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Management as a Process
Management as a Function

Management as an Art - ✔✔Three types of Management


Systematic Management
Scientific Management

Humanistic Management - ✔✔Concepts of Management



Management Structures - ✔✔Its main goal is to facilitate coordination and control
over a company's activities.
It should bе tailored based on its purpose, size, and the nature of its business.
No two companies will have identical__________.



Delegation of Responsibility - ✔✔In large organizations, it is physically impossible for
one person to directly control all activities. Delegation of authority must extend from
top management down to supervisors, foremen, and workers, ensuring that each phase
of work is managed effectively.


Size
Specialization

Coordination - ✔✔Factors Affecting Delegation of Responsibility

,Clarity
Avoiding Confusion

Confidence - ✔✔Fixed Lines of Responsibility


Downward

Upward - ✔✔Two Way Line of Responsibility


Managerial Responsibilities and Success
Long Range Planning

Communication Systems - ✔✔Management Controls


Analytical Skills
Delegation
Mentorship
Time Management

Control Mechanisms - ✔✔Qualities of Good Manager


Planning
Organizing
Directing

Controlling - ✔✔Executive Function


Objectives
Policies
Procedures

, Budgets

Program - ✔✔Type of Plans



Organizing - ✔✔This ensures tasks are done efficiently. A good structure is key but
not enough for success. Improving structure boosts performance, as even great
managers need a strong foundation.


Clarifying authority and responsibility
Observing and checking progress
Facilitating communication

Utilizing leadership skills - ✔✔Key Skills for Directing


Top Levels: 4 - 8 subordinates

Bottom Levels: 8 - 15 subordinates - ✔✔Span of Control


Exemplary behaviour
Core traits
Human Skills

Vision and Initiative - ✔✔QUALITIES OF AN EFFECTIVE LEADER


AUTOCRATIC LEADERSHIP

DEMOCRATIC/PARTICIPATIVE LEADERSHIP - ✔✔CONCEPTS OF LEADERSHIP


The Iroquois League

Ingvar Carlson - ✔✔EXAMPLE OF IDEAL LEADERSHIP

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