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Chapter 1. Understanding the Manager’s Job
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Chapter 2. The Environments of Organizations and Managers
Part 2. Planning
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Chapter 4. Managing Decision Making
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Chapter 12. Managing Interpersonal Relations and Communication
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Chapter 1: Understanding the Manager’s Job
PURPOSE AND PERSPECTIVE OF THE CHAPTER
The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of management and the various types of managers
within organizations. It explains the four basic functions of management—planning, organizing, leading,
and controlling—while outlining the essential skills required for effective management. This chapter
explores management as both a science and an art, and delves into the evolution of management thought,
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CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
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1-7 Identify the major challenges and opportunities faced by managers today.
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Part 1. An Introduction to Management
Chapter 1. Understanding the Manager’s Job
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Chapter 2. The Environments of Organizations and Managers
Part 2. Planning
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Chapter 3. Planning and Strategic Management
Chapter 4. Managing Decision Making
Chapter 5. Entrepreneurship and New Venture Management
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Part 3. Organizing
Chapter 6. Organization Structure and Design
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Chapter 7. Managing Organization Change and Innovation
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Chapter 8. Managing Human Resources in Organizations
Part 4. Leading
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Chapter 9. Basic Elements of Individual Behavior in Organizations
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Chapter 10. Managing Employee Motivation and Performance
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Chapter 11. Managing Leadership and Influence Processes
Chapter 12. Managing Interpersonal Relations and Communication
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Chapter 13. Managing Work Groups, Teams, and Conflict
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Chapter 14. Basic Elements of Control
Chapter 15. Managing Operations, Supply Chains, Quality, and Productivity
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, Instructor Manual: Griffin, Fundamentals of Management, 11e, 2026, 9798214042671;
Chapter 1: Understanding the Manager’s Job
Instructor Manual
Griffin, Fundamentals of Management, 11e, 2026, 9798214042671;
Chapter 1: Understanding the Manager’s Job
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Purpose and Perspective of the Chapter......................................................................2
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Chapter Objectives........................................................................................................2
What’s New in This Chapter........................................................................................2
Chapter Outline.............................................................................................................3
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Chapter 1: Understanding the Manager’s Job
PURPOSE AND PERSPECTIVE OF THE CHAPTER
The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of management and the various types of managers
within organizations. It explains the four basic functions of management—planning, organizing, leading,
and controlling—while outlining the essential skills required for effective management. This chapter
explores management as both a science and an art, and delves into the evolution of management thought,
from classical to contemporary perspectives, including systems and contingency views. It also addresses
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the key challenges and opportunities faced by managers today, emphasizing the skills necessary for
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success in an ever-changing business environment.
CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
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The following objectives are addressed in this chapter:
1-1 Describe management and the kinds of managers found in organizations.
1-2 Explain the four basic management functions.
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1-3 Describe the fundamental management skills and the concept of management as both science and
art.
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1-4 Explain the importance of history and theory to managers.
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Explain the evolution of management thought through the classical, behavioral, and quantitative
perspectives.
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1-6 Discuss the key contemporary management perspectives represented by the systems and
contingency perspectives.
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1-7 Identify the major challenges and opportunities faced by managers today.
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WHAT’S NEW IN THIS CHAPTER
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