B A 350 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Organizational Behavior Management, Organizational Behavior, Organizational Culture
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Managers - get things done through other people. Make decisions, allocate resources, and direct the activities of others to attain goals. Organization - consciously coordinated social unit composed of two or more people, that functions on a continuous basis to achieve a common goal or set of goals. Planning - encompasses defining an organization"s goals, establishing an overall strategy for achieving those goals, and developing a comprehensive set of plans to integrate and coordinate activities. Increases the most as managers move from lower-level to midlevel management. Organizing - determining what tasks are to be done, who is to do them, how the tasks are to be grouped, who reports to whom, and where decisions are to be made. Leading - includes motivating employees, directing others, selecting the most effective communication channels and resolving conflicts. Controlling - monitoring activities to ensure that they are being accomplished as planned and correcting any significant deviations.
