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Anglicky v odbornch pedmtech"Support of teaching technical subjects in EnglishTutorial: Business Academy

Topic: Introduction to Management

Prepared by: Ing. Adla Hrabcov

Projekt Anglicky v odbornch pedmtech, CZ.1.07/1.3.09/04.0002je spolufinancovn Evropskm socilnm fondem a sttnm rozpotem esk republiky.

MANAGEMENTThe word management might have several meanings:specific activity a profession or an activity in which a manager does not perform tasks by himself, but through other people subordinatesgroup of managers staff in the companys managementdiscipline an area of the study that deals with the establishment of procedures how to achieve the companys goals the most efficiently

2Literature offers a lot of definitions of management

Some of them emphasize the content of managerial work:

Management is a set of opinions, experiences, recommendations, approaches and methods that managers use to achieve specific activities (managerial functions) that are necessary to reach the organizations goals.Management definition

The other definitions emphasize the meaningfulness of management:

Management is the art to make people do what is necessary.

Another key factors of managerial activities:

Management is mobilizing and stimulating of all sources of the institution to achieve desired benefits.MANAGEMENT DEFINITION

Managerial functions are typical activities performed by managers.

Managerial functions are divided into four groups:

PlanningOrganizingLeadingControlling

Human resource managementis also considered as a component of managerial functions. Another managerial functions that deal with all already mentioned functions are decision-making function and communication.Managerial functions

5Planning a function that involves a process of defining goals, formulating strategies to achieve predetermined goals and plans for coordination and integration of particular activities.

Organizing a function that involves setting tasks, determination who will perform them when arranging into groups, who will pass on the reports or where the decisions will be made.

Leading a function of leading is a motivation of subordinates, influencing individuals or teams, selection of communication and management problems.

controlling a function of controlling is monitoring actual output, its comparing with standards and possibly searching for corrective measures.

PlanningOrganizingStaffingDirectingCOordinatingReportingBudgeting

Another classification of managerial functions is a system of POSDCORB.The author is an American L. Gulick. When he was 3O years old, he arranged a new way of managerial function.The name is an acronym from the initial letters of English names of each function.

QuestionsHow can you imagine the concept of management?

What meanings can this word acquire?

Name managerial functions.

Which managerial functions are cut across all functions?

What does the acronym POSDCORB mean?

Fill in following management definitions:

Management is the art to make people 1__________what is 2____________.

Management means 3___________ and stimulating of all 4___________of the institution to achieve 5____________.

Management is a set of opinions, 6________________, recommendations, 7_________________ that managers use to manage specific 8____________(managerial functions) that are 9_____________to achieve 10_________of the organization.

ROBBINS, S. P.; COULTER, M. Management. Pel. V. afakov. 1. vyd. Praha Grada Publishing, 2004. 600 s. ISBN 80-247-0495-1.

LEDNICK, V. Zklady managementu. 1. vydn. Ostrava: Akademie J. A. Komenskho, 2000. ISBN 80-7048-017-3.

VEBER, J., et al. Management: zklady, modern manaersk pstupy, vkonnost a prosperita. Praha: Management Press, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7261-200-0.

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