Managing People
Publisher: Bookboon.com
Published: 2015
ISBN-13: 9788740309836
Table of contents: title: Content; title: 1. Meaning of management; title: 1.1. The evolution of management; title: 1.2. The provision of leadership; title: 1.3. The ‘technical’ and ‘human’ aspects of a manager’s job; title: 1.4. Management in business; title: 1.5. The place of management in modern world of commerce; title: 1.6. Types of enterprises; title: 1.7. Types of business units; title: 2. The functions of management; title: 2.1. Planning; title: 2.2. Organizing; title: 2.3. Coordinating; title: 2.4. Motivating; title: 2.5. Controlling; title: 2.6. Management in practice; title: 2.7. Managing change; title: 3. The responsibilities of management; title: 3.1. Meaning of responsibility in management; title: 3.2. Responsibility and rewards; title: 3.3. The meaning of authority; title: 3.4. Responsibilities towards the employing enterprise; title: 3.5. Responsibilities towards subordinates; title: 3.6. Responsibilities towards the community; title: 4. The delegation of responsibility; title: 4.1. The meaning of delegation; title: 4.2. The need for delegation; title: 4.3. Delegating responsibility in the right manner; title: 4.4. Benefits of delegation; title: 4.5. Authority; title: 4.6. Responsibility, authority and accountability; title: 4.7. Organizational structure of enterprises; title: 5. Communication in management; title: 5.1. The meaning of communication; title: 5.2. Importance of good communication; title: 5.3. Types of administrative communication; title: 5.4. Effective internal communication; title: 5.5. Effective external communication; title: 5.6. Effective communication skills; title: 5.7. Choosing paper on spoken word; title: 6. Planning and forecasting; title: 6.1. Planning; title: 6.2. Forecasting; title: 6.3. Budgeting and budgetary control; title: 6.4. Categories of budgets; title: 6.5. Budgetary control; title: 6.6. Manpower planning; title: 7. The management of personnel; title: 7.1. The ‘human resource’; title: 7.2. Recruitment of personnel; title: 7.3. Recruitment process; title: 7.4. Selection; title: 7.5. Induction; title: 7.6. Training and development; title: 8. The manager and subordinates; title: 8.1. Attributes of successful managers; title: 8.2. Importance of being ‘understanding’; title: 8.3. Disciplinary action; title: 8.4. Employee counseling and problem solving; title: 8.5. Equal opportunities policy; title: 8.6. Resignations; title: 8.7. Retirement; title: 9. Leadership and management; title: 9.1. Leadership; title: 9.2. Approaches to leadership; title: 9.3. Leadership styles; title: 9.4. Team building; title: 9.5. Theory of management; title: 9.6. Motivating; title: 9.7. Motivation strategies