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    School of Business

    Master of Business Administration

    BRMD501- MBA Remedial I


    Chapter 1
    Management and Organizations
    Fall 2020-2021
    Learning Objectives
     Why Are Managers Important?

     Who Are Managers and Where Do they


    Work?

     What Do Managers Do?


    Why Are Managers Important?
     Organizations need the
    managerial skills and abilities
    of managers more than
    ever in these uncertain,
    complex chaotic times
     Managers are critical
    to getting things done;
    they create and coordinate
    the workplace systems
    and conditions
     Managers do matter to organizations;
    in their relationships with employees
    Who Are Managers?
    • Manager
    – Someone who coordinates and oversees the work
    of other people so that organizational goals can be
    accomplished. A manager’s job is not about
    personal achievement – its is about helping others
    do their work.
    Classifying Managers
    • First-line Managers
    – Manage the work of non-managerial employees who typically are
    involved with producing the organization’s products or serving the
    organization’s customers. Named: Supervisors – shift managers or
    department managers.
    • Middle Managers
    – Manage the work of first-line managers and be between the lowest
    and the top levels of the organization. Named: Project leader – Store
    manager – Division manager or regional manager
    • Top Managers
    – Are responsible for making organization-wide decisions and
    establishing plans and goals that affect the entire organization.
    Named: Executive vice president, president, or managing director.
    Managerial Levels
    Where do Managers Work?
    It’s obvious that managers do their work in
    organizations.

    What Is An Organization?
     A deliberate arrangement of people to accomplish some
    specific purpose

    Common Characteristics of Organizations


     Have a distinct purpose (goal)
     Composed of people
     Have a deliberate structure
    Characteristics of Organizations

    Exhibit 1.2
    What do Managers Do?
     Management
    • Involves coordinating and overseeing the work activities of others so
    their activities are completed efficiently and effectively

     Managerial Concerns
     Efficiency
    – “Doing things right”
    • Getting the most output
    for the least inputs

     Effectiveness
    • “Doing the right things”
    – Attaining organizational goals
    Effectiveness and Efficiency in
    Management
    What Do Managers Do?
    • Functional Approach
    – Planning
    • Defining goals, establishing strategies to achieve goals,
    developing plans to integrate and coordinate activities.
    – Organizing
    • Arranging work to accomplish organizational goals.
    – Leading
    • Working with and through people to accomplish goals.
    – Controlling
    • Monitoring, comparing, and correcting the work.
    Management Functions
    What Do Managers Do? (cont’d)
    • Management Roles Approach (behavior expected)
    – Interpersonal roles
    • Figurehead, leader, liaison
    – Informational roles
    • Monitor, disseminator, spokesperson
    – Decisional roles
    • Disturbance handler, resource allocator,
    and negotiator.
    What Do Managers Do? (cont’d)
    • Skills Approach
    – Technical skills
    • Specific job Knowledge and proficiency in a specific field
    – Human skills
    • The ability to work well with other people both individually
    and in a group. Ex: Listening – well communicate
    – Conceptual skills
    • The ability to think and conceptualize about abstract and
    complex situations concerning the organization. Ex: Solve
    problems – new ideas – new technology
    Skills Needed at Different
    Management Levels
    Questions?

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