"To be or not to be"'" This is an important question for aspiring managers. Exactly what is the meaning of the word manager? What does a manager do? How does a manager go about getting the job done? What types of skills are needed? Unit 1 answers these questions. I think you will find that management is hard work, but work filled with potentially great rewards.
Unit 1 explains that managers' work in organizations. Organizations have goals, a structure to accomplish work, and people to get the work done. In essence, these are the ingredients of the management "recipe". This unit introduces you to two words that are related but different. These words are "efficiency" and "effectiveness." Pay special attention to these words as you read the unit because good management is concerned with attaining goals as efficiently as possible.
Luckily, you do not have to reinvent the wheel (or in our theme, revert to silent pictures). Management scholars have developed a four-step process for managing organizations. This four-step process includes planning and decision making, organizing, leading and controlling.
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