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    Management involves coordinating human and other resources to achieve organizational goals. It is the process of getting work done through people. The principles of management apply to all types of organizations, regardless of size, purpose, or structure. Management functions include planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Managers fulfill various roles related to interpersonal skills, information processing, and decision making. The roles help managers achieve effectiveness and efficiency in reaching organizational goals and objectives.

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    Management involves coordinating human and other resources to achieve organizational goals. It is the process of getting work done through people. The principles of management apply to all types of organizations, regardless of size, purpose, or structure. Management functions include planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Managers fulfill various roles related to interpersonal skills, information processing, and decision making. The roles help managers achieve effectiveness and efficiency in reaching organizational goals and objectives.

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    Management involves coordinating human and other resources to achieve organizational goals. It is the process of getting work done through people. The principles of management apply to all types of organizations, regardless of size, purpose, or structure. Management functions include planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Managers fulfill various roles related to interpersonal skills, information processing, and decision making. The roles help managers achieve effectiveness and efficiency in reaching organizational goals and objectives.

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    What is management?

    Management according to Mary Parker Follett,


    is “the art of getting things done through
    people.”
    Management is the process by which human
    resources are coordinated and used with other
    resources to accomplish goals and objectives
    of the organization.
    Drucker Corrects Misconceptions
     Peter F. Drucker, in his latest book,
    Management Challenges for 21th Century,
    corrects the wrong assumption that “
    Management is Business Management.”
     Principles of management apply to any and

    all organizations; “ the differences are mainly


    in application rather than in principles.
    Organization & Management
     The principles of Management is practiced in
    an organization, whether formal or informal,
    private or government, for profit or non
    profit, small, medium or large, single
    proprietorship, partnership, or corporation
    whether domestic or national, and so on.
    Concept of Organization
    1. Organization is a system designed to achieve
    a goal driven by or based on human needs.
    2. Organization is a social entity that is goal
    directed and deliberate structured.
    3. Organization consists of two or more
    persons engaged in a systematic effort to
    produce goods and services.
    4. An organization is any collection of people
    and activities formed for a specific purpose.
    Function of Management
    1. Planning- is the management function
    concerned with defining goals for future
    organizational performance and deciding on
    the tasks and resources to be used to attain
    them.
    2. Organizing- concerned with assigning tasks,
    grouping tasks into departments, and
    allocating resources to departments.
    3. Leading-the management function that
    involves the use of influence to motivate
    employees to achieve the organizational
    goals.
    4. Controlling- concerned with monitoring
    employees’ activities, keeping the
    organization on tract toward its goals, and
    making corrections as needed.
    Efficiency and Effectiveness
    Efficiency is the use of nominal resources-
    materials , money, and men/women-to
    produce the desired volume of output.

    Effectiveness is the degree to which the


    organization achieves a stated goal.

    Effectiveness is achieving the goals and


    objectives of an organization.
    Goal and Objectives
    Goal is a desired future state that the organization
    attempts to realize.

    Objective is an instrumental means to arrive where


    management wants the organization to go or a
    specific target to achieve the goal.

    Goal is a general statement of what is to be


    accomplished, while objective is more specific,
    quantifiable, and qualitatively benchmarking
    target.
    Managerial Roles
    Role is a set of expectations from a person’s
    behavior. Role is the expected behavior from
    a person based on his/her demographic
    profile.
    Three categories of behavior and 10
    Roles
    1. Interpersonal
    ◦ Figurehead
    ◦ Perform ceremonial and symbolic duties of legal
    and social nature such as greeting visitors,
    officials or dignitaries, handling out awards of
    recognition, signing documents, opening a
    conference or meeting, handling out Christmas or
    anniversary bonuses or tendering a party.
    . Leader
    Direct , motivate, and build relationship with
    subordinates; train, counsel, coach, mentor, inspire, and
    communicate with subordinates to achieve
    organizational goals and vision.

     Liaison
    Build and maintain network of contacts or information
    links both inside and outside the organization; use
    mail, phone calls, meetings,
    2. Informational
     Monitor
    Seek and receive information, scan periodicals, reports,
    journals, other print and broadcast media, internet or
    websites for issues and developments that affect the
    organization; maintain environmental scanning and
    personal contacts.
     Disseminator
    Forward information to others in the organization, send
    memos and reports, make phone calls; use telefax, email
    and internet to transmit information affecting the
    organization.

     Spokesperson
    Transmits information to others through speeches, reports,
    memos, e-mail, pres conference, print and broadcast
    media.
    3. Decisional
     Entrepreneur
    Acts as initiator, conceptualizer, designer and champion
    of change and innovation; trigger or identify innovative
    ideas, programs, projects; create a team and delegate
    responsibility to others.
     Disturbance Handler
    Take corrective action during disputes or crises, resolve
    conflicts among subordinates; adapt to environmental
    crises.
     Resources Allocator
    Decide who gets resources, how much, when and where;
    schedule, budget, set priorities.
     Negotiator
    Represent department or organization during
    negotiation of union contrasts, sales, purchases,
    budgets; represent department or organizational
    interests in dealing with stakeholders.
    Figure 1.1 Organizational
    Stakeholders

    Employees Customers

    Onions Social and Political


    Action Group

    Shareholders

    Competitors
    Organization

    Communities
    Trade and Industry
    Association
    Suppliers
    Media Governments

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