MGT 3200 Lecture : JAN 26 NOTES
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A: fuctional managers increase in prevalence as one ascends the. B: functional managers typically are experts in a particular area of activity. Managerial roles: these roles arise from the manager"s authority and status within the company. Authority status interpersonal roles informational roles decisional roles. Managerial skills: technical skills, this skill is most important for lower levels of management, the higher you go in pyramid, the less important this skill is, this skill gets your foot in the door. Most important for general manager: most difficult to develop, different combinations are required at different levels of the management pyramid. 2 basic human skills every manager must possess: self-awareness and empathy: as you go up pyramid, conceptual skills increase and technical skills decrease, empathy- understand people from other peoples perspectives, gestal thinking= seeing the big picture. Are effective managers successful managers: luthans" (1988) real managers study. The answer luthans found was that only 10% of the effective managers were also successful managers.
