CMEC01 12/8/06 8:50 Page 1 Chapter 1 Managers and Managing LEARNING OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter‚ you should be able to: ✓ Describe what management is‚ why management is important‚ what managers do‚ and how managers utilise organisational resources efficiently and effectively to achieve organisational goals. ✓ Distinguish among planning‚ organising‚ leading and controlling (the four principal managerial functions)‚ and explain how managers’ ability to handle each one can affect organisational
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of a Good Manager verses a Bad Manager Introduction: Why do some people become good managers and others do not? The issue is that they have not developed the necessary skills and behaviors because they have not had any formal management training. Too often people are promoted into management positions but are not given the right support and development to fulfill their role adequately. A good manager has organization skills‚ people management‚ and professionalism‚ a bad manager struggles with
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CHAPTER 10 - MOTIVATING AND REWARDING EMPLOYEES LEARNING OUTCOMES After reading this chapter‚ students should be able to: 1. Define and explain motivation. 2. Compare and contrast early theories of motivation. 3. Compare and contrast contemporary theories of motivation. 4. Discuss current issues in motivating employees. 5. Opening Vignette – Best Practices at Best Buy SUMMARY Do traditional workplaces reward long hours instead of efficient hours? Wouldn’t it make more sense to have
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Chapter 16 | Hiring and Managing Employees #1) It was announced in January 2003 that the current managing director of the Indian subsidiary of Tel-Comm-Tek (TCT) would resign within a month. TCT immediately began searching for a replacement based upon the following preferences: desire to promote from within‚ selection from a mix of nationals‚ and an emphasis on international experience. A selection committee was chosen to nominate the new managing director for TCT India and the following six
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because of ineffective managers. Managing people can be a complex and intimidating task‚ especially for the inexperienced. Keeping a workforce motivated and engaged requires careful planning‚ and consideration. Being an effective manager is about supporting‚ coaching‚ directing and engaging employees. Effective management is the key to retaining good employees long-term‚ which not only make a business run more smoothly‚ but also cuts costs. This is because new employees often require extensive
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Count : 1614 Table of Contents Introduction 3 1. Motivation plans 4 1.1 Achieving high job satisfaction 4 1.2 Reducing employee turn-around 4 1.3 Improving high productivity 5 1.4 Reaching high-quality work 5 2. Methods of motivating all employees 6 2.1 Happy environment 6 2.2 Give a praise in public 6 3. Three ways to motivate the minimum wage 7 3.1 Rewards 7 3.2 Promotion 7 3.3 Make Them Feel Special 7 4. Teamwork and individualism 8 4.1 Working in a Team 8 4.2 Benefits of Individualism
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Interview with a Manager March 1st. 2014 Michelle I met for coffee with Gretchen Knipfel‚ Regional Manager of Marketing and Sales at Our House Senior Living. Our House provides assisted care‚ memory care and senior apartments in a residential setting where residents are able to maintain relationships and stay active in their community. Our House has been a primary living resource in Wisconsin and Minnesota for over 15 years. Gretchen’s territory provides care for 165 residents. She has been
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The role of a financial manager is a complex one‚ requiring both an understanding of how the business functions as a whole and specialized financial knowledge. The head of the financial operations is called the chief financial officer (CFO). The structure of the company varies‚ but a financial manager is responsible for the same general things across the board. The manager is responsible for managing the budget. This involves allocating money to different projects and segments so that the business
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PART I: INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 - MANAGERS AND MANAGEMENT LEARNING OUTCOMES After reading this chapter students will be able to: 1. Tell who managers are and where they work. 2. Define management. 3. Describe what managers do. 4. Explain why it‘s important to study management. 5. Describe the factors that are reshaping and redefining management. Opening Vignette – The Man Behind an African Megabrand SUMMARY Herman Mashaba‚ along with two business partners‚ founded the South African Black Like Me
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activities to achieve desired outcomes. A manager is someone who works with and through other people by co-ordinating their work activities to accomplish organisational goals. (Robbins‚ Stagg‚ Coulter‚ 2003‚ p.10) This definition states‚ the fundamental responsibility of a manager‚ is to accomplish the organisations objectives by ’getting things done through people’. There are however several ways of conceiving managerial responsibilities‚ as a ’manager’ can be viewed from many different positions
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