General
what is managment?
the organization and coordination of the activities in a business in order to achieve an objective or goal
The role of a research and development department is to come up with new products and to improve certain products
what is the job of the marketing and distribution manager
The job of a marketing and distribution manager is to make sure that the product is selling what needs to be sold
what is leading?
leading employees towards acheiving objectives
how is control used?
Managers use controlling to increase, maintain or decrease the resources they are allocating.
what are the different levels of managment
upper
middle
lower
what are surveys used for?
they will conduct surveys for consumers to help them improve on their products
what are sales strategies
advertising, promotional activities, and publicity
activies involved
Involves activities such as leading teams, managing conflict and stress and even more
what are the activites of control?
Employee discipline
Performance appraisal
Budgeting
what do managers do?
Managers get things done by directing other individuals and teams. They are responsible for their employees and must ensure their project or goal is completed smoothly.
what reports are made by this department
they make reports for the purchasing, production, and marketing managers that help the managers to make improvements to what their departments are doing
through direct and indirect efforts
Ways to motivate include compensation, promotion, appreciation from managers, etc.
who arranges and coordinates plant maintenance, shift scheduling, machinery repair, and technological improvements
the production manager
what do purschasing managers do?
Purchasing managers negotiate deals for the supply and delivery of raw materials. Purchasing managers help companies save money by negotiating they help companies save up to thousands of dollars
what is feedback crucial for this department?
The research and development department will work with the feedback from consumers that have used the product
what does the distribution manager focus on?
The distribution manager focuses on sales, and finds how to improve the distribution of the product to sell more product
true of false?
communication is not important in leading?
false,
A leader communicates with their employees to give directions, urgency, corporate values, plans and goals clearly and effective
what are the managers in a company?
Purchasing
Production
Marketing
Research and Development
Finance
what is a comptroller
an accountant that is incharge of the finance department
why is this department important in managment
they help to discover what/how the consumers would like to improve and change the product
true or false?
the marketing manager and distribution manager must be differnt people
false,
The marketing manager can also be the distribution manager
what is participative planning?
Some businesses allow employees to direct the training, promotion and dismissal of other employees. This is called participative planning.
what is based around budget?
The number of employees in a department, the amount of money the department receives and the extent of its of its physical supplies are all based on the budget it is given