CHAPTER 1 SUMMARY
Chapter 1 provides an overview of management and the manager’s job. It then identifies and describes various kinds of managers. Next, the chapter discusses basic managerial roles and skills. After an analysis of the nature of managerial work, the chapter examines the scope of management in profitseeking and not-for-profit organizations. In conclusion, the chapter addresses a variety of challenges facing managers today.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After covering this chapter, students should be able to:
1. Describe the nature of management, define management and managers, and characterize their importance to contemporary organizations.
2. Identify and briefly explain the four basic management functions in organizations.
3. Describe the kinds of managers found at different levels and in different areas of the organization.
4. Identify the basic managerial roles played by managers and the skills they need to be successful.
5. Discuss the science and the art of management, describe how people become managers, and summarize the scope of management in organizations.
6. Characterize the new workplace that is emerging in organizations today.
LECTURE SLIDES OF CHAPTER 1
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