GMS 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Middle Management

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Global Management Studies
• Course: GMS 200
• Professor: Franklin Ramsoomair

Document Summary

Ethics: code of moral principles that set standards of conduct of what is good and right. Composed of interrelated parts that function together to achieve a common purpose. Li(cid:374)e (cid:373)a(cid:374)agers: are respo(cid:374)si(cid:271)le for (cid:449)ork a(cid:272)ti(cid:448)ities that dire(cid:272)tly affe(cid:272)t orga(cid:374)izatio(cid:374) s output. Staff manager: use technical expertise to advise and support the efforts of the line workers. Functional managers: are responsible for a single area of activity. Planning: setting performance objectives and deciding how to achieve them. Organizing: arranging tasks, people, and other resources to accomplish the work. Controlling: measuring performance and talking action to ensure desired results. Leading: inspiring people to work hard to achieve high performance.