1. managing recourse's
1.1. purchasing
1.1.1. The purchasing manager negotiates deals for the supply and delivery of raw materials, equipment, supplies, and goods for resale
1.2. production
1.2.1. Production managers ensure that their business makes things it is supposed to make. They balance many from arranging for raw materials to be processed into a finished product to packaging and storing that final product
1.3. marketing and distributing
1.3.1. Marketing and distribution managers try to ensure that what the company produces gets sold. The marketing manager develops sales strategies, which include advertising, promotional activities, and publicity. The distribution manager focuses on sales, often attempting to improve product distribution through direct sales efforts.
1.4. research and development
1.4.1. Research and development (R&D) departments create new products or services, or come up with new and better ways to produce the same product or service. An R&D department's work is sometimes based on feedback from the marketplace.
1.5. finance
1.5.1. The comptroller, or manager of the financial department, is often an accountant. His or her major responsibilities are keeping records of the company's financial transactions and controlling the company's money, which includes setting the budget of each department along with the department manager.
2. ethical and behaviour management
2.1. management and employees
2.1.1. Ethics are important at all levels of a corporation. Managers need to lead by example-to be ethical role models. One of the ways they can do this is to treat their employees ethically. Managers need to provide fair pay, reasonable hours, vacations, and interesting work.
2.2. management and community
2.2.1. alot of factors can impact a business has on the local commmunity. Management makes daily ethical decisions that impact the local community. One such decision is to contribute charitable organizations. Such as the United Way, which improves lives and communities Collecting money for local charities and not-for-profit service organizations. In addition to organizing fundraising drives, many companies also support the United Way by sending any staff to work for the organization while being paid by the company.
2.3. management and environment
2.3.1. In their homes, most people participate in environmentally friendly practices, such as recycling. But these practices also need to be used in businesses. Companies need to consider the impact of their decisions on the environment and minimize environmental damage. This can happen in many ways. Companies should construct factories and offices that use green building materials, have guidelines for energy conservation, and avoid polluting.
3. teamwork in companies
3.1. types of teams
3.1.1. committee
3.1.1.1. made up of people from different areas who do ingoing work on a specific task
3.1.2. task force
3.1.2.1. is established to complete a specific task, after which is disbanded
3.1.3. cross functional team
3.1.3.1. has members form different functional areas.
3.1.4. self managed work team
3.1.4.1. has no official leader. these teams manage there own hiring, training, developing, and scheduling.
3.1.5. virtual team
3.1.5.1. works together across long distances through computer communication instead of face to face meetings.
3.1.6. unformal team
3.1.6.1. not put together by management but forms naturally.
4. leadership styles
4.1. autocratic leadership
4.1.1. The autocratic leader takes control of the situation does not allow employees to participate in decision making. This type of leadership works when decisions need to be made quickly, when additional input from others would no the change that decision, and when unpopular decisions such as laying off employees need to be made.
4.2. laissez-faire leadership
4.2.1. The laissez-faire leader leaves employees alone to do their job. This is appropriate when employees are mature and have years of experience. However, all employees need direction, guidance and motivation from time to time, and all need to believe their input is valued.
4.3. democratic leadership
4.3.1. The democratic leader provides opportunities for employees to contribute to the decision-making process. Employees provide information, and creativity to the department's goals. This leadership style encourages staff, recognizes achievement, and increases team spirit and morale.
5. how management funtions
5.1. planning
5.1.1. Planning is the process of setting realistic goals for a business both short-term and long-term and deciding how best to achieve them. Goals are occasionally social and always economic.
5.1.1.1. The long-term economic goal of any business is to maximize profits.
5.1.1.2. Short-term goals are often expressed as a sales or income target
5.2. orgnaizing
5.2.1. Organizing is arranging people and tasks to carry out the business's plans. Each department within a company has its own manager, who is responsible for organizing the department.The manager hires the employees and also writes job descriptions for each member of the department so each employee is aware of his or her role
5.2.1.1. Many companies are organized into three levels of management. To see how levels of management are connected, imagine a company that is looking for ways to expand.
5.2.1.1.1. The upper management determines that setting up a factory in China will allow the company to increase sales by taking advantage of China's growing population.
5.2.1.1.2. The middle management is responsible for building and running the factory.
5.2.1.1.3. The lower management hires operating workers and is responsible for the day-to-day running of the factory.
5.3. leading
5.3.1. motivating
5.3.1.1. Managers motivate workers to do their best work at all times. There many ways to increase motivation. Compensation can be motivating factor. Some employees work harder to receive an increase in pay, or promotion.
5.3.2. communicating
5.3.2.1. Leading means letting them know what needs to be done. A good leader communicates directions, urgency, corporate values, plans, and goals clearly and effectively.
5.4. controlling
5.4.1. ontrolling is the method managers use to increase, maintain, or decrease the resources they are allocated. Activities involved in controlling include employee discipline, performance appraisals, and budgeting.