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Details Title: Intro to Management Description: - Total Flash Cards: 24 Created: 02/15/2007 08:30:16	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Managers Use...(4) Definition Planning, Organizing, Leading, Controlling Term Organizing Definition Allocating resources to processes Term (3) Perspectives of Management Definition Classical, Humanistic, Management Science Term Henri Fayol Definition General and Industrial Management Term Classical Perspective + (3) Definition rational, scientific choices in making management efficient Scientific Management Bearaucratic Org. Admin. Principles Term Scientific Management Definition Scientifically determine changes in manegement Term Bearaucratic Org. Definition Separation of ownership and management. Impersonal, Rational, managerial decision and formal record keeping. Term Bearaucratic Org. Definition Separation of ownership and management. Impersonal, Rational, managerial decision and formal record keeping. Term General Industrial Management Definition Unity of Command Division of work Unity of direction Scalar Chain Term Humanistic Perspective +(1)Movement (1)Perspective Definition Understanding human behavior, needs, and attributes in the workplace Human relations movement Human Resources Perspective Term Human relations Movement Definition Human needs to increase productivity Term Human Resources Perspective Definition Getting employees to use their full potential by challenging them to be better Term Human Resources Perspective +(1) Definition Getting employees to use their full potential by challenging them to be better Behavioral Science approach Term Management Science Perspective Definition After WWII, applies math and stats and other quantifiable data to enhance managerial decisions Term Entropy Synergy Definition Tendency for a system to run down Whole is greater than the sum of their parts Term TQM (4) Definition Benchmarking Continuous Improvment Employee involvement Focus on customer Term Power Distance Definition The degree to which people accept inequality in power Term Mission and Mission Statement Definition An organizations reason for existence Definition of what distinguishes a company Term MBO (4) Definition Management by objectives 1)Set goals 2)Develop action plan 3)Review/correct 4)Appraise performance Term (3) Stages of Crisis Management Definition Prevention Preparation Containment Term Grand Strategy (3) Definition Growth Stability Retrenchment Term Levels of strategy in Org's Definition Corporate Level Business Level Functional Level Term (5) Competitive Forces Definition Potential New entrants Bargaining power of buyers Bargaining power of suppliers Threat of Substitute Rivalry among competitors Term Bureaucratic control Definition Use of rules, policies, or rewards to enhance control