• Know and briefly describe the five basic management functions.
• (1) Planning: Deciding what objectives to pursue and what to do to achieve those objectives; (2) Organizing: Grouping activities, assigning activities, and providing the authority necessary to carry out the activities. (3) Staffing: Determining human resource needs and recruiting, selecting, training, and developing human resources. (4) Leading: Directing and channeling human behavior toward the accomplishment of objectives. (5) Controlling: Measuring performance against objectives, determining the causes of deviations, and taking corrective action where necessary.
• Define "management" and explain the managerial significance of "effectiveness" and "efficiency".
• Management is the ability to organize and allocate the resources of land, labor, and capital to achieve the company’s objectives and mission. It can also be defined as getting things done through people.
• List five methods that can used to train or develop employees.
• Understand and briefly describe effective management communication skills.
• Describe four social responsibilities.
• Describe and recognize legal and ethical responsibilities.
• Recognize when TQM would benefit an organization.
• List three methods for training and developing managers.
• What are organizing work and structure?
• Recognize when MBO would benefit an organization.
• Articulate and explain change and culture.
• Distinguish between mechanistic and organic organizations.
• Assess and describe the importance of staffing.
• Recognize the Herzberg two factor theory to employee motivation
• Discuss the international business environment in terms of management awareness, global competition, and strategic planning
• Compare and contrast the following three; basic planning, operations management, and strategic management.
• Define conflict and stress? What are some ways it can it be reduced?
• Assess and describe work teams.
• Recognize when
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