ADMS 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Ator, Harmony Company, Chester Barnard

• School: York University
• Department: Administrative Studies
• Course: ADMS 1000
• Professor: Shahab Modirmassihai

Document Summary

The study of management thought allows understanding of: The differences in managing small and large organizations. A manager can be an individual at any level of the organization. Top management could include the ceo or president along with the vice-presidents; Middle managers could include such figures as departmental or division heads, plant or branch managers; or deans; Supervisors, or first-line managers, might include department heads, forepersons, or supervisors. Individuals may take on formal or informal managerial roles. Ex: a team leader may or may not be formally assigned a managerial role, though that person may have much of the responsibilities of a manger. Mintzberg"s study of managers found that managers engaged in variety of unpatterned short- duration activities, and the constant interruptions suggested that there was little time for systematic reflection. Includes those managerial tasks that arise from the manager"s formal authority base and involve relationships with either other organizational members or external parties.