Test Format
74 points
True/False, Multiple Choice, Matching, Fill in the Blank, Short Response
Management: the process of accomplishing the goals of an organization through the effective use of people and other resources.
Functions of Management
Planning: involves analyzing information, setting goals, and making decisions about what needs to be done.
Organizing: means identifying and arranging the work and resources needed to achieve the goals that have been set.
Staffing: includes all of the activities involved in obtaining, preparing, and compensating the employees of a business.
Implementing: is the effort to direct and lead people to accomplish the planned work of the organization.
Controlling: determines to what extent the business is accomplishing the goals it set out to reach in the planning stage.
Management Levels
Executives: top-level managers with responsibilities for the direction and success of the entire business.
Mid-Management: specialist with responsibilities for specific parts of a company’s operations.
Supervisors: the first level of management in a business, responsible for the work of a group of employees and some non-management duties.
Management by Others: Employees who are not managers complete work that seems to be a part of one of the management functions.
Management Styles: the way a manager treats and involves employees
Tactical Management: a style in which the manager is directive and controlling.
* Working with part-time or temporary employees
* Working with employees who are not motivated
* Working under tight time pressures
* Assigning a new task for which employees are not experienced
* Employees prefer not to be involved in decision making
Strategic Management: a style in which managers are less directive and involve employees in decision-making
* Employees are skilled and experienced
* The work is routine with few new challenges
* Employees are doing...
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