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Paradigm Intro to Business: Fifth Edition
Chapter 7
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Business
Undergraduate 1
12/07/2012

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Top Management

 

Definition
includes positions such as president, CEO, CFO, and VP
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Middle Management
Definition
often responsible for the firm's short term decisions
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Supervisory Management
Definition
usually highly involved with the employees who engage in the day-to-day production process
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Planning function
Definition
represents the preparation of a firm for future business conditions
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Strategic Plan
Definition
identifies the firm's main business focus over a long-term period
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Tactical Planning
Definition
smaller-scale plans that are consistent with the firm's strategic plan
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Operational planning
Definition
establishes the methods to be used in the near future to achieve the tactical plans
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Policies
Definition
guidelines for how tasks should be completed
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Procedures
Definition
steps necesssary to implement a policy
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Contingency planning
Definition
alternative plans developed for various possible business conditions
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Organizing function
Definition
involves the organization of employees and other resources in a manner that is consistant with the firm's goal
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Leading function
Definition
the process of influencing the habits of others to acheive a common goal
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Initiative
Definition
the willingness to take action
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autocratic
Definition
leadership style reatining full authority for decision making
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Free-rein
Definition
delegate much authority to employees
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Participative leadership style
Definition
the leaders accept some employee input but usually use their authority to make decisions
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Controlling function
Definition
involves the monitoring and evaluationof tasks
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Conceptual skills
Definition
have the ability to understand the relationships among the various taks of a firm
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Interpersonal skills 
Definition
Skills necessary to communicate with customers and employees
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Technical skills
Definition
skills needed to understand the tasks that they manage
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Decision-Making skills
Definition
skills needed so that managers can cause exisiting information to determine how the firm's resources should be allocated
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Time management
Definition
the way managers allocate their time when managing tasks 
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