QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS DETAILED
EXPLANATIONS VERIFIED
●● What is an organization?
Answer: Groups of people who work together to achieve a specific
purpose
●● Principal Functions of a Manager
Answer: Planning:
Set goals and decide how to achieve them
Organizing:
Arrange tasks, people, and other resources to achieve the goal
Leading:
Motivate, direct, and influence people to work to achieve the goals
Controlling:
Monitor performance and compare it with the goals. Take corrective
action when needed
, *ALL OF THESE ARE INFLUENCED BY ENVIRONMENT,
ETHICS, AND GLOBAL MANAGEMENT*
●● Levels and Areas of Management
Answer: Top Managers:
Make long term decisions
Middle Managers:
Implement the policies and plans of the top managers above them
First-Line Managers:
Make short-term operating decisions
Team Leader Responsible for facilitating team activities
Nonmanagerial Employees:
Either work alone on task or with others on a variety of teams
Areas of management are things like marketing, finance, and R&D
Different organizations that people are managers for