However‚ our understanding about the role of project manager is unclear. Different people hold various viewpoints about it. According to Lewis‚ people have a vague understanding of what is the role of project manager‚ because a majority of project managers are promoted from other jobs such as engineers or technologists and so on (Lewis‚ 2007). Some individuals think that the role of the project manager is to command and control. Is it enough for a project manager who is as a “single point of responsibility”
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Roles of Managers and Leaders Introduction An organization without a leader with a vision may be destined to fail. In the same respect‚ an organization without a qualified manager to carry out that vision could be in total chaos. It may be possible for the role of leader and manager to be played by the same person; but in all likelihood‚ they are portrayed by two totally different individuals; especially if within a large organization such as the United States Postal Service (Postal Service).
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Examining the Role of the Financial Manager Corporations operating in the United States are becoming more transparent in today ’s markets‚ mainly due to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Accountability has been increasingly placed on senior corporate officers to comply with the government regulations and validate the financial information presented to the firm ’s stockholders. The fact is that this does not always ensure a firm ’s financial managers‚ employees or the shareholders viewpoints on maximizing
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Roles of the Financial Manager As already discussed‚ a company ’s strengths are its assets‚ either tangible or intangible. These assets include everything that a company own that‚ directly or indirectly‚ translates to cash. For example‚ physical equipment such as cars‚ computers‚ machinery and office equipment such as chairs‚ tables‚ copiers‚ etc. On the other hand‚ a company ’s workforce‚ patents‚ goodwill‚ etc. are some intangible assets. All this‚ in addition to cash‚ building and land are
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Security Manager Role To understand the role(s) of a Security Manager‚ a person must know what security is and what it means to an organization. According to Ortmeier‚ “security may be defined as a public or private service-related activity that provides personnel‚ equipment‚ and creates policies and procedures designed to prevent or reduce losses. These losses‚ caused by criminal action as well as by noncriminal events resulting from human error‚ emergencies‚ man-made and natural disasters‚ and
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When I think of a financial manager‚ accountant quickly comes to mind. The role of accountant and financial manager are similar in several ways and often times they work closely together on various projects. The role of an Accountant is to ensure that their organization is run efficiently‚ make sure their records are accurate‚ and that their taxes are paid properly and on time. Accountants perform a broad range of accounting‚ auditing‚ tax‚ and consulting activities for their clients. They record
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Role of the Financial Manager The role of the financial manager has changed drastically during recent years. Previously‚ financial managers were seen as the stewards of the organization‚ since they were responsible to ensure the accountability of all organizational assets and to generate accurate financial reports. Today‚ their main goal is to maximize shareholder value. In order to achieve this goal‚ they have to be information managers‚ cost managers‚ controllers‚ consultants‚ and risk managers
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Managers Role Within Functional Areas of Business Manager’s are integral in the proper functioning of a business. Even though the type of a business will determine varying roles and functions of a manager‚ all managers have the same fundamental functions that ensure the business runs as efficiently as possible.There are four areas that a manager deals with in the functional areas of any business. These four areas are controlling‚ leading‚ organizing‚ and planning There are many tasks every business
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Role of the Financial Manager It can be said that an accountant evaluates bookkeeper records and shows the results as losses and gains to show the progress or failures of a company and also its future limitations and potential. On the contrary‚ a financial manager’s role is to maximize the value of a company. In order to achieve this‚ various types of financial statements are required to provide to investors. In the past‚ the role typically focused on generating and reinvesting finance capital
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Case managers play a very important role in today’s society. Case managers work with many different populations and many different ages for many different reasons. Case managers help with direct personal support‚ crisis intervention‚ and short-term treatment intervention and help clients work through their problems to become a better person. Direct personal support is very important. Developing a personal relationship with the client is very important. The client must be able to trust the case manager
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