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Assessment
Exam:
• A case study to solve a specific business problem
• A test of 15 questions
-> 50 points in total to gain from the exam
Your involvement in the course is assessed permanently
-> 50 points in total to gain from different individual and group tasks – e.g. 5 points – short presentation/10 points – group case study
Readings
• Please check the website (http://www.wz.uw.edu.pl/pracownicy/lista/magdalena-marczewska/materialy) for all the readings, presentations,case studies, etc. – Password: intro2017
• Bibliograpy– Robbins, S.P., DeCenzo, D.A. 2008. Fundamentals of Management. Essential Concepts and Application. Pearson Prentice Hall. – Jones, G. 2004. Organizational Theory, Design, and Change. Pearson Education International. – Mullins, L.J. 2005. Management and Organizational Behaviour. Prentice Hall.
Contact
• Office hours - Please check the website
• E-mail: [email protected]
-> e-mail to send assignments:
Managers work in…
• An organization – a systematic arrangement of people brought together to accomplish some specific purpose
• Three distinct features
– Has purpose (goals or set of goals)
– Has people or members
– Has a systematic structure
• Managers vs. operatives
Organizational levels
Management
• The process of getting things done, effectively and efficiently through and with other people
• Good management is concerned with both attaining goals and doing so as efficiently as possible
Efficiency and Effectiveness
Management processes
What do managers do? Is the manager’s job generic?
Managerial roles
• Specific categories of managerial behavior, often grouped under three primary headings:
– Interpersonal relationships,
– Transfer of information
– Decision making
• Mintzberg’s managerial roles
Mintzberg’s Managerial Roles -Interpersonal
Mintzberg’s Managerial Roles -Informational
Mintzberg’s Managerial Roles -Decisional
After the first lecture you shouldbe able to:
• Describe the difference between managers and operative employees
• Explain what is meant by the term management and differentiate between efficiency and effectiveness
• Describe four primary processes of management
• Summarize the essential roles performer by managers