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69 terms hay Practice questions for this set Learn1 / 7Study using Learn Conceptual, Human, and Technical Skills Management - DefinitionThe attainment of organizational goals in an effective and efficient manner through planning, organizing, leading, and controlling organizational resources.Planningselect goals and ways to obtain them Organizingassign responsibility for task accomplishment Choose an answer 1Human Skill2Conceptual Skill 3Performance4Necessary Skills for Management Don't know?

Leadinguse influence to motivate employees Controllingmonitor activities and make corrections Organizationa social entity that is goal directed and deliberately structured Effectivenessthe degree to which an organization achieves a stated goal Efficiencythe amount of resources used to achieve an organizational goal PerformanceThe organization's ability to attain its goals by using resources in an efficient and effective manner.Necessary Skills for ManagementConceptual, Human, and Technical Skills Conceptual Skillthe cognitive ability to see the organization as a whole system and the relationships among its parts Human Skillthe manager's ability to work with and through other people and to work effectively as a group member Technical Skillthe understanding of and proficiency in the performance of specific tasks Top Managerone who is at the apex of the organizational hierarchy and is responsible for the entire organization Middle Managerswork at the middle level of the organization and are responsible for major divisions or departments Project Managera manager who is responsible for a temporary work project that involves people from various functions and levels of the organization First-Line Managersmanagers who are at the first or second level of the hierarchy and are directly responsible for overseeing groups of production employees Functional Managerresponsible for a department that performs a single functional task, such as finance or marketing General Managerresponsible for several departments that perform different functions, such as the manager of a Macy's department store or a Ford automobile factory Rolea set of expectations for a manager's behavior Role - Categoriesinformational (managing by information), interpersonal (managing through people), and decisional (managing through action)