Notesale: Turn your study into money

Document Preview

Extracts from the notes are below, to see the PDF you'll receive please use the links above

---

MANAGEMENT AND MANAGERS-NOTES FROM MANAGEMENT BY BOVEE

MANAGEMENT AND MANAGERS
Only 200 years ago, before the industrial revolution, the concept of professional
management and manager did not exist
...
These managers coordinate and control
organizational resources, lead their people into the future, and help their organization
s respond to everything from technological changes to social expectations
...

Who are these managers and what do they do? Thomas C
...
Anita Rodick, founder of Great Britain’s
fast-growing retail chain The Body Shop, keeps international employees and
customers environmentally conscious while selling personal care products
...
Whether the goal is to make money, to save lives, or
to serve citizens, management is the key ingredient in achieving any organization’s
success
...
Some early theorists viewed management
simply as the ability to work through others
...
Today, management can be defined as the process of achieving
organizational goals through planning, organizing, leading, and controlling the
human, physical, and financial and information resources of the organization in
effective and efficient manner
...
Therefore,
a manager is someone who actively participates in the management process through
the four functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling the resources of the
organization
...

Depending on their situation and on their resources, managers stress one or another
of the four management functions to accomplish their goals
...
Tony M
...

Harvey Mackay, Chairman and CEO of Mackay Envelope, focuses on leading and
motivating to build his business
...
Naturally, all of
these executives, and the managers at every level in every organization, shift their
focus from one management function to another as conditions dictate
...
Management involves working with
and through other people
...
That is one reason
management is as much an art as a science
...
As president of Romania’s
National Olympic Committee, she held provincial position that affected her country’s
entry into the 1992 Olympics
...
Among other tasks, she recommended the standards for team
athletes, facilitated the team’s training and travel funding, and recruited coaches and
trainers
...

Over the years, many management principles have been scientifically codified for
study and application
...
That’s why managers draw heavily on their
own experience as they balance the demands and opportunities of their jobs
...




---