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The four functions of management are

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Planning
Organising
Leading
Controlling

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What is management?

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Attainment of organisational goals
In an effective and efficient manner
Through POLC organisational resources

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What is planning?

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Where the organisation wants to be
Defining goals for future organisational performance

How to get there
Deciding on tasks
Use of resources

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What is organising?

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Assigning tasks
Grouping tasks into departments
Allocating resources to departments

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What is leading?

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Influence to motivate

Employees to achieve organisations goals

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What is controlling?

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Monitoring employees activities
Keeping organisation on track toward its goals
Making corrections as needed

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What is organisational performance?

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Attainment of organisational goals by using resources in an effective and efficient manner

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What is organisational effectiveness?

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The degree to which an organisation achieves a stated goal (results)

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What is organisational efficiency?

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Amount of resources used to achieve an organisational goal

Concerned with means

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The management skills are

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Conceptual skills
Human skills
Technical skills

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What is conceptual skill?

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Cognitive ability to see
Organisation as a whole
To see relationship among its parts

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Conceptual skills require

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Thinking skills
Planning skills
Analytical skills

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What is human skill?

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Ability to work with and through other people

To work effectively as a group member

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Human skills include

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Ability to 
motivate
Facilitate 
Coordinate
Lead
Communicate
Resolve conflicts
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What is technical skill?

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Understanding of
Proficiency in
Performance of specific tasks

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Technical skills differ in jobs as

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Specific methods or techniques are required

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Management can be classified into 3 levels

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Top
Middle
First line

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At lower levels of management, the most important skill is

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Technical skills

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At higher levels, the most important skill is

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Conceptual

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Human skills is important at

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All levels because they must get work done throughout u people