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Chapter Six
Understanding the
Management
Process
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Learning Objectives
Define what management is
2. Describe the four basic management functions:
planning, organizing, leading and motivating, and
controlling
3. Distinguish among the various kinds of managers in
terms of both level and area of management
4. Identify the key management skills of successful
managers
5. Explain the different types of leadership
6. Discuss the steps in the managerial decision-making
process
7. Describe how organizations benefit from total quality
management
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The Main Resources of Management
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Know the Four Main Resources of
Management
• How do these resources contribute to
organizational goals?
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What is the manager’s role in obtaining and
utilizing these resources?
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What Is Management?
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Define
• Management
• Material Resources
• Human Resources
• Financial Resources
• Information Resources
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Basic Management Functions
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What is the Management Process?
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Know the steps involved and be able to describe
them
• Planning
• Mission
• Strategic Planning
• Establishing Goals and Objectives
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Goals and Objectives
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Define
• Goal
• Objective
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Know what characterizes properly set goals
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Planning (cont’d)
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Know the elements of and be able to utilize
SWOT analysis
• What are a firm’s
- Strengths
- Weaknesses
- Opportunities
- Threats
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Define Core Competencies
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Plans
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Define Plan
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Know and be able to define different types of
plans
• Strategic plan
• Tactical plan
• Operational plan
• Contingency plan
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Who is responsible for each type of plan?
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Organizing the Enterprise
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Define Organizing
 Be able to define and distinguish between
• Leading
• Motivating
• Directing
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Controlling Ongoing Activities
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Define Controlling
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What is the Control Function?
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Kinds of Managers
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Know the three Levels of Management
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Do different levels of management work together
or in isolation?
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What are the main areas of Management
Specialization?
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Areas of Management Specialization
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Financial Managers
Operations Managers
Marketing Managers
Human Resources Managers
Administrative Managers (General Managers)
What are each of these managers’
responsibilities?
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Key Skills of Successful Managers
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Know and be able to define the Key
Management Skills
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Conceptual Skills
Analytic Skills
Interpersonal Skills
Technical Skills
Communication Skills
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Leadership
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What is Leadership?
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What role does leadership play in management?
• Are leading and managing the same thing?
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Know the difference between Formal
Leadership and Informal Leadership
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Styles of Leadership
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Describe the different leadership styles
• Autocratic
• Participative
• Entrepreneurial
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Be able to discuss which leadership style is best
in different situations
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On what does effective leadership depend?
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Be prepared to discuss some of the traits of
successful leaders
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Managerial Decision Making
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Define Managerial Decision Making
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What are the major steps in the managerial
decision-making process?
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Identifying the Problem or Opportunity
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Define
• Problem
• Opportunity
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Be able to discuss problem-solving
impediments
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Generating Alternatives
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Know how managers generate alternatives
when problem solving
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How do managers select an alternative?
• What is Satisficing?
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Implementing and Evaluating the Solution
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What does implementing and evaluating the
solution require?
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What are a manager’s options if a problem still
exists after implementing a solution?
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Managing Total Quality
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Define
• Total Quality Management (TQM)
• Benchmarking
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What are the aims of TQM?
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What are the issues that are most crucial to TQM?
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