Sem2 Management and Organisation Behavior

The organization that embraces the decisions and actions involved in bringing people and other resources together to achieve some purpose is ...

• Organization

• Control

• Management

• Business

A collection of people working together to achieve a common purpose is...

• Enterprise

• Organization

• Staff

• Football team

What is the purpose of the organization?

• The purpose of any organization is to provide useful goods and/or services that return value to society and satisfy customer needs in order to justify continued existence.

• The purpose of any organization is to provide useful goods and/or services that will bring profits to organization.

• The purpose of any organization is to develop new products and services that no longer existed in the market.

Define ‘manager’.

• A manager is a person who controls the flow of money inside organization.

• A manager is a person who supports and is responsible for the work of others.

• A manager is a person who inspires others to accomplish a goal.

• A manager is a person who controls the process.

What are H. Fayol’s five functions of the managers’? Explain at least each role from Fayol.

• Planning, Organizing, Coordinating, Directing, Controlling.

• Setting, Developing, Harmony, Individuals, Synergy.

• Coordinating, Developing, Individuals, Controlling.

• Controlling, Performance, Corrections, Planning, Standards.

Ensuring that the sales department does not exceed its budget.

• Control

• Plan

• Command

• Organise

Decide which products will form the main thrust of advertising during the next financial year.

• Command

• Plan

• Organise

• Coordinate

Ensure that new working practices are communicated to the workforce.

• Organise

• Control

• Plan

• Command

Ensure that the sales department liaises with production on delivery dates.

• Coordinate

• Command

• Organise

• Plan

Changing work schedules to reduce idle time.

• Coordinate

• Organise

• Command

• Plan