1. Types of managers
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2. Manager Person who supports and is responsible for the work of others
Responsible for achieving organizational goals through the efficient and effective use of company resources.
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3. Types of managers (management level)
Top managers - responsible for performance of the organization as a whole or of one of its major parts; guide the organization’s interaction with its environment
Middle managers – oversee the work of large departments or divisions; responsible for lower-level managers and sometimes for operating employees
Team leaders or supervisors – report to middle managers and directly supervise non-managerial workers or operating employees
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4. Types of managers (management level)
TOP
Middle FL
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5. Types of managers (scope of activities)
Functional managers - responsible for just one organizational activity, such as finance or human resources management
General managers - responsible for complex multi-functional units of an organization (i.e. the whole company or a subsidiary)
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6. Types of managers (scope of activities)GM
VP-Mktg
JSM
Senior sales manager
VP-Prod
Production manager FM
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7. Types of managers (according to work activity)
Line managers – directly contribute to the production of the organization’s basic goods or services
Staff managers – use special technical expertise to advise and support line workers
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8. Basic managerial skills
Technical skill - the ability to use the procedures, techniques, and knowledge of a specialized field
Human skill - the ability to work with, understand, and motivate other people as individuals or in groups
Conceptual skill - the ability to coordinate and integrate all of an organization’s interests and activities.
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9. Managerial level and skills
Relative skills needed for effective performance at different levels of management
HUMAN
TECHNICAL
CONCEPTUAL
Top management
Middle management
First-line management
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10. Effective vs successful managers
Fred Luthans and associates studied more than 450 managers
“Do managers who move up most quickly in an organization do the same activities and with the same emphasis as managers who do the job best?”
F. Luthans, “Successful vs. Effective Real Managers,” Academy of Management Executive, May 1988, pp ; and F. Luthans, R.M. Hodgetts, and S.A. Rosenkrantz, Real Managers (Cambridge, MA: Ballinger, 1988)
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11. Activities of effective vs successful managers
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12. Effective vs successful managers
Successful managers do not give the same emphasis to the four activities as do effective managers
Promotions are not solely based on performance
Social and political skills play an important role in getting ahead in organizations
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13. The manager, the skills, the job
BALANCE
TECHNICAL &
HUMAN
CONCEPTUAL &
Top
Middle
First-line
PLANNING
& ORGANIZING
Level
Skills
Activities
LEADING &
CONTROLLING
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