Brainscape Flashcard Demo

Question 1

video conferencing

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Using video and audio links along with computers to let people in different locations see, hear, and talk with one another.

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The belief that you do not control your destiny, and that external forces do.

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external locus of control

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functional manager

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These managers are responsible for just one organizational activity.

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entrepreneurship

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The process of taking risks to try to create a new organization.

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cloud computing

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The storing of software and data on gigantic collections of computers located away from a company’s principal site.

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These managers are responsible for several organizational activities.

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general manager

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The process of taking risks to try to create a new organization.

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entrepreneurship

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Using the internet to facilitate every aspect of running a business.

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e-business

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A group of people who work together to achieve some specific purpose.

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organization

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Someone who works inside an existing organization who sees an opportunity for a product or service and mobilizes the organization’s resources to try to realize it.

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intrapreneur

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sustainability

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Economic development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

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informational roles

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Roles that receive and communicate information. Three types of these roles include monitor, disseminator, and spokesperson.

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The implementing of systems and practices to increase the sharing of knowledge and information throughout an organization.

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knowledge management

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“high-touch” jobs

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Jobs that deal primarily with people rather than computer screens or voice response systems.

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databases

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Computerized collections of interrelated files.

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organization

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A group of people who work together to achieve some specific purpose.

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Economic development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

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sustainability

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e-business

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Using the internet to facilitate every aspect of running a business.

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Roles that interact with people inside and outside of their work units. Three types of these roles include figurehead, leader, and liaison activities.

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interpersonal roles

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middle managers

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These managers implement the policies and plans of the top managers above them and supervise and coordinate the activities of the first line managers below them.

Question 21

management process

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This process includes the following functions: planning organizing leading and controlling.

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soft skills

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Type of skills that consist of the ability to motivate, to inspire trust, and to communicate with others.

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knowledge management

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The implementing of systems and practices to increase the sharing of knowledge and information throughout an organization.

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To make the right decisions and to successfully carry them out so that they achieve the organization’s goals.

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effective

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These managers make short-term operating decisions, directing the daily tasks of non-material personnel.

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first line managers

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conceptual skills

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Type of skills that consist of the ability to think analytically to visualize organization as a whole and understand how the parts work together.

Question 27

e-commerce

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The buying and selling of goods or services over computer networks. Also called electronic commerce.

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Type of skills that consist of the ability to work well in cooperation with other people to get things done.

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human skills

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internal locus of control

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The belief that you control your own destiny.

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The ability of an organization to produce goods or services more effectively than competitors do, thereby outperforming them.

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competitive advantage

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Computerized collections of interrelated files.

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databases

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Quick messages exchanged among smartphones.

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texting

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Programs for planning and scheduling the people, costs, and resources to complete a project on time.

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project management software

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human skills

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Type of skills that consist of the ability to work well in cooperation with other people to get things done.

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Using video and audio links along with computers to let people in different locations see, hear, and talk with one another.

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video conferencing

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first line managers

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These managers make short-term operating decisions, directing the daily tasks of non-material personnel.

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Type of skills that consist of the ability to motivate, to inspire trust, and to communicate with others.

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soft skills

Question 38

email

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Electronic mail messages and documents transmitted over a computer network.

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intrapreneur

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Someone who works inside an existing organization who sees an opportunity for a product or service and mobilizes the organization's resources to try to realize it.

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Arranging tasks, people, and other resources to accomplish the work.

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organizing

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top managers

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These managers make long-term decisions about the overall direction of the organization and establish the objectives, policies, and strategies for it.

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The belief that you control your own destiny.

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internal locus of control

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Internet-based and mobile technologies (such as Facebook and Twitter) for generating interactive dialogue with others on a network.

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social media

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external locus of control

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The belief that you do not control your destiny, and that external forces do.

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leading

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Motivating, directing, and otherwise influencing people to work hard to achieve the organization's goals.

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management

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Defined as (1) the pursuit of organizational goals efficiently and effectively by (2) integrating the work of people group though (3) the planning organizing, leading, and controlling the organization's resources.

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Defined as (1) the pursuit of organizational goals efficiently and effectively by (2) integrating the work of people group though (3) the planning organizing, leading, and controlling the organization's resources.

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management

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innovation

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Finding ways to deliver new or better goods or services.

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Setting goals and deciding how to achieve them.

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planning

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Jobs that deal primarily with people rather than computer screens or voice response systems.

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“high-touch” jobs

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An experienced person who provides guidance to someone new and to the work world.

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mentor

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A newly created company designed to grow fast.

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start-up

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decisional roles

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Roles that use information to make decisions to solve problems or take advantage of opportunities. Four types of these roles include entrepreneur, disturbance handler, resource allocator, and negotiator.

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Motivating, directing, and otherwise influencing people to work hard to achieve the organization's goals.

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leading

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Using state-of-the-art computer software and hardware to help people work better together.

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collaborative computing

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This process includes the following functions: planning organizing leading and controlling.

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management process

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planning

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Setting goals and deciding how to achieve them.

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competitive advantage

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The ability of an organization to produce goods or services more effectively than competitors do, thereby outperforming them.

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effective

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To make the right decisions and to successfully carry them out so that they achieve the organization's goals.

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The discipline concerned with creating computer systems that simulate human reasoning and sensation.

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artificial intelligence (AI)

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Type of skills that consist of the job-specific knowledge needed to perform well in a specialized field.

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technical skills

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Type of skills that consist of the ability to think analytically to visualize organization as a whole and understand how the parts work together.

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conceptual skills

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interpersonal roles

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Roles that interact with people inside and outside of their work units. Three types of these roles include figurehead, leader, and liaison activities.

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social media

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Internet-based and mobile technologies (such as Facebook and Twitter) for generating interactive dialogue with others on a network.

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general manager

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These managers are responsible for several organizational activities.

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To use resources people money raw materials and the like wisely and cost-effectively.

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efficient

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controlling

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Monitoring performance, comparing it with goals, and taking corrective action as needed.

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artificial intelligence (AI)

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The discipline concerned with creating computer systems that simulate human reasoning and sensation.

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texting

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Quick messages exchanged among smartphones.

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The storing of software and data on gigantic collections of computers located away from a company's principal site.

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cloud computing

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Big Data

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Stores of data so vast that conventional database management systems cannot handle them.

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team leader

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These managers are responsible for facilitating team activities for the achievement of key results.

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collaborative computing

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Using state-of-the-art computer software and hardware to help people work better together.

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internet

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The global network of independently operating but interconnected computers, linking hundreds of thousands of smaller networks around the world.

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Monitoring performance, comparing it with goals, and taking corrective action as needed.

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controlling

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The buying and selling of goods or services over computer networks. Also called electronic commerce.

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e-commerce

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technical skills

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Type of skills that consist of the job-specific knowledge needed to perform well in a specialized field.

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Electronic mail messages and documents transmitted over a computer network.

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email

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Someone who sees a new opportunity for a product or service and launches a business to try to realize it.

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entrepreneur

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The global network of independently operating but interconnected computers, linking hundreds of thousands of smaller networks around the world.

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internet

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Working from home or remote location using a variety of information technologies (IT).

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telecommute

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start-up

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A newly created company designed to grow fast.

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mentor

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An experienced person who provides guidance to someone new and to the work world.

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telecommute

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Working from home or remote location using a variety of information technologies (IT).

Question 85

These managers make long-term decisions about the overall direction of the organization and establish the objectives, policies, and strategies for it.

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top managers

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project management software

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Programs for planning and scheduling the people, costs, and resources to complete a project on time.

Question 87

entrepreneur

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Someone who sees a new opportunity for a product or service and launches a business to try to realize it.

Question 88

Finding ways to deliver new or better goods or services.

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innovation

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These managers are responsible for facilitating team activities for the achievement of key results.

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team leader

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efficient

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To use resources people money raw materials and the like wisely and cost-effectively.

Question 91

Stores of data so vast that conventional database management systems cannot handle them.

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Big Data

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Roles that receive and communicate information. Three types of these roles include monitor, disseminator, and spokesperson.

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informational roles

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Roles that use information to make decisions to solve problems or take advantage of opportunities. Four types of these roles include entrepreneur, disturbance handler, resource allocator, and negotiator.

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decisional roles

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These managers are responsible for just one organizational activity.

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functional manager

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These managers implement the policies and plans of the top managers above them and supervise and coordinate the activities of the first line managers below them.

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middle managers

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organizing

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Arranging tasks, people, and other resources to accomplish the work.