Functions in Management
What are the 4 functions in management.
What is planning, organizing, implementing, and controlling?
This type of team autonomously solves problems without the need for a formal manager.
What is a self-managing team?
Define the letters in SMART Goals.
What are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time bound?
This is the first element in the POLC management function framework.
What is planning?
Which function involves motivating employees.
What is leading?
This type of team comes together to perform a specific activity and disbands once that activity is complete.
What is a task force?
Measures by which employees are evaluated.
What are performance metrics, standards, or goals?
What is the most important aspect and what managers should focus on the most in an organization?
People
Type of organization chart that details who an employee reports to.
What is a hierarchical or line organization chart?
This function is responsible for creating a detailed action plan aimed at some organizational goal
What is planning?
This type of team works best for software design or when team members are located in different parts of the world.
Financial plans to help managers control costs.
What are budgets?
Double Jeopardy---points double---worth $600 This company was discussed in class and has the following mission statement: “We're in business to save our home planet.”
What is Patagonia?
An organizational structure where someone could potentially have two bosses and report to someone based on geography and to another person based on product.
What is a matrix structure?
Which function deals with measuring performance, comparing present performance with standards, identifying deviations from standards, and taking corrective action.
What is controlling?
Double Jeopardy---worth 800 points What are the 5 stages of team development?
Forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning
A weekly report detailing the times each employee will work.
What is a work schedule?
The name of this class
What is Principles of Management?
Two general types of employee motivation
What are Intrinsic & Extrinsic?
List all management functions and what they mean.
What is Planning - what objectives to pursue and what to do to achieve those objectives. Organizing - assigning activities, and providing the authority necessary to carry out the activities. Leading - guiding employee work toward achieving the company's goals. Controlling - performance against objectives, determining the causes of deviations, and taking corrective action where necessary.
The stage of team development that involves setting standards and guidelines for how the team will function.
What is norming?
This type of planning occurs at the very top level of the organization.
What is strategic planning?
These are guidelines used in decision making.
What are policies?
Name one part of a managers job that relates to human relations.
Staffing, Employee Evaluations, Self Awareness, Communication, Team Building, Job Satisfaction