Management definitions

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Management definitions

• The process of planning, organizing, leading and
  controlling the work of organizational members
  and of using all the available organizational
  resources to reach stated organizational goals
  (Stonner Freeman 1992)
• The process whereby human, financial, physical
  and informational resources are employed for the
  attainment of organizational objectives (Smit,
  Cronje, Brevis, Vrba 2011)

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Definition of key terms

• A manager maybe the owner or founder of an
  organization or maybe an operator hired by an
  organization to give it direction
• An organization is a consciously coordinated
  social unit, composed of two or more people that
  function on a relatively continuous basis to
  achieve a common goal (Robbins et al 2007).

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Management levels

• a) Top managers
• These are strategic planners of an organization.
• They are responsible for formulating
  organizations goals, vision and mission
  statements.
• They establish operating policies and guide the
  organizations interaction with its stakeholders.
• Examples

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• Middle managers
• These ensure that lower level managers implement
  set policies.
• They are usually in charge of divisions or large
  departments and sometimes responsible for
  operative employees.
• Examples

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• Lower level managers
• These are in charge of smaller work units
  composed of hands-on workers.
• First-line managers ensure that their teams meet
  performance objectives consistent with the plans
  of middle and top management.

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Management skills

• Conceptual skills
• Ability to analyse and comprehend abstract ideas
  and apply them to specific situations.
• The mental capacity to see how different parts of
  the organization fit together and depend on each
  other.
• Managers may acquire these skills through job
  experience personal traits, formal training.

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• Technical skills
• The ability to use tools, procedures or
  techniques of a specialised field.
• Managers acquire these skills through formal
  education and further develop them through
  training and job experience.

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• Human skills
• The ability to work well with others to
  understand and motivate them as individuals or
  groups.
• Some managers are naturally born with great human
  skills, while others improve their skills through
  experience.

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Managers skills levels

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• Top C H T
  
• Middle C H T
• Lower C H T