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MGNT
Test 1 Chapter 1
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Management
Undergraduate 3
03/08/2011

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Organization
Definition
collections of people who work together and coordinate their actions to achieve a wide variety of goals, or desired future outcomes
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Management
Definition
the planning, organizing, leading, and controlling of human and other resources to achieve organizational goals efficiently and effectively
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Organizational Performance
Definition
a measure of how efficiently and effectively a manager uses resources to satisfy customers and achieve organizational goals
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efficiency
Definition
a measure of how well or how productively resources are used to achieve a goal
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effectiveness
Definition
a measure of the appropriateness of the goals an organization is pursuing and of the degree to which the organization achieves those goals
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Planning
Definition
identifying and selecting appropriate goals; one of the for principle tasks of management
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Strategy
Definition
a cluster of decisions about what goals to pursue, what actions to take, and how to use resources to achieve goals
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Organizing
Definition
structuring working relationships in a way that allows organizational members to work together to achieve organizational goals; one of the four principle tasks of management
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Organizational Structure
Definition
A formal system of task and reporting relationships that coordinates and motivates organizational members so that they work together to achieve organizational goals
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Leading
Definition
articulating a clear vision and energizing and enabling organizational members so that they understand the part they play in achieving goals; one of the four principle tasks of management
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Controlling
Definition
Evaluating how well an organization is achieving its goals and taking action to maintain or improve performance; one of the four principal tasks of management
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Department
Definition
A group of people who work together and possess similar skills or use the same knowledge, tools, or techniques to perform their jobs
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first-line managers
Definition
A manager who is responsible for the daily supervision of nonmanagerial employees
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middle manager
Definition
a manager who supervises first-line managers and is responsible for finding the best way to use resources to achieve organization goals
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top manager
Definition
a manager who establishes organizational goals, decides how departments should interact, and monitors the performance of middle managers
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top-management team
Definition
A group composed of the CEO, the COO, the president, and the heads of the most important departments
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conceptual skills
Definition
the ability to analyze and diagnose a situation and to distinguish between cause and effect
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human skills
Definition
the ability to understand, alter, lead, and control the behavior of other individuals and groups
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technical skills
Definition
the job-specific knowledge and techniques required to perform an organization role
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core competency
Definition
the specific set of departmental skills, knowledge, and experience that allows one organization to outperform another
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restructuring
Definition
downsizing an organization by eliminating the jobs of large numbers of top, middle, and first-line and non-managerial employees
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outsourcing
Definition
contracting with another company, usually abroad, to have it perform an activity the organization previously performed itself
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empowerment
Definition
the expansion of employees' knowledge, tasks, and decision-making responsibilities
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self-managed team
Definition
a group of employees who assume responsibility for organizing, controlling, and supervising their own activities and monitoring the quality of the goods and services they provide
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global organizations
Definition
organizations that operate and compete in more than one country
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competitive advantage
Definition
the ability of one organization to outperform other organizations because it produces desired goods or services more efficiently and effectively than they do
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innovation
Definition
the process of creating new or improved goods and services or developing better ways to produce or provide them
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turnaround management
Definition
the creation of a new vision for a struggling company based on a new approach to planning and organizing to make better use of a company's resources to allow it to survive and prosper
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