8 Edition: Steven P. Robbins Mary Coulter
8 Edition: Steven P. Robbins Mary Coulter
8 Edition: Steven P. Robbins Mary Coulter
Steven P. Robbins
Mary Coulter
LEARNING OUTLINE
Follow this Learning Outline as you read and study this chapter.
What Is Management?
Define management.
Contrast efficiency and effectiveness.
Explain why efficiency and effectiveness are important to
management.
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L E A R N I N G O U T L I N E (contd)
Follow this Learning Outline as you read and study this chapter.
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L E A R N I N G O U T L I N E (contd)
Follow this Learning Outline as you read and study this chapter.
What Is An Organization?
Describe the characteristics of an organization.
Explain how the concept of an organization is changing.
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Classifying Managers
First-line Managers
Are at the lowest level of management and manage
the work of non-managerial employees.
Middle Managers
Manage the work of first-line managers.
Top Managers
Are responsible for making organization-wide
decisions and establishing plans and goals that affect
the entire organization.
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Managerial Levels
Exhibit 1.1
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What Is Management?
Managerial Concerns
Efficiency
Doing
things right
Effectiveness
Doing
Attaining organizational
goals
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Exhibit 1.2
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Organizing
Arranging
Leading
Working
Controlling
Monitoring,
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Management Functions
Exhibit 1.3
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leader, liaison
Informational roles
Monitor,
disseminator,
spokesperson
Decisional roles
Disturbance
handler,
resource allocator, negotiator
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Human skills
The
Conceptual skills
The
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Exhibit 1.5
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Conceptual Skills
Using information to solve business problems
Identifying of opportunities for innovation
Recognizing problem areas and implementing
solutions
Selecting critical information from masses of
data
Understanding of business uses of technology
Understanding of organizations business model
Source: Based on American Management Association Survey of Managerial Skills and
Competencies, March/April 2000, found on AMA Web site (www.ama.org), October 30, 2002.
Exhibit 1.6a
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Communication Skills
Ability to transform ideas into words and actions
Credibility among colleagues, peers, and
subordinates
Listening and asking questions
Presentation skills; spoken format
Presentation skills; written and/or graphic
formats
Source: Based on American Management Association Survey of Managerial Skills and
Competencies, March/April 2000, found on AMA Web site (www.ama.org), October 30, 2002.
Exhibit 1.6b
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Effectiveness Skills
Contributing to corporate mission/departmental
objectives
Customer focus
Multitasking: working at multiple tasks in parallel
Negotiating skills
Project management
Reviewing operations and implementing
improvements
Source: Based on American Management Association Survey of Managerial Skills and
Competencies, March/April 2000, found on AMA Web site (www.ama.org), October 30, 2002.
Exhibit 1.6c
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Exhibit 1.6c
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Interpersonal Skills
Coaching and mentoring skills
Diversity skills: working with diverse people and
cultures
Networking within the organization
Networking outside the organization
Working in teams; cooperation and commitment
Exhibit 1.6d
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Exhibit 1.7
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Innovation
Doing things differently, exploring new territory, and
taking risks
Managers
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Changes
Impacting
the Managers
Job
Exhibit 1.8
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What Is An Organization?
An Organization Defined
A deliberate arrangement of people to accomplish
some specific purpose
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Characteristics of Organizations
Exhibit 1.9
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Exhibit 1.10
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Exhibit 1.11
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Exhibit 1.12
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