Management Functions and Skills Review

Flashcards covering key concepts related to management functions, skills, theories, team dynamics, and leadership.

Management Functions

Includes planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling.

Technical Skills

The ability to use specialized knowledge, tools, or expertise to perform particular tasks.

Interpersonal Role of Managers

Involves human interactions, managing relationships, motivating, and communicating with others.

Conceptual Skills

Involve the ability to think analytically and strategically about the organization as a whole.

Overall Coordination

Management is the overall coordination of activities within an organization.

Controlling Function of Management

Involves measuring performance, comparing results against desired outcomes, and making adjustments as needed.

Organizing Function of Management

Involves assigning responsibility and granting authority to achieve organizational goals.

Leading Function of Management

Involves communicating with, guiding, directing, and motivating employees.

Classical Administrative School

Focuses on the development of managerial principles rather than work methods.

Behavioral Management Theory

Focuses on understanding human behavior at work using concepts such as motivation, conflict, and group dynamics.

Management Science

Uses quantitative techniques to improve decision-making and process efficiency.

Team Processes

Factors influencing team effectiveness, including stages of team development and interpersonal processes.

High-Performing Teams

Characteristics include clearly defined roles and responsibilities, and effective feedback mechanisms.

Storming Stage

The stage of team development where conflicts arise regarding leadership, structure, and authority.

Cross-Functional Team

Includes experts from various specialties working together to solve an organizational problem.

Referent Power

A personal source of power based on charisma or personal traits.

Autocratic Leadership Style

A leadership style where the leader makes all decisions and dominates team members.

Fiedler's Contingency Theory

Suggests that appropriate leadership behavior depends on the situation, particularly leader-member relations and task structure.

Hersey Blanchard Situational Model

Determines appropriate leadership behavior based on team members' readiness and familiarity with tasks.

Path-Goal Theory

Theory that focuses on leadership behaviors that enhance employee performance and satisfaction.