Anyone who works between the executive and entry-level personnel within an organization and helps those people perform labor to ensure the company reaches its goals
Learning the theoretical foundations of management through formal programs, providing essential knowledge on topics like organizational behavior and decision making, serving as a base for effective leadership in practical situations
Describing a manager's job: Long hours, primarily focused within the organization, high activity levels, fragmented work, varied activities, primarily focused on oral communication, many contacts, much information gathering is conducted
Skills or personal characteristics that contribute to effective performance, including human resource management, leadership, goal and action management, directing subordinates, focus on others, specialized knowledge
Lead primarily by using social exchanges (or transactions), work on the organizational line to get things done in perfection and expect followers to do the same
Stimulate and inspire (transform) followers to achieve extraordinary outcomes, work along with followers by encouraging, increasing morale, and motivation
Allows managers to see the greater context and set long- and short term company targets and objectives, means teamwork, the manager should be able to work with subordinates, the leader manager must realize the importance of people working harmoniously with the aim of effectively reaching the target goals of the company, the process of getting things done effectively and efficiently, with and through people
A systematic approach to providing monetary value to employees in exchange for work performed, can achieve purposes like assisting in recruitment, job performance, and job satisfaction
Job evaluation helps set pay structure, job analysis information determines the relative value, or rank, of each job, other pay structure factors include labor market conditions, collective bargaining, individual skill differences
Compensation can be a source of dissatisfaction/frustration if it is not designed and administered accordingly on the theories and principles which should guide the actions of managers
From the point of view of employees, it is not enough that they receive their pay but they have to see that the pay they receive is commensurate to the effort they put into their job and the qualifications they possess