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302 Manage key terms
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Conceptual Skills | The ability to see the "big picture " and think about how things will work together. |
| Controlling | The management function that monitors the work effort |
| Directing | The management function of providing guidance to workers and work projects . |
| Executive management | Top-level management |
| Financial resources | All the sources of money available to a business. |
| First-line management | Supervisors who work directly with the employees who carry out the business's routine work. |
| Goals | objectives |
| Human resources | People who work to produce good or services |
| Information | Knowledge, facts , or data |
| Interpersonal skills | The ability to communicate , interact , and build relationships with others . |
| Management | The process of coordinating resources to accomplish an organization's goals |
| Management function | Groups of activities related to management (i.e., planning , organizing , staffing, directing , and controlling ) |
| Manager | Individual whose job involves carrying out management functions . |
| Material Resources | Equipment and supplies used by businesses in their operation. |
| Mid-level management | Manager who report to top-level management and who have supervisors who report to them. |
| Middle management | Mid-level management |
| Organizing | The management function of setting up the way the business's work will be done . |
| Planning | The management function of deciding what will be done and how it will be accomplished . |
| Resources | Items that can be used to produce goods and service |
| Staffing | The management function of finding workers for the business. |
| Strategic planning | Long-range planning (three to five years) for the company as a whole . |
| Strategies | Plans of action for achieving goals and objectives . |
| Supervisory management | First-line management |
| Tactical planning | Short-range planning (one year) of specific actions the business will take . |
| Technical Skills | Ability to understand the specialized aspects of jobs |
| Top-level management | All managers who are responsible for the operation of the company or a business unit. |