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Management Tasks
Planning Deciding what objectives to pursue and what to do to achieve those objectives Organizing Grouping activities, assigning activities, and providing the authority necessary to carry out the activities Staffing Determining human resource needs and recruiting, selecting, training, hence and 4 developing human resources
Management Tasks
Leading
Directing and channeling employee human behavior toward the accomplishment of objectives
Controlling
Measuring performance against objectives, determining the causes of deviations, and taking corrective action where necessary
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Management Skills
Conceptual Skills Help managers understand how different parts of an organization relate to one another and to the business as a whole. Decision making, planning and organizing require conceptual skills. Human Relations Skills Needed by managers to understand and work well with people. Interviewing job applicants, forming partnerships with other organizations and resolving conflict require human relations skills. 8
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Principles of Management
Management principles are more likely to change than physical principles, hence are more effective used as guidelines to actions.
A principle is a basic truth or law. Hypothesis are conducted to prove a principle. Deduction is the process of drawing a general conclusion from specific examples.
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Changes in Demographics
One of the more significant changes in todays environment is the increasing diversity of a nation population. Demographic data show the trend.
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Advantages of Diversity
Can improve decision making. Increasing globalization. Presents stimulating challenges to both employees and supervisors. Creates an organization culture that is tolerant, hence leading to better business decisions.
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Encouraging Entrepreneurship
To encourage intrapreneurship (entrepreneurship within an organization), many medium-sized and large organizations must: Develop a system that supports and encourages people to champion their new ideas or products. Accept failures and learn from the mistakes made. Encourage managers to become innovative and take risks.
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