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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CHAPTER SUMMARY – CHAPTER 3 The Manager: Omnipotent or Symbolic ✓ Contrast the actions of managers according to the omnipotent and symbolic views. ✓ Explain the parameters of managerial discretion. According to the omnipotent view‚ managers are directly responsible for an organization’s success or failure. However‚ the symbolic view argues that much of an organization’s success or failure is due to external forces outside managers’ control. The parameters of managerial discretion
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1. What is an organization? Why are managers important to an organization’s success? Answer – An organization is a systematic arrangement of people brought together to accomplish some specific purpose. All organizations because each comprises three common characteristics. 1) Every organization has a purpose and is made up of people who are grouped in some fashion. 2) No purpose or goal can be achieved by itself; therefore‚ organizations have members. 3) All organizations develop a systematic structure
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Review on: The One Minute Manager By Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson Submitted by: Brent Michael T. Binayas The One Minute Manager‚ Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson. New York‚ USA: The Berkley Publishing Group. 1982. ISBN: 0-425-09847-8 I. Introduction Everybody who is a manager or manages people aims to become a good one. Being a good manager is not being an autocratic manager or a democratic manager‚ it’s how to be an effective manager that people try to become
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What Are the Functions of a Marketing Manager or Officer? Marketing managers or officers are focused mainly on the practical application and management of an organization’s marketing operations. For marketing managers to be efficient and effective in performing their functions‚ they should have excellent communication and analytical skills. In small organizations‚ the marketing manager is in charge of the organization’s entire marketing activities and therefore handles formulating‚ directing and
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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 ROLE OF THE FUND MANAGERS The Fund Manager is responsible for All investment- related Analysis‚ Evaluation and Due Diligence of application for funding. It’s critical that the Fund Manager’s team has the qualified expertise and the skills set to review‚ analyze and evaluate the risk inherent in a potential investee company The speed and the success of the Funding processes primarily depend on the Fund Manager and Staff of the Venture finance company. The Fund managers of the VCFCs are the
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1} How can managers improve their perceptual skills? Social perception is the process of interpreting information about another person. In order for managers to improve their perceptual skills they need to understand individual differences; which are the factors such as skills‚ abilities‚ values and ethics differ from one individual to another. Managers need to respect‚ and accept the differences in cultures of individuals and use them to the best way possible. For the improvement in perceptual
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1.The Samurai’s Tale By: Harutomo Murakami Houghton Mifflin Company Copyright @ 1984 215 Park Avenue New York‚ New York 234 Pages 2. Harutomo Murakami (Taro)- The hero of the story‚ the son of a poor samurai who died in battle Lord Akiyama Nobutomo- One of Lord Shingen’s generals‚ Taro’s master and friend. Lord Akiyama Nobutora- Father of Lord Akiyama Nobutomo Lord Oda Nobunaga- Lord Takeda Shingen’s rival and enemy. Lord Oda Nobutada- Son of Lord Oda Nobunaga Lord Takeda Katsuyori-
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college student‚ so I believe that I am a good manager now. Firstly‚ I took a dual major of Business Management and Finance Management at the University of Economics. At the college‚ I have learned a lot of information‚ skills‚ and knowledge which related to my current job. During the time I went to university‚ moreover‚ I also had a part-time job as a manager at a financial company. Thanks to those jobs‚ I actually have experienced a lot in manager positions. Hence‚ I have the abilities to control
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