Introduction to

Management and
Organization
Airotciv Ivy Blaise P. Mangawang, MBA
Learning Objectives
Introduce Management and Organization's
functions in general.
Discuss the primary functions of
management.
Identify the types of manager's and their
roles.
MODULE 1: TABLE OF CONTENTS
They define and discuss information and policies from top
management to lower management,

Introduction to Management and Organization

Primary Functions of Management

Types of Managers and their roles

Advantages of Managing People Well

Introduction to Management
What is Management?
"It is the achievement of organizational objectives
through people and other resources."

"It is a process of planning, organizing, staffing, leading,

and controlling resources to achieve specific objectives."
Management
Features
Management is a process; it uses
resources; and it aims to achieve specific
objectives.

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Management is a
process.
Planning

Organizing

Leading

Controlling
Management is a
uses resources.
People

Money

Material/machines

Time
Management aims
to achieve objectives
SPECIFIC, MEASURABLE, ATTAINABLE,
REALISTIC, TIME-BOUND
Perspectives in Management
Primary Functions of
Management
Decision Making
It is the process by which a decision-
maker determines the available
alternatives and chooses the best
solution that suits a given problem.

Planning
It is the process of establishing objectives
and suitable courses of action before
taking action.
Primary Functions of
Management
Organizing
It is the process of arranging an
organization's structure and coordinating
its managerial practices and use of
resources to achieve its goals.

Staffing
It is the process of recruiting, placing,
training, and developing personnel.
Primary Functions of
Management
Communicating
It refers to transferring information from
one communicator to another.

Motivating
It refers to the act of giving employees
reasons or incentives to work in order to
achieve organizational objectives.
Primary Functions of
Management
Leading
It is the process of directing and
influencing task-related activities of
organization members.
Controlling
It is the process of monitoring actual
organization activities to see that they
conform to planned activities and
correcting deviations or flaws.
What is a Manager?
He/She is the one who plans,
organizes, leads, and controls other
individuals in the process of
pursuing organizational goals.

He is the one responsible for

accomplishing the objectives of his
particular unit, which could be a
whole organization, a particular
department, or a work group.
 The Level of Managers
Managers function according to their level.

SUPERVISOR EMPLOYEE
CEO
THE MIDDLE LEVEL THE LOWER LEVEL
THE TOP LEVEL
 Types of Managers
Managers may be different from one another in terms of the work they do.

Line Managers Staff Managers Administrators

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They are directly concerned with They are in charge of units that They are managers working in
accomplishing the goals of the provide support to the line units. government or in nonprofit
organization. organizations.
Management Skills

Technical Skills Human Skills

Conceptual Skills
Technical Skills
It refers to the ability to use special
proficiencies or expertise in performing
specific tasks. They refer to the use of
tools, techniques, and specialized
knowledge.

Architech, Engineer, Financial Analyst

Professor, Writer, Artist

Human Skills
It refers to the ability to work well in
cooperation with other persons;
whether they are subordinates, peers,
or superiors.
Conceptual Skills
It refers to the ability of the manager to
see the organization as a whole and to
solve problems in ways that benefit the
total system. The manager with this skill
will have the capacity to perform the
following:

Identity problems and opportunities;

gather and interpret relevant

information

execute problem-solving decisions that

serve the organization's purpose.
 FIRST LINE MANAGERS MIDDLE MANAGERS TOP MANAGERS

Conceptual
Conceptual
Conceptual

Human

Human Human

Technical
Technical Technical

Management Skills at the Different Levels of Management

 Managerial Roles

Interpersonal Roles

Informational Roles

Decisional Roles
Interpersonal Roles
These are the roles the manager plays
when he interacts with others.
Figurehead - he acts as the symbolic
head of the organization and as a result,
he is expected to perform a number of
duties of a legal or social nature.
Leader - the manager is responsible for
the motivation and activation of
subordinates.
Liaison - the manager makes contacts
with individuals in and out of the
organization to facilitate the
accomplishment of work in his
department
Informational Roles
A very important aspect of the
manager's job is to receive and
communicate information.
Monitor - the manager is expected to
collect information that will be useful in
performing his job. This information is
shared whenever they are needed.
Disseminator - transmitting good and
relevant information for the benefits of
his subordinates.
Spokesperson - the manager tends to
speak with the outsiders seeking
information about the organization.
Decisional Roles
He must use the information he
processes to make decisions that solve
problems.
Entrepreneur - the manager searches
the organization and its environment for
opportunities and initiates projects to
bring about positive change.
Disturbance Handler - the manager is
expected to respond to such
unwelcome pressures by formulating
strategies and reviewing such
disturbances.
Resource Allocator - the manager is
responsible for the allocation of
organizational resources of all kinds
such as personnel, funds, machines, or
buildings and facilities to individual
employees or units.
What is an
Organization?
It is a collection of people working
together to achieve a common purpose.
In order to do this, people in a group
must interact, use knowledge and
techniques, and work together in
patterned relationships.
 ORGANIZATIONS

GOVERNMENT PRIVATE

CORPORATE NON-CORPORATE PROFIT SEEKING NOT-FOR-PROFIT

Technical

Types of Organization
Common Characteristics

Coordination of Effort

Common Goal or Purpose

Division of Labor

Hierarchy of Authority
Advantages of Managing
People Well
The organization becomes effective.
The organization becomes efficient.
The organization becomes sustainable.
References
• Medina, R. (2015). Business Organization and Management. Rex
Printing Company Inc., Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines

• Pereda, P. & Pereda, P. (2014). Principles of Management and

Organization. Mindshapers Co., Inc., Intramuros, Manila,
Philippines
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