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Ø  Good Mangers

            Perform these functions with Efficiency and Effectiveness 

ü  Efficiency:-

                        Getting the most output from the least amount of input

ü  Effectiveness:-

      Completing activities so that organizational goals are attained

           

People/Manager achieve goals by using management Process (POLCA)

Ø  Management Functions:-

            Planning       Organizing    Leading         Controlling    Assurance

 

ü  Planning:-

                        The process of setting goals and deciding how best to achieve them

ü  Organizing:-

                        The process of allocating human and non-human resources so that plans can be                                  carried out successfully

ü  Leading:-

                        The process of influencing others to engage in the work behaviors necessary to                                     reach organizational goals

ü  Controlling:-

                        The process of regulating organizational activities so that actual performance conforms to expected organizational standards and goals.

ü  Assurance:-

                       

Ø  Management:-

ü  Henri Fayol: -      

                        (POLCA) Roles by Henri Fayol

ü  Peter Drucker:-

                        (Efficiency & Effectiveness) Roles by Peter Druker

ü  Edward Deming:-

                        Quality Roles by Edward Deming

ü  Henry Mintzberg:-

                        Roles of Management by Henry Mintzberg

Ø  Characteristics of Entrepreneurs

 

Key Personal Attributes + Technical Proficiency + Managerial Competencies = Successful Entrepreneurs

Ø  Business Plan?

Questions:

ü  Should I start a business?

ü  What and where is the market for my product or service?

ü  How much will it cost to own the business, where will I get money?

ü  Can I get help from relatives or friends?

ü  Should my company be domestic or global?

Ø  Key Management Skills!

ü  Technical Skills

ü  Human Skills

ü  Conceptual Skills

 

ü  Technical Skills: -      

            Knowledge of and proficiency in a certain specialized field

 

ü  Human Skills: -      

            Ability to work well with other people both individually and in a group

 

ü  Conceptual Skills: -      

            Ability to think and do conceptualize about abstract and complex situations see             organization as a whole understand the relationships among subunits visualize             how the organization fits into its boarder environment.

Ø  Kinds of Managers (Managerial Titles)

ü  Top Managers

ü  Middle Managers

ü  First-Line Managers

 

ü  First-Line Managers: -      

            Manage the work of non-managerial individuals who are directly involved with the production or creation of the organization’s products.

 

ü  Middle Managers: -      

            All managers between the First-Line level and the top level of the organization manage the First-Line managers.

 

ü  Top Managers: -      

            Responsible for making organization-wide decisions and establishing the plans and goals that affect the entire organization

 

Skills Needed at Different Levels

 

Managerial Title

Conceptual Skills

Human Skills

Technical Skills

Top Management

40

50

10

Middle Management

25

50

25

Lower-Level Management

10

50

40

Total

75

150

75

Management Today & Yesterday

Ø Management

ü  Economics

ü  Sociology

ü  Psychology

ü  Political Science

ü  Math and Stats

Ø Management Theories

ü  Pre-Classical Contributors

ü  Classical Viewpoint

¨      Scientific Management

¨      Administrative Management

¨      Bureaucratic Management

ü   Behavior Viewpoint

¨      Early Behaviorists

¨      Hawthome Studies

¨      Human Relation Movement

¨      Behavioral Science Approach

ü  Quantitative Viewpoint

¨      Operation Research

¨      Operation Management

¨      Management Information Science

ü  Contemporary Viewpoint

¨      System Theory

¨      Contingency Theory

¨      Emerging Views

Ø Pre – Classical

          Adam Smith        (1776)

 

          Division of Labor!

                   The breakdown of jobs into narrow and repetitive tasks