management midterm

Holacracy

A type of organizational structure where teams/workgroups manage themselves

Manager

Someone who oversees other employees so organizational goals can be accomplished

First line Manager

Mange work of non managerial employees (team leader, supervisor, shift manager, department head)

Middle manager

Responsible for turning organization’s strategy into action (regional manager, store manager, division manager)

Top manager

Responsible for organization wide decisions, establish goals/strategies that affect entire org (president, managing director, COO, CFO

Why are managers important to orgs?

1. Organizations need the skills, abilities, and influence of a manager during hectic times

2. Critical employees

3. Make a difference in an org’s performance

Management

Coordinating and overseeing work activities of others so they are completed effectively and efficiently

Efficiency

Getting the most output from least amount of input

Effectiveness

Completing work activities that will result in achieving goals

Universality of management

Management is needed in all types and sizes of organizations, at all organizational levels, areas, and worldwide

Industrial Revolution

Had a large impact on early management practices

Classic Approach

First studies of management that focused on rationality and efficiency. Made up of scientific management and general administrative theory

Frederick Taylor

Wrote Principles of Scientific Management in 1911. Focused on finding the “one best way” to get the job done.

Taylor’s Principles of Scientific Management

1. Develop a science for each element of an individual’s work to replace the old rule of thumb method

2. Scientifically select and then train, teach, and develop the worker

3. Cooperate with workers to ensure that work is done according the principles of science that has been developed

4. Divide work between management and workers equally. Harder tasks should be dedicated to management

Therbligs

Classification scheme by Frank and Lillian Gilbreth to label basic hand motions

Social-person Approaches

Management theories that focus on organization’s human and social factors