INFORMATION TE C H N O L O G Y FO R MANAGERS This page intentionally left blank INFORMATION TE C H N O L O G Y FO R MANAGERS George W. Reynolds University of Cincinnati Australia • Brazil • Japan • Korea • Mexico • Singapore • Spain • United Kingdom • United States Information Technology for Managers © 2010 Course Technology‚ Cengage Learning George W. Reynolds ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this work covered by the copyright hereon may be reproduced‚ transmitted
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Q # 1: Describe three different roles of a manager; what skills are essential to perform these roles? Ans: Many people say‚ that “management is what managers do” While that’s true‚ it doesn’t tell us much unfortunately. So in order to understand the concept of management‚ you have to understand what managers do. There are three specific categorization schemes to explain what managers do‚ result of many years of research and study: • Roles (Henry Mintzberg) • Skills (Robert L. Katz)
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ESTATE MANAGER Lok Kim Sun is the Manager of one of Malestates (Sdn Bhd) large plantations in Malaysia. It is a very large estate of 28‚ 500 acres and employs 2500 estate and factory workers and managers. The crops grown are rubber (6‚ 500 acres)‚ oil palm (20‚ 000 acres) and cocoa (2‚ 000 acres). Mr. Lok is a very domineering individual. However‚ he is extremely afraid of making a mistake. His experiences as a junior planter‚ working up to Senior Assistant‚ and finally Estate Manager over
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the book‚ The One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard & Spencer Johnson‚ the main character does just that. He was looking for the best managers out there. He ran into “tough managers”‚ whose organizations won while their people lost. He also ran into “nice managers”‚ whose people won but their organizations lost. Until‚ one day he ran into a One Minute Manager and was intrigued to learn more because this One Minute Managers’ organization & people won. So the One Minute Manager Organized for the main character
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depending on the industry‚ its culture and the ultimate goals of the organization. Managers on different levels of an organization play several roles and exercise multiple skills as they effectively and efficiently‚ integrate the work of people through planning‚ organizing‚ leading and controlling. Historically‚ there are three key management viewpoints: classical‚ behavioral and quantitative. To be an exceptional manager‚ it is essential to embrace a viewpoint that works best in utilizing resources
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Leader Versus Manager Purpose of study The main purpose of this project is to provide an elaborative‚ descriptive study on the perceived differences and similarities between leaders and mangers in an organizational context and to see as whether any overlapping exists between the two as well as the characteristics of both. From Organizational Context‚ it is an important topic as knowing that leaders can be more effective or the managers or may be in some places organization would need the
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A day in the life of a clinic manager can be exciting‚ stressful‚ rewarding‚ and everything in between. The job of a clinic manager is to oversee the function of the clinic they are in charge of. This does not only mean to make sure tasks run smoothly‚ but also to make sure their employees and patients are satisfied as well. A clinic manager will also take on other roles such as hiring new employees and firing current employees when need be. Clinic Managers are also in charge of overseeing the medical
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Introduction The Human Resource Department deals with management of people within the organization. There are a number of responsibilities that come with this title. First of all‚ the Department is responsible for hiring members of staff; this will involve attracting employees‚ keeping them in their positions and ensuring that they perform to expectation. Besides‚ the Human Resource Department also clarifies and sets day to day goals for the organisation. It is responsible for organisation of people
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successful manager Manager means a person who plans‚ organizes‚ directs‚ and controls the allocation of human‚ material‚ financial‚ and information resources in pursuit of the organization’s goal. There are many different kinds of managers such as department managers‚ product managers‚ account managers‚ plant managers‚ division managers‚ district managers‚ and task force managers. But in different types of organizations‚ they need different kinds of managers. Such as‚ First-line Managers‚ Middle Managers
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Kierra Johnson February 24‚ 2015 Interview of a HR Manager / Specialist For my interview of a HR manager or specialist I chose to interview someone from a popular company who has a plant local to where I live in Oxford‚ PA. I interviewed Eric Maholmes the Human resource director for Tastycake which is now Flowers Baking Company of Oxford‚ Inc. I asked Eric a variety of questions from his educational background‚ to his duties as director‚ and what the hardest parts of his job are. Mr
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