GMS 200 Lecture : Chapter 1

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Global Management Studies
• Course: GMS 200
• Professor: Shavin Malhotra

Document Summary

What is an organization: a collection of people working together to achieve a common purpose: are organization an open or close system: open system since org. have inputs and outputs in the org. The org. creates work activities resouces into outputs. Base on the feedback, the input will improve. Resource inputs: people, money, mats, tech, info. Product outputs: finished goods and/or services: productivity and the dimensions of org. perf. Traditional: person who plans, directs people and resources. :person who directly supports and helps activate the work efforts and perf. accomplishments of others: what are the management levels in a typical org. Top managers, middle managers, first-line managers, nonmanagerial workers. Typical business: board of directors; ceo, vice president; division manager, regional. Manager, plant manager; department head, supervisor, team leader: the org. viewed as an upside-down pyramid: in the textbook, managerial work: