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The document discusses definitions and key concepts related to management. It defines management as getting work done through others effectively and efficiently. The primary functions of management are described as planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Planning involves setting goals and strategies, organizing is determining tasks and allocating resources, leading is motivating employees, and controlling is monitoring performance. These functions are interrelated and simultaneous, with the time spent on each varying by management level. Effective management requires a combination of technical, conceptual, and human skills.

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The document discusses definitions and key concepts related to management. It defines management as getting work done through others effectively and efficiently. The primary functions of management are described as planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Planning involves setting goals and strategies, organizing is determining tasks and allocating resources, leading is motivating employees, and controlling is monitoring performance. These functions are interrelated and simultaneous, with the time spent on each varying by management level. Effective management requires a combination of technical, conceptual, and human skills.

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What is Management?

 Management means getting things done


through other people effectively and
efficiently.
Stephen Robbins

 Thus, the primary job of all managers is to


get things done, effectively & efficiently
through other people.
 Effectiveness is the ability to determine
appropriate objectives. It means doing the
right things.

 Efficiency is the ability to minimize the use


of resources in achieving organizational
objectives. It means doing things right.
 Effectiveness is the key to organization’s
success. Before we can focus on doing things
efficiently, we need to be sure we have
found the right things to do.
Peter Drucker
Management Functions
 Management Functions
 Planning
 Organizing
 Commanding
 Coordinating
 Controlling

Henri Fayol
 In modern literature, all the management
functions have been broadly clubbed as:
 Planning
 Organizing
 Leading
 Controlling
 Planning – defining an organization’s goals,
establishing an overall strategy for achieving
those goals, and developing a comprehensive set
of plans to integrate and coordinate activities.

 In simple terms, planning is the process of


establishing goals and a suitable course of action
for achieving those goals.
 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 to be made.

 Thus,it is the process of arranging and allocating


work, authority, and resources among
organizational members so that they can achieve
the organizational goals.
 Leading – motivating employees, directing the
activities of others, and resolving conflicts
among members.

 In other words, it is the process of directing,


influencing and motivating employees to perform
essential tasks and thereby achieve the
organizational goals.
 Controlling – ensuring that things are going
as they should, monitoring performance and
correcting in case of significant deviations.

 In simple terms, controlling is the process of


ensuring that actual activities conform to
planned activities.
 Thus, in reply to the question as to “What
managers do?”, we can say that all
managers plan, organize, lead and
control.

 It is to be noted, however, that the


percentage of time allocated to the
various functions differs with the
different levels of management.
Management: An Interactive Process

Planning:
Managers use
logic and
methods to
think through
goals & actions
Controlling Organizing
Managers make sure an Managers arrange and
organization is moving allocate work authority
towards organizational and resources to
goals Leading achieve organizational
goals
Managers direct,
influence and
motivate employees
to achieve the goals
 Thus, in practice, the management
process does not involve four separate or
loosely related sets of activities but a
group of interrelated functions.

 Planning, organizing, leading and


controlling are the simultaneous and
interconnected actions that keep
managers busy.
 Thus, on the basis of functions:

 Management may be defined as the


process of planning, organizing, leading
and controlling the work of organization
members and of using all available
organizational resources to reach stated
organizational goals.
Stoner, Freeman & Gilbert
Henry Mintzberg
Robert Katz
 Technical Skills – the ability to apply the
procedures, techniques and knowledge of a
specialized field.

 Conceptual Skills – the ability to analyze and


diagnose complex situations.
 Human Skills – the ability to work with,
understand, and motivate other people, both
individually and in groups.

 For a manager, technical and conceptual


skills are essential but human skills are

CRITICAL.

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