The Need for a Management Model

Question 1

General Management as ‘corporate governance’

Answer 1

Navigation of an organization through complexity and dynamic change

Question 2

Management action

Answer 2

Characterized by the dynamics of change, complexity and the application of variable and situation-dependent reaction patterns; the “normal state”; “normal, unavoidable Management”

Question 3

Unpredictability as a normal state (“The normally calculated chaos”)

Answer 3

describes management action; in reality, managerial activity is by no means characterized by continuity, consistent planning and structure - it is more chaotic and complex

Question 4

Management models

Answer 4

can serve as a guide out of this “chaos”, here preferred in the form of holistic Management models that bundle the various action and decision dimensions of Management

Question 5

How do Management models help?

Answer 5

they provide a frame of reference in situations of uncertainty, reduce complexity, help to prioritize the relevant and less relevant, and form an organizational framework that shows logical and causal relationships

Question 6

A Management model is NOT…?

Answer 6

a “recipe book,” a collection of immediate practical recommendations for action or guidance on “right or wrong” decisions