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PowerPoint Presentation to Accompany Management, 10/e John R. Schermerhorn, Jr .

PowerPoint Presentation to Accompany Management, 10/e John R. Schermerhorn, Jr. Chapter 1: Introducing Management. Prepared by: Jim LoPresti University of Colorado, Boulder Published by: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Planning Ahead — Chapter 1 Study Questions.

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PowerPoint Presentation to Accompany Management, 10/e John R. Schermerhorn, Jr .

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  1. PowerPoint Presentation to AccompanyManagement, 10/eJohn R. Schermerhorn, Jr. Chapter 1: Introducing Management Prepared by: Jim LoPresti University of Colorado, Boulder Published by: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

  2. Planning Ahead — Chapter 1 Study Questions • What are the challenges of working in the new economy? • What are organizations like in the new workplace? • Who are managers and what do they do? • What is the management process? • How do you learn the essential managerial skills and competencies? Management 10/e - Chapter 1

  3. Overview of the New Workplace • The dynamics of ever-present change extend into the workplace and raise a host of new career challenges. • Smart people commit their energies and intellect to continuous learning and personal development. • Companies with a future are committed to people. • Companies with a future offer inspirational leadership, reward and respect people, and provide supportive work environments. • High performing companies gain extraordinary results from people. Management 10/e - Chapter 1

  4. Study Question 1: What are the challenges of working in the new economy? • Diversity … • Workforce diversity reflects differences with respect to gender, age, race, ethnicity (affiliation or group), religion. • A diverse and multicultural workforce both challenges and offers opportunities to employers. • Many call diversity a “business imperative” and view it as an asset. (Obligatory) Management 10/e - Chapter 1

  5. Study Question 1: What are the challenges of working in the new economy? • Globalization … • National boundaries of world business have largely disappeared. • Globalization is the worldwide interdependence of resource flows, product markets, and business competition that characterize the new economy. Management 10/e - Chapter 1

  6. Study Question 1: What are the challenges of working in the new economy? • Technology… • Continuing transformation of the modern workplace through: • World Wide Web • Computer networking • Information technology • Telecommuting/virtual teaming/mobile offices • Increasing demand for knowledge workers with the skills to fully use technology. Management 10/e - Chapter 1

  7. Study Question 2: What are organizations like in the new workplace? • Organization • A collection of people working together to achieve a common purpose. • Organizations provide useful goods and/or services that return value to society and satisfy customer needs. Management 10/e - Chapter 1

  8. Study Question 2: What are organizations like in the new workplace? • Organizations are open systems • Composed of interrelated parts that function together to achieve a common purpose. • Interact with their environments. • Transform resource inputs into product outputs (goods and services). • Environmental feedback tells organization how well it is meeting the needs of customers and society. Management 10/e - Chapter 1

  9. Figure 1.1Organizations as open systems. Management 10/e - Chapter 1

  10. Study Question 2: What are organizations like in the new workplace? • Organizational performance • “Value creation” is a very important notion for organizations. • Value is created when an organization’s operations adds value to the original cost of resource inputs. • When value creation occurs: • Businesses earn a profit. • Nonprofit organizations add wealth to society. Management 10/e - Chapter 1

  11. Study Question 2: What are organizations like in the new workplace? • Organizational performance • Productivity • An overall measure of the quantity and quality of work performance with resource utilization taken into account. • Performance effectiveness • An output measure of task or goal accomplishment. • Performance efficiency • An input measure of the resource costs associated with goal accomplishment. Management 10/e - Chapter 1

  12. Figure 1.2Productivity and the dimensions of organizational performance. Management 10/e - Chapter 1

  13. Study Question 3: Who are managers and what do they do? • Manager directly supports and helps activate the work efforts and performance accomplishments of others. • the people who managers help are the ones whose tasks represent the real work of the organization. Management 10/e - Chapter 1

  14. Study Question 3: Who are managers and what do they do? • Levels of management • Top managers — responsible for performance of an organization as a whole or for one of its larger parts. • Middle managers — in charge of relatively large departments or divisions. • Team leaders or supervisors — in charge of a small work group of non-managerial workers. Management 10/e - Chapter 1

  15. Figure 1.3 Management levels in a typical business and non-profit organizations Management 10/e - Chapter 1

  16. Study Question 3: Who are managers and what do they do? • Managerial performance and accountability • Accountability is the requirement of one person to answer to a higher authority for relevant performance results. • Effective managers fulfill performance accountability by helping others to achieve high performance outcomes and experience satisfaction in their work. Management 10/e - Chapter 1

  17. Study Question 3: Who are managers and what do they do? • Quality of work life (QWL) • An indicator of the overall quality of human experiences in the workplace. • QWL indicators: • Fair pay • Safe working conditions • Opportunities to learn and use new skills • Room to grow and progress in a career • Protection of individual rights • Pride in work itself and in the organization Management 10/e - Chapter 1

  18. Study Question 3: Who are managers and what do they do? • The organization as an upside-down pyramid … • Each individual is a value-added worker. • A manager’s job is to support workers’ efforts. • The best managers are known for helping and supporting. Management 10/e - Chapter 1

  19. Figure 1.4The organization viewed as an upside-down pyramid. Management 10/e - Chapter 1

  20. Figure 1.5Four functions of management. Management 10/e - Chapter 1

  21. Study Question 4: What is the management process? • Functions of management … • Planning • The process of setting objectives and determining what actions should be taken to accomplish them. • Organizing • The process of assigning tasks, allocating resources, and arranging the coordinated activities of individuals and groups to implement plans. Management 10/e - Chapter 1

  22. Study Question 4: What is the management process? • Functions of management … • Leading • The process of arousing people’s enthusiasm to work hard and direct their efforts to fulfill plans and accomplish objectives. • Controlling • The process of measuring work performance, comparing results to objectives, and taking corrective action as needed. Management 10/e - Chapter 1

  23. Study Question 5: How do you learn the essential managerial skills and competencies? • Essential managerial skills • Skill — the ability to translate knowledge into action that results in desired performance. • Technical skill — the ability to apply a special proficiency or expertise to perform particular tasks. • Human or interpersonal skill — the ability to work well in cooperation with others. • Emotional intelligence is the ability to manage ourselves and relationships effectively • Conceptual skill — the ability to think critically and analytically to solve complex problems. Management 10/e - Chapter 1

  24. Figure 1.7Katz’s Essential Managerial Skills. Management 10/e - Chapter 1

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