Revised April 2011. All rights reserved. No part of this material may be reproduced in any form by any means without permission in writing from the President‚ The Open University of Hong Kong. Sale of this material is prohibited. The Open University of Hong Kong 30 Good Shepherd Street Ho Man Tin‚ Kowloon Hong Kong Contents Overview Introduction The manager: Omnipotent or symbolic? The organization’s culture What is organizational culture? The relationship between culture and management practices
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In this reading‚ the author answers the basic question‚ What do managers do? Contrasting the myths with the facts‚ he examines the various interpersonal‚ informational‚ and decisional roles of managers. He also provides prescriptions for more effective management‚ along with a list of questions for self-study. He then discusses the importance of training managers to manage. The author has included a retrospective commentary in which he discusses the diverse reactions to the reading since it was
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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FUNCTIONAL MANAGER AND A PROJECT MANAGER FUNCTIONAL MANAGER 1. He is in-charge of a firm’s functional depts. Such as marketing‚ engg.‚ or finance. 2. They are more skilled at analysis. Such heads are specialists in certain areas only. 3. They are analytical in approach (breaking the system into smaller and smaller elements) and they know something abt. the operation for which they are responsible. 4. In case of any difficulty‚ they know how to analyze
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SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVING YOUR READING SPEED* Speed Reading is a method of improving reading ability‚ enhancing both the speed at which a text can be assimilated‚ and the level of understanding of the material. Rapid reading‚ effective reading‚ reading dynamics‚ quicker reading‚ faster reading‚ speed learning‚ power reading‚ reading genius‚ photo reading all these titles have been used to describe techniques for speed reading. Applying speed-reading techniques gives the following benefits:
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1. A lot of new managers error in selecting the right leadership style when they move into management. Why do you think this happen? Cheryl Khan is a director of catering in New York City. * She must be a responsible director. He’s applying wrong adaptation to his leadership style because she likes to gossip around with the workers or employees. This cannot happen because this can bring grapevine to her life in work. People tend to think that their manager cannot do any work because she likes
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common objective that firms are regarded pursuing is profit maximization. It best explains the normal behavior of the firm. The profit maximization model is based on the assumption that each firm seeks to maximize its profit under certain constraints (technical and market). Propositions of the Model: • By employing certain techniques of production‚ a firm converts various inputs into outputs of higher value. • Each firm aims to earn maximum profit. • A firm operates under given market conditions
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ASIAN CASE RESEARCH JOURNAL‚ VOL. 9‚ ISSUE 2‚ 283–297 (2005) ACRJ Autobiography of a Manager This case was prepared by Doctoral scholar C. Vijayalakshmi‚ Prof. Satish K. Kalra and Prof. Rajen K. Gupta as a basis for classroom discussion rather than to illustrate effective or ineffective handling of an administration or business situation. Please address all correspondence to: Dr Vijayalakshmi C.‚ Doctoral scholar (OB)‚ Management Development Institute‚ Mehrauli Road‚ Sukhrali‚ Gurgaon – 122001
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Roles of a Manager Samhitha Kandlakunta University of Dallas Introduction: The old school of management defines a manager as a person who performs the management functions of planning‚ organizing‚ coordinating‚ staffing and controlling. However‚ the role of a manager in the modern world is multifaceted and cannot be restricted strictly to the above mentioned functions. Mintzberg’s categorization of the roles of a manager under the heads of Interpersonal
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What are the qualities of an effective manager? A manager is a person responsible for controlling or administering an organization or group of staff. In this essay‚ I will discuss some qualities of an effective manager. In order to efficiently perform these management functions‚ managers need to develop others‚ adaptability and role model. An effective manager needs to set an example to all staff of appropriate behaviour and performance standards. To manage staff‚ you need to become a
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Managers can use humor and give their employees small tokens of appreciation for work well done. Also‚ when leaders themselves are in good moods‚ group members are more positive‚ and as a result they cooperate more. 127 Finally‚ selecting positive team members can have a contagion effect because positive moods transmit from team member to team member CASE1 Emotions and positive moods appear to facilitate effective decision making and creativity. ● Recent research suggests mood is linked
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