BSB115 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Context-Dependent Memory, Informal Sector, Shared Decision-Making In Medicine
Management – Introduction to Management
Management
- the process of bringing resources together to produce services of products
- Managers – the people in organisations who directly support and help activate the work
efforts and performance accomplishments of others
- Evidence-based approach for decision making
- Appreciation that the world is not black and white
- Management is all about the grey (only the best decision can be made at any given time)
- External forces have power e.g. customers, suppliers, clients etc.
- Some organisations prefer ‘shared decision making’ – clashes with universal theories
- Businesses incorporate values
Managerial Roles
The Organisational Structure
Topics
- The employment relationship
- How historical forces have shaped management practice
- What it is that managers do
- Decisions should be informed by potential ethical and CSR factors
- Functions of Management (The management process)
oPlanning – Setting performance objectives
oOrganising – Arranging tasks, people, and other resources to accomplish the work
oLeading – Inspiring people to work hard to achieve high performance
oControlling – Measuring performance and taking action to ensure desired results
- Environment and culture
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Document Summary
Management the process of bringing resources together to produce services of products. Managers the people in organisations who directly support and help activate the work efforts and performance accomplishments of others. Appreciation that the world is not black and white. Management is all about the grey (only the best decision can be made at any given time) External forces have power e. g. customers, suppliers, clients etc. Some organisations prefer shared decision making" clashes with universal theories. Decisions should be informed by potential ethical and csr factors. Environment and culture: business in middle, internal environment, task environment, general environment. Theories are starting points (role: can be challenged, world is a different place. Important to consider time and space" as well as context (both internal and external) Can change from one person to the next: different countries, different industries, different levels. Calls for a fuller appreciation and incorporation of contextual effects. Students inadvertently taught one-size fits all" lessons in classrooms.
