Module 7: Organizational Management P3

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illustrates groupings and relationships of positions and functions
Organizational Chart
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determine duties, responsibilities, working conditions, relationships of and
between jobs and qualifications of employees
Job Analysis
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explain what the job is, specific duties and responsibilities covered and the
working conditions to accomplish work
Job Description
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describes the amount of various qualifications the job holder must possess in
order to perform their work adequately
Job Specification
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outline of work to be done by an individual with stated procedures and time
requirements for his/her duties
Work Schedule
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step by step guide in instructing a person to do a job, citing key points
Job Breakdown
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the activity of trying to influence people to strive willingly to attain goals and plans of the organization
Leadership
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the function of running the organization from a conceptual or policy point of view
Management
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Goals Concerned
Managers:
Leaders:
Managers: Organizational Goals
Leaders: Personal Goals
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Derive power from?
Managers:
Leaders:
Managers: From their position
Leaders: Through personal relationships
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Main characteristic
Managers:
Leaders:
Managers: Have strong instinct of survival
Leaders: Risk-takers
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is the sum of energizing forces internal (individual) and external (organizational) to an individual that results in behavior
Motivation
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is motivated by his or her desire to satisfy specific needs. These needs are arranged in a hierarchical order
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
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holds that an organization offers an individual the opportunity to satisfy three needs: the need for power, the need for achievement, and the need for affiliation
Achievement Motivation Theory
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purports that factors such as achievement, recognition, responsibility, opportunity for advancement, and the work itself are all motivators,
whereas factors such as the company policies, supervision, salary, working conditions, and interpersonal relations are hygiene factors
Motivation-hygiene theory
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is that people will perform in order to receive rewards and avoid punishment.
Operant Conditioning
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Theory that states motivation is a function of the person’s ability to accomplish
the task and his or her desire to do so
Expectancy Theory
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Popular theory in the early 1900s,concerned primarily with the “best”
method and “right” wage for a job
Scientific Management Approach
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consideration of the individual and an understanding of why people work
Human Relations Approach
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The traditional set of managerial assumptions that employees have an inherent dislike of work and will avoid it if possible
Theory X
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The attitude held by the managers of the 1960s and 1970s that employees, under the proper conditions, will seek and accept responsibility, be motivated to achieve organizational objectives, andwill exercise creativity and imagination in solving organization problems
Theory Y
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Effectiveness of a leader is a function of the individual leader, the subordinate, socioeconomic interests, and situational variables
Situational Management
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holds that there is no one “best” style of leadership but that style must be adjusted to fit the situation.
Contingency Theories of Leadership
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knowledge of the entire organization and how it is coordinated; knowledge of its
information and records systems; and ability to plan and control work
Administrative Skills
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should be kept operating, maintained and abuse of use is prevented
Facilities and equipment
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- heat, light, ACU, electricity, water, gas
- measure of effectiveness: conservation
Energy, power and utilities
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- food, packaging, other supplies
- measure of effectiveness: minimization of waste and utilization of scraps
Materials and supplies
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work force; productivity is the measure of effectiveness
Human resource
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- includes operating manuals, specification sheets, work checklists, etc
- data should be well-utilized and know-how is attained
Information
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measured in terms of company savings, expenses and profit
Money
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set by higher mgt; expected to be in operation for 1-5 years
Long-range plans
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concern of supervisors; good for 1 year or less
Short-range plans
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activities that do not change from year to year; includes employment practices, SOPs, etc.
Standing plans
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used once, then revised; budget, schedule
Single-use plans
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make sure that output quantities measure up
Output control
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ensure that final products or services live up to their quality standards
Quality control
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meet certain deadlines or live w/in a time constraint
Time control
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inventory control (raw material and finished product)
Material control
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final crunch; avoid overages (people, product, etc.)
Cost control
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individual or group focused
Employee performance control
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What is the administrative hierarchy from top to bottom?
Executives
Middle Managers
Supervisors
Non-Managerial Employees
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