MAN 3025 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Cloud Computing, Firstline, Work Unit

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Management
• Course: MAN 3025
• Professor: Professor Archambeau

Document Summary

Organization: a group of people who work together to achieve some specific purpose. Management: (1) the pursuit of organizational goals efficiently and effectively by (2) integrating the work of people through (3) planning, organizing, leading, and controlling the organization"s resources. Efficiency: the means use resources people, money, raw materials wisely and cost-effectively. Effectiveness: the ends achieve results, to make the right decisions and to successfully carry them out so that they achieve the organizations goals. Management process (four management functions): planning, organization, leading, and controlling polc . All the functions affect one another, are ongoing, and are preformed simultaneously. Planning: setting goals and deciding how to achieve them. Organizing: arranging tasks, people, and other resources to accomplish the work. Leading: motivating, directing, and otherwise influencing people to work hard to achieve the organization"s goals. Controlling: monitoring performance, comparing it with goals, and taking corrective action as needed.