MAN 3025 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Egalitarianism, Ingroups And Outgroups, Assertiveness
6 Feb 2016
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The pursuit of organizational goals efficiently and effectively by integrating the work of people through planning, organizing, leading and controlling the organization"s resources: efficiency vs. effectiveness. Efficiency- allows the org to do the same amount of work with fewer resources (the means) Effectiveness- allow the org to generate higher revenues, Skills of a manager (3: technical- job specific knowledge, conceptual- ability to think analytically, human- work well in cooperation with others. Reasons for studying this chapter: understanding of the present, guide to action, source of new ideas, clues to meaning of your mangers" decisions, clues to meaning of outside events, producing positive results. Quality: contributions and limitations for each, how are they different. Classical perspective: scientific management- emphasized scientific study of work methods to improve worker productivity. Evaluate a task by studying each part. Train the workers and give them incentives. Use scientific principles to plan work methods. Husband and wife who made contributions: administrative management.
