Management: Introduction To Management and Organizations
Management: Introduction To Management and Organizations
Management: Introduction To Management and Organizations
Chapter
Introduction to
Management
1 and
Organizations
1–1
Who Are Managers?
• Manager
Someone who coordinates and oversees the work of
other people so that organizational goals can be
accomplished.
1–2
Classifying Managers
• First-line Managers
Individuals who manage the work of non-managerial
employees.
• Middle Managers
Individuals who manage the work of first-line
managers.
• Top Managers
Individuals who are responsible for making
organization-wide decisions and establishing plans
and goals that affect the entire organization.
1–3
Exhibit 1–2 Managerial Levels
1–4
What Is Management?
1–5
What Is Management?
• Managerial Concerns
Efficiency
“Doing things right”
– Getting the most output
for the least inputs
Effectiveness
“Doing the right things”
– Attaining organizational
goals
1–6
Exhibit 1–3 Effectiveness and Efficiency in
Management
1–7
What Managers Do?
• Functions Manager’s Perform
Planning
Defining goals, establishing strategies to achieve goals,
developing plans to integrate and coordinate activities.
Organizing
Arranging and structuring work to accomplish organizational
goals.
Leading
Working with and through people to accomplish goals.
Controlling
Monitoring, comparing, and correcting work.
1–8
Exhibit 1–4 Management Functions
1–9
What Managers Do?
1–10
Exhibit 1–6 Skills Needed at Different
Management Levels
1–11
Why Study Management?
• The Value of Studying Management
The universality of management
Good management is needed in all organizations.
The reality of work
Employees either manage or are managed.
Rewards and challenges of being a manager
Management offers challenging, exciting and creative
opportunities for meaningful and fulfilling work.
Successful managers receive significant monetary rewards
for their efforts.
1–12
Exhibit 1–10 Universal Need for Management
1–13