The document summarizes management concepts from a student's engineering management coursework. It defines management as getting things done through the efforts of others to achieve organizational goals. It also describes management as a process that involves planning, organizing, directing, staffing, and controlling connected tasks to achieve objectives. Additionally, it notes that management is dynamic and must adapt to changing social, economic, and political conditions in order for an organization to succeed.
The document summarizes management concepts from a student's engineering management coursework. It defines management as getting things done through the efforts of others to achieve organizational goals. It also describes management as a process that involves planning, organizing, directing, staffing, and controlling connected tasks to achieve objectives. Additionally, it notes that management is dynamic and must adapt to changing social, economic, and political conditions in order for an organization to succeed.
The document summarizes management concepts from a student's engineering management coursework. It defines management as getting things done through the efforts of others to achieve organizational goals. It also describes management as a process that involves planning, organizing, directing, staffing, and controlling connected tasks to achieve objectives. Additionally, it notes that management is dynamic and must adapt to changing social, economic, and political conditions in order for an organization to succeed.
Management is getting things done through the efforts of other people‖-Lawrence
A. Appley It is said that by the efforts given by the people with tasks and roles in life, they have to manage every single detail. Because if there are no efforts showered upon, you can not call it as a Management. Management is the process of getting things done through the efforts of other people in order to achieve the predetermined objectives of organization.
Perform 2.6 Self-Assessment
A. Very short Answer Question. Ques.1 Explain the term management. It is a task given to an organization to achieve the rightful way and flow of workplace or business. Ques.2 Define management as an art. It has theoretical concepts and basic principles. It is based on creativity and practice. Personalized application.
B. Short Answer Questions.
Ques.1 Explain management as a Process A management process is, to put it simply, a clearly defined system for establishing objectives, organizing, and overseeing the execution of any operation. It consists of a group of connected tasks or actions required to achieve specific organizational goals. C. Long Answer Questions. Ques. 1 Explain the characteristics of Management. An essential aspect of management is to combine individual efforts and direct them towards achieving organizational goals. These goals differ from organization to organization. Management is a requirement and essential for the functioning of all kinds of organizations- social, economic or political. Without management, the processes of an organization would be chaotic and unordered. We now know that there are various functions of management. These are- planning, organizing, directing, staffing and controlling. As a matter of fact, a manager performs all these functions simultaneously.An organization consists of a large number of individuals having different reasons and purposes to join. Again these individual differ based on their needs and behaviour. An organization has to adapt to the environment in order to succeed. Thus management is dynamic in nature and adapts to the ever-changing social, economic and political conditions. Management cannot be touched or it isn’t tangible. However effective management can be easily felt. Evidently, if there is order instead of chaos within an organization, the employees are happy and the organizational goals are being organized it can be easily said that there exists good management. ACTIVITY 1.2 PAIR WORK. ( IDENTIFY THE NAME OF YOUR CLASSMATE YOU HAVE SELECTED IN THIS ACTIVITY)