Introducing Modern Management

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1. An understanding of the importance of management to society and individuals

2.An understanding of the role of management

3.An ability to define management in several different ways

4.An ability to list and define the basic functions of management

5.Working definitions of managerial effectiveness and managerial efficiency

6.An understanding of basic management skills and their relative importance to managers

7.An understanding of the universality of management

8.Knowledge of skills that help managers become successful

9. Insights concerning what management careers are and how they evolve

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Management Process and Goal AttainmentBias for action

Closeness to customer

Autonomy and entrepreneurship

Productivity through people

Hands-on, value-driven orientation

“Sticking to the knitting’’

Simple organizational form with lean staff

Simultaneous loose-tight properties



Management and Organizational Resources

1. Human

2. Monetary

3. Raw materials

4. Capital

• Managerial Effectiveness

• Managerial Efficiency



Applies to all types of organizationsVaries from one type of organization to another

The Theory of CharacteristicsHenri Fayol

Positive physical and mental qualitiesSpecial knowledge related to operation

B. C. ForbesPersonal qualities

EnthusiasmEarnestness of purposeConfidenceFaith in their own worthiness



A Definition of Career

Career Stages, Life Stages, and Performance

•Exploration Stage

•Establishment Stage

•Maintenance Stage Career plateauing

•Decline Stage


Promoting Your Own Career

Special Career Issues• Women Managers

• Dual-Career Couples How Dual-Career Couples Cope



Defining Management Skill Management Skill: A Classic View

Technical SkillsHuman SkillsConceptual Skills

Management Skill: A Contemporary View1. Define major activities that managers typically perform2. List skills needed to carry out these activities

successfullyMajor activities that modern managers typically

perform:1. Task-related activities2. People-related activities3. Change-related activities





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