Management 301 Organization’s Structure

CHAPTER 1: Managing in a Dynamic Environment

Managerial Competencies
 Competency- knowledge, skills, behaviour President
and attitude
 Managerial Competencies- needs to be
effective in a wide range of positions and
various types of organizations. Subordinates Subordinates Subordinates
Importance of Managerial Competencies
1. Use your strength to do your best
2. Know your weakness Role of Management- guide the organization
3. Need developmental experiences; address towards goal achievement.
your weaknesses
4. Like to be challenged with new opportunity Manager- responsible for directing the efforts
5. Organizations do not want to waste human
-the one who plans, organizes, directs and controls
resources
the allocation
6. Globalization deregulation, restructuring
and new competitors add to the Management- refers to the task and activities
competency of running business involved in directing an organization unit such as:
Planning, Organizing, Leading and Controlling
Model of Managerial Competencies
-process of reaching organizational goals by
working

Communication Function- referring to a group of similar activities

like marketing or operations.
Types of Manager
Planning and
Teamwork
Administration 1. Functional Managers- responsible for just
one organizational activity such as:
Accounting, Human Resource, Sales,
Competencies Finance, Marketing and Production.
-Focus on technical areas of expertise
-Uses communication, planning and
administration, teamwork and self –
Global
Awareness
Strategic Action management competencies to get work
done.
2. General Manager- responsible for the
Self - operations of more complex units
Management -oversee the works of functional managers
-responsible for all activities
-need to acquire strategic ang multicultural
competencies
Organization- formal and coordinated group of
people who function to achieve particular goals. Basic Managerial Functions

Goals- cannot be achieved by individuals

Organizing
-is a purpose that an organization strives to
achieve
-fundamental elements of organization
Planning Leading

Controlling
Management Process and Goal Attainment -determine modification to meet pre-established
standards
Planning -consciously performance and takes corrective
action
Basic Levels of Management
Influencing Controlling
Top
managers

Middle
Organizing
Managers

Management and Organizational Resources First Line Managers

Organizational
Production Non Managers
Resources Input Process
*People
Top Managers- responsible for overall direction.
Output

*Money

*Raw
Materials

*Capital
Resources Finished Products

*Goods

*Services

Planning- involves task that must be performed to

attain organizational goals, outlining how task must
be performed and indicating when they should be
performed.
Managers Plan for 3 Reason
 Establish an overall direction
 Identify and Commit Resources
 Decide which task must be done
Organizing- assigning the planned task to various
individuals or groups within the organization and
cresting a mechanism to put plans into action.
-process of deciding
-creating department and job description
Leading- guiding the activities of the organization
member in appropriate directions. Objective is to
improve productivity
-getting other to perform task by motivating them.
Controlling- gather information that measures
recent performance.
-compare present performance to pre-established
standards