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Management and Organizations manager Someone who coordinates and oversees the work of other people so that organizational goals can be accomplished first-line managers Managers at the lowest level of management who manage the work of nonmanagerial employees middle managers Managers between the lowest level and top levels of the organization who manage the work of first-line managers top managers Managers at or near the upper levels of the organization structure who are responsible for making organization- wide decisions and establishing the goals and plans that affect the entire organization organization A deliberate arrangement of people to accomplish some specific purpose management Coordinating and overseeing the work activities of others so that their activities are completed efficiently and effectively efficiency Doing things right, or getting the most output from the least amount of inputs effectiveness Doing the right things, or completing activities so that organizational goals are attained planning Management function that involves setting goals, establishing strategies for achieving those goals, and developing plans to integrate and coordinate activities organizing Management function that involves arranging and structuring work to accomplish the organization’s goals leading Management function that involves working with and through people to accomplish organizational goals controlling Management function that involves monitoring, comparing, and correcting work performance managerial roles Specific actions or behaviors expected of and exhibited by a manager interpersonal roles Managerial roles that involve people and other duties that are ceremonial and symbolic in nature informational roles Managerial roles that involve collecting, receiving, and disseminating information decisional roles Managerial roles that revolve around making Choices technical skills Job-specific knowledge and techniques needed to proficiently perform work tasks human skills The ability to work well with other people individually and in a group conceptual skills The ability to think and to conceptualize about abstract and complex situations sustainability A company’s ability to achieve its business goals and increase long-term shareholder value by integrating

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Management andOrganizations

managerSomeone who coordinates and oversees the work of other people so that organizational goals can be accomplishedfirst-line managersManagers at the lowest level of management who manage the work of nonmanagerial employeesmiddle managersManagers between the lowest level and top levels of the organization who manage the work of first-line managerstop managersManagers at or near the upper levels of the organization structure who are responsible for making organization-wide decisions and establishing the goals and plans that affect the entire organizationorganizationA deliberate arrangement of people to accomplish some specific purposemanagementCoordinating and overseeing the work activities of others so that their activities are completed efficiently and effectivelyefficiencyDoing things right, or getting the most output from the least amount of inputseffectivenessDoing the right things, or completing activities so that organizational goals are attainedplanningManagement function that involves setting goals, establishing strategies for achieving those goals, and developing plans to integrate and coordinate activitiesorganizingManagement function that involves arranging and structuring work to accomplish the organizations goalsleadingManagement function that involves working with and through people to accomplish organizational goalscontrollingManagement function that involves monitoring, comparing, and correcting work performancemanagerial rolesSpecific actions or behaviors expected of and exhibited by a managerinterpersonal rolesManagerial roles that involve people and other duties that are ceremonial and symbolic in natureinformational rolesManagerial roles that involve collecting, receiving, and disseminating informationdecisional rolesManagerial roles that revolve around making Choicestechnical skillsJob-specific knowledge and techniques needed to proficiently perform work taskshuman skillsThe ability to work well with other people individually and in a groupconceptual skillsThe ability to think and to conceptualize about abstract and complex situationssustainabilityA companys ability to achieve its business goals and increase long-term shareholder value by integrating economic, environmental, and social opportunities into its business strategiesuniversality of managementThe reality that management is needed in all types and sizes of organizations, at all organizational levels, in all organizational areas, and in organizations no matter where locate