CHAPTER 1•Manager(管理者)Someone who works with and through other people by coordinating and integrating their work activities in order to accomplish organizational goals•First-line Managers(基层管理者)Are at the lowest level of management and manage the work of non-managerial employees.•Middle Managers(中层管理者)Manage the work of first-line managers.•Top Managers(高层管理者)Are responsible for making organization-wide decisions and establishing plans and goals that affect the entire organization.What Is Management?(什么是管理)•Coordinating working activities (协调)•Managerial ConcernsEfficiency(效率)“Doing things right”– Getting the most output for the least inputsEffectiveness(效果)“Doing the right things”– Attaining organizational goals•Functional Approach(管理职能)Planning(计划)Defining goals, establishing strategies to achieve goals, developing plans to integrate and coordinate activities.Organizing (组织)Arranging work to accomplish organizational goals.Leading(领导)Working with and through people to accomplish goals.Controlling (控制)Monitoring, comparing, and correcting the work.•Management Roles Approach (管理角色)Interpersonal roles(人际)Figurehead, leader, liaisonInformational roles (信息)Monitor, disseminator, spokespersonDecisional roles (决策)Entrepreneur, Disturbance handler, resource allocator, negotiator•Skills Approach(管理技能)Technical skills(技术技能)Knowledge and proficiency in a specific fieldHuman skills(人际技能)The ability to work well with other peopleConceptual skills (概念技能)The ability to think and conceptualize about abstract and complex situations concerning the organization••An Organization DefinedA deliberate arrangement of people to accomplish ...