I’ MESSAGE
uA CLEAR,SUCCINCT AND
BLAME FREE STATEMENT OF
THE EFFECT OF ANOTHER’S
ACTIONS ON YOU, AND
YOUR PREFERRED
OUTCOME.
103. GRIEVANCE
uA COMPLAINT THAT HAS BEEN
FORMALLY REGISTERED WITH AN
EMPLOYEE’S MANAGER,TRADE
UNION OR MANAGEMENT
OFFICIAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE RECOGNISED GRIEVANCE
PROCEDURE.
104. MEDIATOR
uA NEUTRAL PERSON TRAINED
TO LEAD PARTIES OF A
GRIEVANCE OR DISPUTE
THROUGH A PROCESS TO
REACH A MUTUALLY
ACCEPTABLE AGREEMENT.
107. MAINTENANCE FUNCTIONS
uTHE ACTIONS THAT FOCUS ON A TEAM’S
PROCESS,WHICH SERVE TO ENABLE THE
TEAM TO ACHIEVE THE TASK,SUCH AS
MORALE BUILDING,NURTURING FEELINGS
OF BELONGING AND COHESION,TIME OUT
FOR A BIT OF FUN OR HUMOUR,AND
ESTABLISHING A FRIENDLY AND
SUPPORTIVE WORKING CLIMATE.
109. VIRTUAL MEETING
uA MEETING THAT RUNS
ELECTRONICALLY,FOR EXAMPLE A
VIDEOCONFERENCE OR A
TELECONFERENCE ,OR A
SIMULTANEOUS TEXT MESSAGING
MEETING USING THE INTERNET OR
AN ORGANISATION’S INTRANET.