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INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT

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Chapter 1

INTRODUCTIONTO MANAGEMENT

AND ORGANIZATIONS

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Learning Objectives

• You should learn to:– Explain what a manager is and how the role of a

manager has changed– Define management– Distinguish between efficiency and effectiveness– Describe the basic management functions and the

management process– Identify the roles performed by managers

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Learning Objectives (cont.)

• You should learn to:– Describe the skills managers need– Explain what managers do using the systems

perspective– Identify what managers do using the

contingency perspective– Describe what an organization is and how the

concept of an organization has changed– Explain the value of studying management

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Who are they

Dwi SuciptoCEO PT Semen Gresik

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Rector for University

President for Republic

Director for Company

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Who are they Dwi SuciptoCEO PT Semen Gresik

Who are they

Who Are Managers?

• Manager

– someone who works with and through other people by coordinating their work activities in order to accomplish organizational goals– changing nature of organizations and work has

blurred the clear lines of distinction between managers and non-managerial employees

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President

MinisterFor Internal

Affairs

Who Are Managers? (cont.)• Managerial Titles– First-line managers - manage the work of non-

managerial individuals who are directly involved with the production or creation of the organization’s products

– Middle managers - all managers between the first-line level and the top level of the organization• manage the first-line managers

– Top managers - responsible for making organization-wide decisions and establishing the plans and goals that affect the entire organization

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Organizational Levels

Non-managerial Employees

TopManagers

MiddleManagers

First-lineManagers

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What Is Management?• Management

– the process of coordinating work activities so that they are completed efficiently and effectively with and through other people–elements of definition• Process - represents ongoing functions or

primary activities engaged in by managers• Coordinating - distinguishes a managerial

position from a non-managerial one

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What is Management? (cont.)• Management (cont.)– elements of definition• Efficiency - getting the most output from the least

amount of inputs–“doing things right”–concerned with means

• Effectiveness - completing activities so that organizational goals are attained–“doing the right things” –concerned with ends

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Efficiency and Effectiveness in Management

Management Strives For:Low resource waste (high efficiency)

High goal attainment (high effectiveness)

ResourceUsage

Efficiency (Means)

GoalAttainment

Effectiveness (Ends)

Low Waste High Attainment

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What Do Managers Do?• Management Functions and Process– most useful conceptualization of the manager’s job– Planning - defining goals, establishing strategies for

achieving those goals, and developing plans to integrate and coordinate activities

– Organizing - determining what tasks are to be done, who is to do them, how the tasks are to be grouped, who reports to whom, and where decisions are made

– Leading - directing and motivating all involved parties and dealing with employee behavior issues

– Controlling - monitoring activities to ensure that they are going as planned

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What Do Managers Do? (cont.)

• Management Functions and Process (cont.)–Management process• set of ongoing decisions and work activities in

which managers engage as they plan, organize, lead, and control•managerial activities are usually done in a

continuous manner

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What Do Managers Do? (cont.)• Management Roles – specific categories of managerial behavior• Interpersonal - involve people and duties that

are ceremonial and symbolic in nature• Informational - receiving, collecting, and

disseminating information• Decisional - revolve around making choices

–emphasis that managers give to the various roles seems to change with their organizational level

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EXHIBIT 1.4: MINTZBERG’S MANAGERIAL ROLES

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What Do Managers Do? (cont.)• Management Skills– Technical - knowledge of and proficiency in a certain

specialized field– Human - ability to work well with other people both

individually and in a group– Conceptual - ability to think and to conceptualize about

abstract and complex situations• see the organization as a whole• understand the relationships among subunits• visualize how the organization fits into its broader environment

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EXHIBIT 1.5: SKILLS NEEDED AT DIFFERENT MANAGEMENT LEVELS

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What Do Managers Do? (cont.)• Managing Systems– System - a set of interrelated and interdependent parts

arranged in a manner that produces a unified whole• provides a more general and broader picture of what

managers do than the other perspectives provide– Closed system - not influenced by and do not interact

with their environment– Open system - dramatically interact with their

environment• organizations - take in inputs from their environments

– transform or process inputs into outputs– outputs are distributed into the environment

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System

The Organization As An Open System

TransformationEmployee’s work activitiesManagement activitiesTechnology and operations methods

OutputsInputsRaw materials

Human resourcesCapital

TechnologyInformation

Products and servicesFinancial results

InformationHuman results

Environment

Environment

Feedback

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What Do Managers Do? (cont.)

• Managing Systems (cont.)–managers must• coordinate various work activities• ensure that interdependent parts work

together• recognize and understand the impact of

various external factors –decisions and actions taken in one

organizational area will affect other areas and vice versa

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What Do Managers Do? (cont.)• Managing in Different and Changing Situations– require managers to use different approaches

and techniques–Contingency perspective - different ways of

managing are required in different organizations and different circumstances• stresses that there are no simplistic or

universal rules• contingency variable

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EXHIBIT 1.8: POPULAR CONTINGENCY VARIABLES

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What Is An Organization?• Organization– a deliberate arrangement of people to accomplish some

specific purpose• elements of definition

– each organization has a distinct purpose– each organization is composed of people– all organizations develop some deliberate structure

– today’s organizations have adopted:• flexible work arrangements• open communications• greater responsiveness to changes

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EXHIBIT 1.10: THE CHANGING ORGANIZATION

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Why Study Management?• Universality of Management–management is needed • in all types and sizes of organizations• at all organizational levels• in all work areas

–management functions must be performed in all organizations• consequently, have vested interest in

improving management

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EXHIBIT 1.11: UNIVERSAL NEED FOR MANAGEMENT

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Why Study Management? (cont.)• The Reality of Work–most people have some managerial

responsibilities–most people work for a manager

Challenges of Being a Manager- being a manager is hard work- must deal with a variety of personalities- must motivate workers in the face of uncertainty

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Why Study Management? (cont.)• Rewards of Being a Manager– create an environment that allows others to do

their best work–provide opportunities to think creatively–help others find meaning and fulfillment–meet and work with a variety of people

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Conclusions

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