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MGMT 300 Chapter 1
Chapter 1
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Management
Undergraduate 3
09/22/2008

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Term
Management
Definition
The attainment of organizational goals in an effective and efficient manner through planning, organizing, leading, and controlling organizational resources.
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Planning
Definition
The management function concerned with defining goals for future organizational performance and deciding on the tasks and resource use needed to attain them.
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Organizing
Definition
the management function concerned with assigning tasks, grouping tasks into departments and allocating resources to departments.
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Leading
Definition
management function that involves the use of influence to motivate employees to achieve the organizations goal.
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Controlling
Definition
The management function concerned with monitoring employees' activities, keeping the organization on track toward its goals, and making corrections as needed
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Organization
Definition
A social entity that is goal directed and deliberately structured
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Effectiveness
Definition
The degree to which the organization achieves a stated goal
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Efficiency
Definition
The use of minimal resources--raw materials, money, and people--to produce a desired volume of output.
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Conceptual Skill
Definition
the cognitive ability to see the organization as a while and the relationships among its parts.
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Human Skill
Definition
The ability to work with and through other people and to work effectively as a group member.
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Technical Skill
Definition
The understanding of and proficiency in the performance of specific tasks.
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Top Manager
Definition
A manager who is at the top of the organizational hierarchy and is responsible for the entire organization.
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Middle Manager
Definition
A manager who works at the middle levels of the organization and is responsible for major departments
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Project Manager
Definition
A manager responsible for a temporary work project that involves the participation of other people from various functions and levels of the organization.
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First-Line Managers
Definition
A manager who is in the first or second management level and is directly responsible for the production of goods and services.
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Functional Manager
Definition
A manager who is responsible for a department that performs a single functional task and has employee with similar training and skills.
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General Manager
Definition
A manager who is responsible for several departments that perform different functions.
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Role
Definition
A set of expectations for one's behavior.
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