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art of Management
the art of getting things done through people
Integrating the work of people

are task-oriented, achievement-oriented, and people-oriented.

concerned with trying to achieve both efficiency and effectiveness.
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Management
the pursuit of organizational goals
efficiently and effectively
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efficient
use resources—people, money, raw materials, and the like—wisely and cost-effectively.
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effective
achieve results, to make the right decisions and to successfully carry them out so that they achieve the organization’s goals.
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4 Principal Fuctions
planning
organizing
leading
controlling
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planning
set goals and decide how to achieve them
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organizing
arrange tasks people and other resources to accomplish the work
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leading
you motivate, direct, influence people to work hard to achieve org. goals
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controlling
you monitor performance compare it with goals and take corrective action as needed
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levels of management
top managers
middle managers
first-line managers
nonmanagerial employees
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top managers
make long-term decisions
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middle managers
implement the policies and plans of the top managers above them.
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First-line managers
make short-term operating decisions
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Nonmanagerial employees
either work alone on tasks or with others on a variety of teams.
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7 CHALLENGES TO BEING AN EXCEPTIONAL MANAGER
1. managing for competitive advantage
2. managing for info tech
3. managing for inclusion and diversity
4. globalization
5. managing for ethical standards
6. managing for sustainability
7. managing for happiness and meaningfulness
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MANAGING FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
Organizations must stay ahead in four areas:
Being responsive to customers
Innovation
Quality
Efficiency
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MANAGING FOR TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES
The “new normal”

Far-ranging electronic management all of the time.

Data, data, and more data: a challenge to decision making

The rise of artificial intelligence: more automation in the workforce

Organizational changes: shifts in structure, jobs, goals, and management

Knowledge management and collaborative computing
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MANAGING FOR INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY
In the coming years there will be a different mix of women, immigrants, and older people in the general population, as well as in the workforce.

Some scholars think that diversity and variety in staffing produce organizational strength.

Clearly, however, the challenge to the manager of the near future is to maximize the contributions of employees diverse in gender, age, race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation.
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MANAGING FOR GLOBALIZATION
Verbal expressions and gestures don’t mean the same thing to everyone around the world.

Failure to understand cultural differences can affect organizations’ ability to manage globally.

Globalization is the increasingly interconnected nature of business around the world.

Managing for globalization will be a complex, ongoing challenge.
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MANAGING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
economic system has brought prosperity but in doing so has often assumed an unlimited supply of natural resources.

We now believe some of the actions and decisions of the past have caused irreversible damage to the environment.

The United Nations addressed these issues by adopting a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Clearly sustainable development is a critical issue facing businesses today.
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MANAGING FOR HAPPINESS AND MEANINGFULNESS
Research shows that a sense of meaningfulness in your life is associated with better health, work and life satisfaction, and performance.

Build meaning into your life by:
Identifying activities you love doing
Finding a way to build your natural strengths into your personal and work life
Going out and helping someone
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The Triple Bottom Line
Represents people, planet, and profit (the 3 Ps).

Measures an organization’s social, environmental, and financial performance.
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stakeholders
people whose interests are affected by an organizations activities
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INTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS
Employees, owners, board of directors
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Owners (internal stakeholder)
consist of all those who can claim organization as their legal property
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Board of directors (internal stakeholder)
Members elected by the stockholders to see that the company is being run according to their interests.
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EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS
People or groups in the organization’s external environment that are affected by it
- task env.,
-general env.
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The task environment (external stakeholder)
consists of 10 groups that present an organization with daily tasks to handle

Customers
Competitors
Suppliers
Distributors
Strategic Allies
Employee Organizations
Local Communities
Financial Institutions
Government Regulators
Special-Interest Groups
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general environment (external stakeholder)
macroenvironment such as economic, technological, sociocultural

economic
technological
sociocultural
demographic
political–legal
international
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Corporate social responsibility
corporations expected to take actions that will benefit the interests of society as well as of the organization.

philianthropic responsibility
ethical responsibility
legal responsibility
economic responsibility
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Four Approaches to Resolving Ethical Dilemmas
Utilitarian approach
individual approach
moral rights approach
justice approach
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utilitarian approach
for greatest good

Guided by what will result in the greatest good for the greatest number of people.
Often associated with financial performance.
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indivudual approach
for your greatest self-interest long term

Guided by what will result in the individual’s best long-term interest, which ultimately is in everyone’s self-interest.
Assumes that people will act ethically in the short run to avoid harm in the long run.
Flaw is one person’s short-term gain may not be good for everyone in the long term.
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moral rights approach
respecting fundamental rights

Guided by respect for the fundamental rights of human beings: the right to life, liberty, privacy, health, safety, and due process.
For example, the U.S. Constitution’s Bill of Rights.
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justice approach
respecting impartial standards of fairness

Guided by respect for impartial standards of fairness and equity.
Policies administered impartially and fairly, regardless of gender, age, sexual orientation, and the like.
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Ethics
Unwritten standards of right and wrong that influence behavior.
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Values
Relatively permanent and deeply held underlying beliefs and attitudes that help determine a person’s behavior.
Values and value systems are the underpinnings for ethics and ethical behavior
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Creating shared value (CSV)
implementing policies and operating practices that enhance the competitiveness of a company while simultaneously advancing the economic and social conditions in the communities in which it operates.
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ethical dilemma
A situation in which you have to decide whether to pursue a course of action that may benefit you or your organization but that is unethical or even illegal
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social responsibility
A manager’s duty to take actions that will benefit the interests of society as well as of the organization
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Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
corporations are expected to go above and beyond following the law and making a profit, to take actions that will benefit the interests of society as well as of the organization
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Natural capital
The value of natural resources, such as topsoil, air, water, and genetic diversity, which humans depend on
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WHY LEARN ABOUT International Management?
Multinational corporations
Multinational organizations
You may deal with foreign customers or partners
You may deal with foreign employees or suppliers
You may work for a foreign firm in the United States
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Why Companies Expand Internationally
Availability of supplies
New markets
Lower labor costs
Access to finance capital
Avoidance of tariffs and import quotas
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how companies expand internationally
global outsourcing
importing, exporting, counter trading
licensing & Franchising
joint ventures
wholly owned subsidiaries
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ethnocentric managers
"we know best"
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Polycentric managers
“They know best.”
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Geocentric managers
What’s best is what’s effective, regardless of origin.”
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culture
Shared set of beliefs, values, knowledge, and patterns of behavior common to a group of people.

Example: negotiation or shared meals differs from country to country.
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power distance
society's members expect power to be unequally shared
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uncertainty avoidance
extent to which society relies on social norms and procedures to alleviate the unpredictability of future events
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in group collectivism
extent which people should take pride in being members of their family, circle of close friends, and their work org.
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institutional collectivism
extent which individuals are encouraged and rewarded for loyalty to group as opposed to pursuing individual goals
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gender egalitarianism
extent which society should minimize gender discrimination and inequalities
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assertiveness
society expects people to be confrontational and competitive as opposed to tender and modest
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future orientation
society encourages investment in future as by planing and saving
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performance orientation
society encourages and rewards members for performance improvement and excellence
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human orientation
individuals are encouraged to be altruistic, caring, kind, generous, fair
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Low-context culture
Shared meanings primarily derived from written and spoken words.
Includes U.S., Great Britain, Scandinavia, Germany.
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High-context culture
Rely heavily on situational cues for meaning when communicating with others.
Includes China, Korea, Japan, Mexico, many Arab countries
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culture
shared set of beliefs, values, knowledge, and patterns of behavior common to a group of people See also Organizational culture
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Multinational corporations
business firm with operations in several countries
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Multinational organization
nonprofit organization with operations in several countries
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Geert Hofstede
proposed his model of 4 cultural dimensions which identified dimensions which national cultures can be placed

1. individualism/collectivism
2. power distance
3. uncertainty avoidance
4. masculinity/femininity
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Outsourcing
Using suppliers outside the company to provide goods and services
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Exporting
Producing goods domestically and selling them outside the country
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Importing
Buying goods outside the country and reselling them domestically
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Countertrading
Bartering goods for goods
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licensing
Company X allows a foreign company to pay it a fee to make or distribute X’s product or service
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Franchising
form of licensing in which a company allows a foreign company to pay it a fee and a share of the profit in return for using the first company’s brand name and a package of materials and services
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Joint venture
Also known as a strategic alliance; a U.S firm may form a ------- with a foreign company to share the risks and rewards of starting a new enterprise together in a foreign country
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Wholly owned subsidiary
foreign subsidiary, or subordinate section of an organization, that is totally owned and controlled by an organization
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cross cultural competency
1. listen and observe
2. become aware of context
3.choose something basis
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Planning
the first of the four functions in the management process.

involves setting goals and deciding how to achieve them.

It also involves ensuring the plans are linked to the business strategy.
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strategic plan
Sets long-term goals and direction for an organization

Represents an “educated guess” about what long-term direction to pursue for the survival or prosperity of the organization.

Strategic management: involving all managers in strategy
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• Steps in planning and strategic management
1. establish mission and vision and values
2. assess current reality
3. formulate grand strategy & strategic, tactical, & operating plans
4. implement strategy
5. maintain strategic control
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WHY PLANNING AND STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT ARE IMPORTANT
Providing direction and momentum
Encouraging new ideas
Developing a sustainable competitive advantage
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mission statement
Express the purpose of the organization.
What is our reason for being?
Why are we here?
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Vision Statement
A clear sense of the future and the actions needed to get there
What do we want to become?
Where do we want to go?
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Value Statement
What the company stands for: its core priorities, the values its employees embody, and what its products contribute to the world
What values do we want to emphasize?
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THREE TYPES OF PLANNING FOR THREE LEVELS OF MANAGEMENT
top management (strategic planning)

middle management (tactical planning)

1st line management & team leaders (operational planning)
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Tactical Planning
done by middle managers for the next six to twenty-four months. Goals to action plans.
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Operational Planning
done by first-line managers for the next one to fifty-two weeks. Goals to action plans.
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SMART GOALS
specific
measurable
attainable
results-oriented
target dates
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specific
goals should be stated in percise rather than vague terms
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measurable
whenever possible, goals should be or quantifiable
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attainable
goals should be challenging but should be realistic
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results oriented
only few goals should be chosen, should support org. vision
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target dates
goals should specify deadlines when they are to be obtained
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MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES (MBO)
Jointly set objectives.
Develop an action plan.
Periodically review performance.
Give performance appraisal and rewards.
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THREE TYPES OF OBJECTIVES USED IN MBO
performance objectives
behavioral objectives
learning objectives
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Performance Objectives
Focus Express the objective as an outcome or end-result. Examples: “Increase sport utility sales by 10%.” “Reduce food spoilage by 15%.”
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Behavioral Objectives
Express the objective as the behaviors needed to achieve an outcome.

Examples “Greet all potential automobile customers with a smile and offer to assist.” “Ensure food is stored in seal-proof containers.” “Attend five days of leadership training.” “Learn basics of Microsoft Office software by June 1.”
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Learning Objectives
Express the objective in terms of acquiring knowledge or competencies.

Examples “Attend sales training class.” “Learn how the features in our sports utility vehicles compare to competitors.”
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A flowchart
a useful graphical tool for representing the sequence of events.
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A Gantt chart
kind of time schedule – a specialized bar that shows the relationship between the kind of work tasks planned and their scheduled completion dates.
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Break-even analysis
of identifying how much revenue is needed to cover the total costs of developing and selling a product/offering a service.
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STRATEGIC POSITIONING
Attempts to achieve sustainable competitive advantage by preserving what is distinctive about a company.
Performing different activities from rivals, or performing similar activities in different ways.
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THE STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PROCESS
1. establish mission, vision, value statements
2. assess current reality
3. formulate corporate business and functional strategies
4. execute strategies
5. maintain strategic control
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VRIO
VRIO is a framework for analyzing a resource or capability to determine its competitive strategic potential