1. PowerPoint Presentation by Charlie Cook The University of West Alabama Copyright © 2006 Thomson Business and Economics. All rights reserved. Chapter 1 ManagingManaging

2. 1–21–2Copyright © 2006 Thomson Business and Economics. All rights reserved. Learning Outcomes 1.Describe a manager’s responsibility. 2.List and explain the three management skills. 3.List and explain the four management functions. 4.Identify the three management role categories. 5.List the hierarchy of management levels. 6.Describe the three different types of managers. 7.Describe the differences among management levels in terms of skills needed and functions performed. After studying this chapter, you should be able to:

3. 1–31–3Copyright © 2006 Thomson Business and Economics. All rights reserved. Learning Outcomes (cont’d) 8.Define the following key terms: manager planning manager’s resources organizing performance leading management skills controlling technical skillsmanagement role categories human and communication skillslevels of management conceptual and decision- making skills types of managers management functions knowledge management

4. 1–41–4Copyright © 2006 Thomson Business and Economics. All rights reserved. Ideas on Management at Gap 1.What resources does Gap use to sell its merchandise? 2.What management functions are performed at Gap stores? 3.What levels and types of managers have careers at Gap? 4.How does Gap meet new workplace issues and challenges?

5. 1–51–5Copyright © 2006 Thomson Business and Economics. All rights reserved. Why Study Management? The better you can work with people, the more successful you will be in both your personal and your professional lives. –Employers want to hire employees who can participate in managing the firm. –Even nonmanagers are being trained to perform management functions.

6. 1–61–6Copyright © 2006 Thomson Business and Economics. All rights reserved. Why Study Management? (cont’d) The study of management builds the skills needed in today’s workplace to succeed in: –Becoming a partner in managing your organization through participative management. –Working in a team and sharing in decision making and other management tasks. The study of management also applies directly to your personal life in helping you to: –Communicate with and interact with people every day. –Make personal plans and decisions, set goals, prioritize what you will do, and get others to do things for you.

7. 1–71–7Copyright © 2006 Thomson Business and Economics. All rights reserved. What Is a Manager’s Responsibility? Manager –The individual responsible for achieving organizational objectives through efficient and effective utilization of resources. The Manager’s Resources –Human, financial, physical, and informational Performance –Means of evaluating how effectively and efficiently managers use resources to achieve objectives.

8. 1–81–8Copyright © 2006 Thomson Business and Economics. All rights reserved. What Does It Take to Be a Successful Manager? Exhibit 1–2 Management Qualities –Integrity, industriousness, and the ability to get along with people Management Skills –Technical –Human and communication –Conceptual and decision-making skills The Ghiselli Study –Initiative, self-assurance, decisiveness, intelligence, need for occupational achievement, and supervisory ability

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10. 1–10Copyright © 2006 Thomson Business and Economics. All rights reserved. What Do Managers Do? Management Functions –Planning Setting objectives and determining in advance exactly how the objectives will be met. –Organizing Delegating and coordinating tasks and allocating resources to achieve objectives. –Leading Influencing employees to work toward achieving objectives. –Controlling Establishing and implementing mechanisms to ensure that objectives are achieved.

11. 1–11Copyright © 2006 Thomson Business and Economics. All rights reserved. The Systems Relationship among the Management Functions Exhibit 1–3

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13. 1–13Copyright © 2006 Thomson Business and Economics. All rights reserved. Management Roles Role –A set of expectations of how one will behave in a given situation. Management Role Categories (Mintzberg) –Interpersonal Figurehead, leader, and liaison –Informational Monitor, disseminator, and spokesperson –Decisional Entrepreneur, disturbance handler, resource allocator, and negotiator

14. 1–14Copyright © 2006 Thomson Business and Economics. All rights reserved. Ten Roles Managers Play Exhibit 1–4 Managers play various roles as necessary while performing their management functions so as to achieve organizational objectives.

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16. 1–16Copyright © 2006 Thomson Business and Economics. All rights reserved. Differences Among Managers The Three Levels of Management –Top managers CEO, president, or vice president –Middle managers Sales manager, branch manager, or department head –First-line managers Crew leader, supervisor, head nurse, or office manager –Nonmanagement operative employees Workers in the organization who are supervised by first- line managers.

17. 1–17Copyright © 2006 Thomson Business and Economics. All rights reserved. Management Levels and Functional Areas Exhibit 1–5

18. 1–18Copyright © 2006 Thomson Business and Economics. All rights reserved. Types of Managers General Managers –Supervise the activities of several departments. Functional Managers –Supervise the activities of related tasks. –Common functional areas: Marketing Operations/production Finance/accounting Human resources/personnel management Project Managers –Coordinate employees across several functional departments to accomplish a specific task.

19. 1–19Copyright © 2006 Thomson Business and Economics. All rights reserved. Management Skills and Functions Differences among management levels in skill needed and the functions performed: Exhibit 1–6

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21. 1–21Copyright © 2006 Thomson Business and Economics. All rights reserved. Differences between Large and Small Businesses Exhibit 1–7

22. 1–22Copyright © 2006 Thomson Business and Economics. All rights reserved. Differences between Large and Small Businesses (cont’d) Exhibit 1–7 cont’d

23. 1–23Copyright © 2006 Thomson Business and Economics. All rights reserved. New Workplace Issues and Challenges Technology and Speed Globalization and Diversity Knowledge, Learning, Quality, and Continuous Improvement Change, Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Participative Management, Empowerment, and Teams Knowledge Management Ethics and Social Responsibility Networking and Boundaryless Relationships

24. 1–24Copyright © 2006 Thomson Business and Economics. All rights reserved. New Workplace Issues and Challenges (cont’d) Technology and Speed –E-business: work done by using electronic linkages (including the Internet) between employees, partners, suppliers, and customers. –E-commerce: business exchanges or transactions that occur electronically. Globalization and Diversity –Mergers are creating larger globalized firms. –Firms competing globally have to act locally. –Diversity is increasing as minorities grow and markets globalize.

25. 1–25Copyright © 2006 Thomson Business and Economics. All rights reserved. E-Commerce Exhibit 1–8

26. 1–26Copyright © 2006 Thomson Business and Economics. All rights reserved. New Workplace Issues and Challenges (cont’d) Knowledge, Learning, Quality, and Continuous Improvement –Information is the foundation of knowledge which, in turn, is the foundation of competitive advantage. Knowledge workers The learning organization Knowledge Management –Involves everyone in an organization in sharing knowledge and applying it to continuously improve products and processes.

27. 1–27Copyright © 2006 Thomson Business and Economics. All rights reserved. New Workplace Issues and Challenges (cont’d) Change, Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship –Knowledge management requires that people change in order to continually improve. –The speed of change in modern business has increased because of globalization and changes in technology. –Creativity is coming up with new ideas for improvements, and innovation is implementing those ideas. –Entrepreneurship is about generating creative ideas and using them through innovation.

28. 1–28Copyright © 2006 Thomson Business and Economics. All rights reserved. New Workplace Issues and Challenges (cont’d) Participative Management, Empowerment, and Teams –Empowering employees to share in performing management functions by working in teams. –Learning organizations manage knowledge well by empowering teams to be creative and innovative. Ethics and Social Responsibility –Managerial integrity –Situational responses

29. 1–29Copyright © 2006 Thomson Business and Economics. All rights reserved. New Workplace Issues and Challenges (cont’d) Networking and Boundaryless Relationships –Electronic networks –Relationship networks –Virtual integration

30. 1–30Copyright © 2006 Thomson Business and Economics. All rights reserved. Features of This Book’s Three-Pronged Approach Features That Present Important Concepts –Text discussions of management research –Step-by-step behavior models –Learning Outcome statements –Key terms –Chapter summaries and glossaries –Review and discussion questions Features That Foster Skill Development –Self-assessments –Behavior Modeling videos –Behavior Modeling training –Skill Builder exercises Features That Help You Apply What You Learn –Opening cases –Organizational examples –Work Applications –Applying the Concept –Objective cases –Video cases –Ethics and Social Responsibility features –Internet exercises Exhibit 1–9

31. PowerPoint Presentation by Charlie Cook The University of West Alabama Copyright © 2006 Thomson Business and Economics. All rights reserved. Appendix A Brief History of Management

32. 1–32Copyright © 2006 Thomson Business and Economics. All rights reserved. Learning Outcomes 1.State the major similarities and differences between the classical and behavioral theorists. 2.Describe how systems theorists and contingency theorists differ from classical and behavioral theorists. 3.Define the following key terms: After studying this appendix, you should be able to: classical theorists systems theorists behavioral theoristssociotechnical theorists management science theorists contingency theorists

33. 1–33Copyright © 2006 Thomson Business and Economics. All rights reserved. Classical Theory Classical Theorists –Focus on the job and management functions to determine the best way to manage in all organizations. Scientific Management –Best way to maximize job performance –Fredrick Winslow Taylor Father of Scientific Management –Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Work efficiency –Henry Gantt Work scheduling

34. 1–34Copyright © 2006 Thomson Business and Economics. All rights reserved. Classical Theory (cont’d) Administrative Theory –Henri Fayol Father of Modern Management Principles and functions of management –Max Weber Bureaucracy concept –Chester Barnard Authority and power in organizations –Mary Parker Follett Worker participation, conflict resolution, and shared goals

35. 1–35Copyright © 2006 Thomson Business and Economics. All rights reserved. Behavioral Theory Behavioral Theorists –Focus on people to determine the best way to manage in all organizations. Human Relations Movement (later, the Behavioral Science Approach) –Elton Mayo Hawthorne studies –Abraham Maslow Hierarchy of needs theory –Douglas McGregor Theory X and Theory Y

36. 1–36Copyright © 2006 Thomson Business and Economics. All rights reserved. Management Science Management Science Theorists –Focus on the use of mathematics to aid in problem solving and decision making. –Mathematical models are used in the areas of finance, management information systems (MIS), and operations management.

37. 1–37Copyright © 2006 Thomson Business and Economics. All rights reserved. Integrative Theories Systems Theory –Focuses on viewing the organization as a whole and as the interrelationship of its parts (subsystems). Sociotechnical Theory –Focuses on integrating people and technology. Contingency Theory –Focuses on determining the best management approach for a given situation.

38. 1–38Copyright © 2006 Thomson Business and Economics. All rights reserved. Comparing Theories Classical Behavioral Management Science Systems Theory Attempts to develop the best way to manage in all organizations by focusing on the jobs and structure of the firm. Attempts to develop a single best way to manage in all organizations by focusing on people and making them productive. Recommends using math (computers) to aid in problem solving and decision making. Manages by focusing on the organization as a whole and the interrelationship of its departments, rather than on individual parts. Sociotechnical Theory Recommends focusing on the integration of people and technology. Contingency Theory Recommends using the theory or the combination of theories that best meets the given situation. Exhibit AP1–2