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Unit 4: ManagementRe
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Accountability | the obligation to accept responsibility for the outcomes of assigned tasks |
| Centralized Organization | all major planning and decision making is done by a group of top managers in the business |
| Empowerment | letting workers decide how to perform their work tasks and offer and offer ideas on hoe to improve the work process |
| Executive | a top-level manager who spends almost all of his or her time on management functions |
| Flattened organization | one with fewer levels of management than traditional structures |
| Human Relations | how well people get along with each other when working together |
| Implementing | carrying out plans and helping employees work effectively |
| Leadership | the ability to influence individuals and groups to achieve organizational goals |
| Leadership Styles | the general way a manager treats and directs employees |
| Line Organization | all authority and responsibility may be traced in a direct line from the top executive down to the lowest employee level |
| Management | a person who completes all four management functions on a regular basis |
| Manager | the person who carries out all four management functions |
| Matrix Organization | Combines workers into temporary work teams to complete specific projects |
| Motivation | the set of factors that cause a person to act a certain way |
| Operational Planning | short term planning that identifies specific activities for each area if the business |
| Organizing | determining how plans can most effectively be accomplished |
| Planning | analyzing information and making decisions about what needs to be done |
| Policies | guidelines used in making decisions regarding specific recurring situations |
| Procedure | a list of steps to be followed for performing certain work |
| Responsibility | the obligation to do an assigned task |
| Self-Directed Team Work | a team in which members together are responsible for the work assigned to them |
| Span of Control | the number of employees who are directly supervised by one person |
| Standard | a specific measure by which something is jusdged |
| Strategic Planning | long term planning that provides broad goals and directions for the entire business |
| Accountability | the obligation to accept responsibility for the outcomes of assigned tasks |
| Centralized Organization | all major planning and decision making is done by a group of top managers in the business |
| Empowerment | letting workers decide how to perform their work tasks and offer and offer ideas on hoe to improve the work process |
| Executive | a top-level manager who spends almost all of his or her time on management functions |
| Flattened organization | one with fewer levels of management than traditional structures |
| Human Relations | how well people get along with each other when working together |
| Implementing | carrying out plans and helping employees work effectively |
| Leadership | the ability to influence individuals and groups to achieve organizational goals |
| Leadership Styles | the general way a manager treats and directs employees |
| Line Organization | all authority and responsibility may be traced in a direct line from the top executive down to the lowest employee level |
| Management | a person who completes all four management functions on a regular basis |
| Manager | the person who carries out all four management functions |
| Matrix Organization | Combines workers into temporary work teams to complete specific projects |
| Motivation | the set of factors that cause a person to act a certain way |
| Operational Planning | short term planning that identifies specific activities for each area if the business |
| Organizing | determining how plans can most effectively be accomplished |
| Planning | analyzing information and making decisions about what needs to be done |
| Policies | guidelines used in making decisions regarding specific recurring situations |
| Procedure | a list of steps to be followed for performing certain work |
| Responsibility | the obligation to do an assigned task |
| Self-Directed Team Work | a team in which members together are responsible for the work assigned to them |
| Span of Control | the number of employees who are directly supervised by one person |
| Standard | a specific measure by which something is jusdged |
| Strategic Planning | long term planning that provides broad goals and directions for the entire business |
| Supervisor | lowest level of management; oversees day-to-day operations |
| SWOT Analysis | and examination of an organizations internal strengths and weaknesses, as well as opportunities and threats form it's external environment |
| Unity of Command | means that no employee has more than one supervisor at a time |
| Variance | the difference between current performance and the standard |
| Work Team | a group of individuals who cooperate to achieve a common goal |