CMEC01 12/8/06 8:50 Page 1 Chapter 1 Managers and Managing LEARNING OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter‚ you should be able to: ✓ Describe what management is‚ why management is important‚ what managers do‚ and how managers utilise organisational resources efficiently and effectively to achieve organisational goals. ✓ Distinguish among planning‚ organising‚ leading and controlling (the four principal managerial functions)‚ and explain how managers’ ability to handle each one can affect organisational
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line managers have a lack of desire to implement HRM. However‚ willingness is essential for someone to perform effectively. Furthermore‚ line managers do not have capacity to implement HRM‚ since they have other‚ more pressing‚ short term operational responsibilities. This short-range focus may result in people management that is generally less effective. Besides‚ line managers have limited skills and competences in HRM due to a lack of training. It is suggested that these low competences are a significant
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activities to achieve desired outcomes. A manager is someone who works with and through other people by co-ordinating their work activities to accomplish organisational goals. (Robbins‚ Stagg‚ Coulter‚ 2003‚ p.10) This definition states‚ the fundamental responsibility of a manager‚ is to accomplish the organisations objectives by ’getting things done through people’. There are however several ways of conceiving managerial responsibilities‚ as a ’manager’ can be viewed from many different positions
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management literature. There is a close connection between leadership and power. People follow leaders because they have power and people will follow them‚ the leaders get the power to lead. French and Raven (1959) identified that the power bases that managers can use are aimed to influence employees which include two types of personal power: expert power (respect accorded because of knowledge or skill and referent power (personal identification with and desire to emulate the leader). Three types of position
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Throughout the essay‚ the managers will be referred to as Mr X and Mr Y and their company’s will be referred to as Company X and Company Y respectively due to confidential reasons. The first manager that was interviewed in order to fulfil this task was Mr X. He works for Company X‚ which is‚ a large service based organisation at the position of ‘Head of Corporate Credit Administration.’ His key responsibility at this bank is to provide credit administration support to Corporate‚ Investment
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systems. From an operational standpoint‚ the majority of IT manager responsibilities involve testing the integrity and performance of various information networks and software applications. Of course‚ since technology tends to evolve rather quickly‚ the IT manager must also periodically review and evaluate how current systems and applications are meeting the needs of the company or organization. This means that a successful IT manager should be able to identify and implement new technologies to
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Tak Nak Campaign A very good morning to our dear Principal‚ Mr. Hasnan bin Jaafar‚ teachers and students. Recently‚ our former Prime Minister‚ Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi launched an anti-smoking campaign called “Tak Nak”. You can now see this short and rhyming catch phrase “Tak Nak” everywhere – on billboards‚ posters‚ TV ads‚ and sometimes I even hear it on the radio. Though some people have criticised our government for setting aside a staggering sum of RM100 million
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Identify and Analyse Skills‚ Knowledge and Aptitudes Needed for Effective Management within the Cultural Sector Introduction The cultural sector is one of the most important industry in the world today. It has become a part of economy growth in many countries‚ having involvement from various creativity areas such as arts‚ advertising‚ media‚ design‚ and etc. Horkheimer and Adorno (2002) originally used the term cultural industries to refer to industrially produced commercial entertainment:
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The Role of Managers A manager of an organization has many roles within an organization. A manger can be seen as a leader who can identify change and recognize the many different ways to approach it. Some of the roles that a manager can play in the midst of changes are the director‚ navigator‚ caretaker‚ coach‚ interpreter‚ and nurturer (Palmer‚ Dunford‚ & Akin‚ Chapter 6‚ 2006). Each role has their individual perspective on the managing change. Similarly‚ each role has their individual perspective
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the world confronted with cultural diversity in the workplace. Incorporating well-structured discussion‚ the book demonstrates an excellent balance of theory and practical application‚ and takes an innovative angle on the analysis of host country managers’ undergoing culture shock. It will be topical reading for students across many disciplines: including cross-cultural studies‚ international business and tourism; as well as for professional organisations providing support
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