In this essay, we are going to focus our research on the organizational management, we are going to find out the roles of a manager in a typical organization, discuss some of the traits an individual should posses to be an effective manager and finally, we going to elaborate on how those traits fit the four functions of managements. While providing proper citing sources and professional references of all our finding.
We can start by saying that not everybody is cut out to be a manager and that some of us are put in this position by accident. To be a manager means that you have to be ready to get things done through others. According to Harold Koontz and Heinz and Weihrich, Management is "the process of designing and maintaining an environment in which individuals, working together in groups, efficiently accomplish selected aims." (Rao, 2010).Management is as old as human civilization and integral part of human life. ‘Management principles are practiced voluntarily or ‘involuntarily and consciously or subconsciously.
Moreover, people of all walks of life plan their activities before starting their work. Similarly, they organize different kinds of resources necessary for carrying out the activities, employ people or utilize their own and family members direct and lead people, coordinate all kinds of resources like people, money, material, machinery and knowledge resources in the process of performing activities. Further, we check and supervise whether we are doing the activities as planned. If, the activities are not happening in the planned manner, we take corrective measures. (Rao, 2010)
The role of a manager in a typical organization varied but the main one are planning, organizing, directing and controlling. A manager's ma...
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...organizational strategy. (Rao, 2010)
As we continued our researches we also found out some the traits that an effective manager should have in order to be successful in the workplace. Good Communication, Functional knowledge, Motivate & Inspire, Create a congenial Environment and Rewards & Recognition. Lastly we also learned how all four functions are very much related to all the traits a manager should have.
References
Jones, G., & George, J. (2011). Essentials of contemporary management. (4th, Ed.) Boston: McGraw-Hill Irwin.
Mintzberg, H., & James, R. M. (1988). The Manager's Job, The Strategy Process. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall.
Rao, P. S. (2010). Asford university Library. Retrieved July 15, 2011, from Principles and Practice of Management: http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ashford/docDetail.action?docID=10416059&p00=roles%20manager
Robbins, S.P. & Coulter, M. (2009) Management (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall
Kinicki, A. & Williams, B. (2012). Management: A Practical Introduction (6th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Irwin.
Robbins, S.P., Coulter, M. (2014). Management (12th ed.). New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc. [VitalSource bookshelf version]. Retrieved from http://devry.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781269550994/recent
Robbins, S.P., & Coulter, M. (2009). Management (10e ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Robbins, S., Decenzo, D., & Coulter, M. (2013). Fundamentals of management. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.
Jones, G. R., & George, J. M. (2011). Contemporary management. (7 ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
There is an endless list of skills that the managers should have in order to be effective, but the 4 basic skills that discussed by Robbins and Decenzo in their book are conceptual skills, interpersonal skills, technical skills (Katz 1974), and political skills (Pavett, Lau 1983). These skills will be discussed later in this essay together with their importance. Based on the above researches, a conclusion will be remarked in the end of the essay.
Robbins, S, DeCenzo, D, Coulter, M and Woods, M 2014, Management: The Essentials, 2nd ed, Pearson, Frenchs Forest, NSW.
Robbins, S.P., Decenzo, D.A., & Coulter, M. (2013). Fundamentals of management (8th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ. Prentice Hall.
Managers nowadays do not actually do what a manager really should do back in the eighties. Changes that occurred in the new economy, the increasing use of technology in business, and the effects of globalisation towards business world have led management into a whole new dimension. New managers are expected to be able to manage on an international scale, act strategically, utilize technology, establish values, and of course, act responsibly as well. (Crainer, 1998) Henry Mintzberg once asked, "What do managers do?" After conducting his research based on a study of five CEOs, he concluded that managerial work involves interpersonal role, decisional role and informational role. And the fact is that, managers get things done through other people. Therefore, managers are required to possess certain skills and competencies which allow them to play these roles effectively and efficiently throughout the four functions of management. (Mintzberg, 1998)
Robbins, S. P., & Coulter. M. (2014). Management (12th ed.). Retrieved from: Colorado Technical University eBook Collection database.
...In Too Many Bosses, Too Few Leaders, (Pashawaria, 2011) the author asks the question, “Of all the bosses you’ve had in your career, how many would you call truly great leaders? For the purpose of this question, a great leader is someone who inspired you to show up every morning and do your best possible work, someone who made you believe in yourself, someone who genuinely cared about your success, and someone whom you wanted to follow willingly.”
The world of business has undergone radical and dramatic changes in the last decade changes that present extraordinary challenges for the contemporary manager. A manager is an organizational member who is responsible for planning, organizing, leading, and controlling the activities of the organization so that the goals can be achieved. According to a widely referenced study by Henry Mintzberg, managers serve three primary roles: interpersonal, informational, and decision-making. Management is process of administrating and coordinating resources effectively and efficiently in an effort to achieve the goals of the organization.
In order to achieve the goals of the organisation, managers have to set goals and developed a workable plan to complete the goals. Organising is one of the processes to organise people, activities and other resource in a logical way (Davidson 2009). Through the organising
...sect. If the article identifies a seamless integration, between the three aspects, then, the article would have achieved its mandate. I feel that the author has achieved commendable results through the identification of the mindsets of effective management, however I feel that the author needs to emphasize on the need to combine the three factors. Instead, the author has emphasized on the mindset of effective management. In either case, effective management is all about mindset and not the capacity and environment. I believe that although different individuals are gifted differently, everyone can be an effective manager if given a chance.