management theory that identifies the most effective
What is administrative management
100
Management theory directed at organizational improvement through understanding employee motivation and behavior. Behavioral management is sometimes called human relations management.
behavioral management
100
The rivalry among companies for customers
What is business competition
100
Management theory that studies the way work is organized and the procedures used to complete a job in order to increase worker productivity.
What is classical management
100
Evaluating results to determine if the company’s objectives have been accomplished as planned.
What is controlling
200
A top-level manager who spends almost all of his or her time on management functions and decisions that affect the entire company.
What is executive
200
Carrying out plans and helping employees to work effectively
What is implementing
200
The era of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in which machine power replaced human and animal power in the production process leading to major business and social changes.
What is Industrial Revolution
200
The process of accomplishing the goals of an organization through the effective use of people and other resources.
What is management
200
The careful, objective study of management decisions and procedures in order to improve the operation of businesses and organizations.
What is management science
300
A carefully developed overall approach to leading an organization.
What is management strategy
300
Person who completes all four management functions on a regular basis and has authority over other jobs and people.
What is manager
300
A manager who completes all of the management functions, but spends most of the time completing specialized work in one management function or is responsible for a specific part of the company’s operations.
What is middle manager
300
Determining how plans can be accomplished most effectively and arranging resources to complete work.
What is organizing
300
Analyzing information and making decisions about what needs to be done.
What is planning
400
A total commitment by everyone in an organization to improve the quality of procedures and products by reducing waste, errors, and defects.
What is quality management
400
A manager whose main job is to direct the work of employees