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What is Management?

The Word Manage is from italian maneggiare meaning to handle. It traces back to the latin word manus or hand.
Manage - The Operations of war and used in the general sense of taking control, taking charge, or Directing

Management
Indicate the process for managing, training and directing. It was first applied to sports, housekeeping and government and business The process by which managers create, direct, maintain and operate purposive organizations through coordinated, cooperative human effort. (McFarland) The process of acquiring and combining human, financial, informational and physical resources is to attain the organizations primary goal of producing product or services desire by some segment of society. (Pringle, Jennings and Longnecker)

4 Important uses of the word Management


An organizational or administrative process
A science, discipline or art The group of people running an organization An occupational career

Management Levels
The term Levels of Management refers to a line of demarcation between various managerial positions in an organization. The number of levels in management increases when the size of the business and work force increases and vice versa. The level of management determines a chain of command, the amount of authority & status enjoyed by any managerial position.

Management Levels

Top Managers Middle Managers First Line Managers

Administrative level

Executory
Low level / Supervisory / Operative /

First Line Managers


Lower level is also known as supervisory / operative level of management. It consists of supervisors, foreman, section officers, superintendent etc. According to R.C. Davis, Supervisory management refers to those executives whose work has to be largely with personal oversight and direction of operative employees. In other words, they are concerned with direction and controlling function of management. Their activities include Assigning of jobs and tasks to various workers. They guide and instruct workers for day to day activities. They are responsible for the quality as well as quantity of production. They are also entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining good relation in the organization.

They communicate workers problems, suggestions, and recommendatory appeals etc to the higher level and higher level goals and objectives to the workers. They help to solve the grievances of the workers. They supervise & guide the sub-ordinates. They are responsible for providing training to the workers. They arrange necessary materials, machines, tools etc for getting the things done. They prepare periodical reports about the performance of the workers. They ensure discipline in the enterprise. They motivate workers.

They are the image builders of the enterprise because they are in direct contact with the workers.

Management Levels

Top Managers Middle Managers First Line Managers

Administrative level

Executory
Low level / Supervisory / Operative /

Middle Managers
The branch managers and departmental managers constitute middle level. They are responsible to the top management for the functioning of their department. They devote more time to organizational and directional functions. In small organization, there is only one layer of middle level of management but in big enterprises, there may be senior and junior middle level management. They execute the plans of the organization in accordance with the policies and directives of the top management. They make plans for the sub-units of the organization.

They participate in employment & training of lower level management. They interpret and explain policies from top level management to lower level. They are responsible for coordinating the activities within the division or department.

It also sends important reports and other important data to top level management.
They evaluate performance of junior managers.

They are also responsible for inspiring lower level managers towards better performance.

Management Levels

Top Managers Middle Managers First Line Managers

Administrative level

Executory
Low level / Supervisory / Operative /

Top Managers
It consists of board of directors, chief executive or managing director. The top management is the ultimate source of authority and it manages goals and policies for an enterprise. It devotes more time on planning and coordinating functions.

The role of the top management can be summarized as follows Top management lays down the objectives and broad policies of the enterprise. It issues necessary instructions for preparation of department budgets, procedures, schedules etc. It prepares strategic plans & policies for the enterprise. It appoints the executive for middle level i.e. departmental managers. It controls & coordinates the activities of all the departments. It is also responsible for maintaining a contact with the outside world. It provides guidance and direction. The top management is also responsible towards the shareholders for the performance of the enterprise.

3 Types of Managerial Skills


Conceptual Skills - Skills practiced by the group supervised. The lowest

level of manager has the greatest need for technical


skills since they are directly supervising the people that are doing the technical work Technical Skills

- important at every management level since every


manager achieves results through the efforts of other people. Interpersonal Skills - Represent the ability to see the forest in spite of the trees. To discern the critical factors that will determine an organizations success or failure.

General Principles of Management


Planning is deciding what to do, how to do and who is to do it Organizing part of managing that involves establishing an intentional structure of roles for people to fill an enterprise Staffing involves filling and keeping filled, the positions in the organization structure Leading influencing people to strive willingly enthusiastically towards the achievement of organization and group goals. It has to do predominantly with the interpersonal aspect of managing Controlling measuring ad correcting of activities of subordinates to ensure the events conforms of plans.

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