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302 Manage This
Objective 302
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Conceptual Skills | the ability to see the "bigger 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 resources 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 goods and services |
| Information | knowledge, facts, or data |
| Interpersonal skills | the ability to communicate, interact, and build relationships wit other |
| Management | the process of coordinating resources to accomplish an organization's goal |
| Management function | groups of activities related to management |
| Manager | individual whose job involve carrying out management functions |
| Material resources | equipment and supplies used by businesses in their opinions |
| Mid-level management | managers 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 business's work will be done |
| Planning | the management function of deciding what will be done and it will be accomplished |
| Resources | items that can be used to produce goods and services |
| Staffing | the management function of finding workers for the business |
| Strategic planning | long-range planning of specific actions the business will take |
| Strategies | plans of action for achieving goal and objectives |
| Supervisory management | first-line management |
| Tactical planning | short-range planning 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 |