Nature and Concept of

Management

Prepared by:
Jonah Pardillo MBA.,
Topic Outline

• Definition and functions of management

• Evolution of management theories

• Functions, Roles and skills of Management

What is Management?
• Management

• Is the process of designing and maintaining an

environment in which individuals, working together in

groups, efficiently accomplish selected aims.

• Management is concerned with productivity, which

implies effectiveness and efficiency.

Productivity, Effectiveness, and Efficiency
• Productivity
Outputs
Productivity 
Inputs

Increasing outputs with the same inputs

Decreasing inputs but maintaining the same outputs

Increasing outputs and decreasing inputs to change the ratio favorably.

Managers
• Managers

• The term manager is a person

who has responsibility for the
activities of other people in an
organization.
Three main types of managers

• General

• Functional

• Frontline Managers
Management Levels
Top
Figure 1.1 Managers

Middle Managers

First line Managers

Non-managerial employees
Functions of Management
Planning

Organizing

Staffing

Leading

Controlling
Managerial Roles (Henry Mintzberg)
1. Interpersonal roles

2. Informational roles

3. Decision roles
Interpersonal Roles
• The figurehead role

• Leadership role

• Liaison role
Informational Role
• Monitor or recipient role

• Disseminator role

• Spokesperson role
Decisional Roles
• Entrepreneur role

• Disturbance role

• Resource allocator role

• Negotiator role
Management skills
•Technical skills

•Human skills

•Conceptual skills
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References:
Rodriguez, R.A., "Fundamentals of Management"
Wiehrich, H., Cannice, M.V., Koontz, H., "Management, A Global and Entrepreneurial
Perspective"