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Chapter 1 Lecture Outline
Management and Its History
What Is Management?
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What Is a Manager’s Responsibility?
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Exhibit 1-1
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See figure on page 3.
What Does It Take to be a Successful Manager?
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Management Skills
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Technical skills – the ability to use methods and techniques to perform a task.
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Exhibit 1-2
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See Figure on Page 6.
What Managers Do
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Four management functions
What Managers Do (continued)
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Leading is the process of influencing employees to work toward achieving objectives. Managers must
Exhibit 1-3
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See figure on page 7.
Management Roles
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Management Roles (continued)
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Decisional roles
Entrepreneur
Exhibit 1-4
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See figure on page 9.
Exhibit 1-5
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See figure on page 10.
The Three Levels of Management
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Top managers – develop and define the organization’s purpose, objectives, and strategies.
Exhibit 1-6
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Other Positions
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Business Functions
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Marketing – sell the products and services.
Exhibit 1-7: Skills Needed and Functions Performed at Different Management
Levels
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See figure on page 13.
Exhibit 1-8: Differences Between Large and Small Businesses
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Exhibit 1-9: Differences Between For-Profit and Not-for-Profit Organizations
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A Brief History of Management
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Classical theory – focus on the job and management functions to determine the best way to manage in
all organizations.
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A Brief History of Management (continued)
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Behavioral theory – focus on people to determine the best way to manage in all organizations.
A Brief History of Management (continued)
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Management science – focus on the use of mathematics to aid in problem solving and decision making
A Brief History of Management (continued)
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Contingency theory – focus on determining the best management approach for a given situation.
Exhibit 1-10: Comparing Theories
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See figure on page 19.
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Exhibit 1-11: Comparing Theories
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