various skills needed by a manager at different levels of management.

1. Fundamentals of Management
The Role and Importance
Of
Management

2.  Overview
 This series slide presentations expose students to the field of
management and focus on the major management processes.
 they provide an overview of the organizational environment.
 Highlight issues in management
 In general, they will help students to be better employees and
understand the role of managers.

3.  Why study Management?
1. Everybody has a vested interest in improving the way
organizations are managed.
2. A person entering the workplace, after graduation, will
either be managed or become a manager.
3. Understanding management will also assist a person in
managing his or her personal life.

4. Fundamentals of Management
 Objectives
 At the end of this presentation students should be able to:
1. Define what is management.
2. Explain the basic managerial functions.
3. Understand the role and importance of management.

5.  Definition of management.
 The attainment of organizational goals in and effective and
efficient manner through planning, organizing, leading, and
controlling (Daft, 2005 p.8)
 The process of administering and coordinating resources
effectively and efficiently in an effort to achieve the goals of the
organization (Lewis et al 2007 p.5)

6. Fundamentals of Management
 Understanding key terms in the definition
 Effectiveness : the degree to which goals are achieved; doing
the right thing
 Efficiency : using the fewest inputs (people, money,
technology) to generate a given output.
 Organization : A social entity that is goal directed and
deliberately structured.
 Performance: the organization’s ability to attain its goals by
using resources in an efficient and effective manner.

7. Fundamentals of Management
Management functions
 Planning
 Organizing
 Leading
 Controlling

8. Fundamentals of Management
Planning
 The management function concerned with defining goals for
future organizational performance and deciding on the tasks
and resource use needed to attain the set goals.
Organizing
 The management function concerned with assigning tasks,
grouping tasks into departments, and allocating resources to
departments.

9. Fundamentals of Management
Leading
 Motivating and directing the members of the organization so
that they contribute top the achievement of the goals of the
organization.
Controlling
 Monitoring the performance of the organization, identifying
deviations between planned and actual results and taking
corrective action when necessary.

10. Fundamentals of Management
Planning
Organizing
Mission
&
Organization
al Goals
Leading Controlling
The Management Process

11. Fundamentals of Management
Overall goals
Organization
Strategy
Organizing
Leading
Internal
Environment
Controlling
External
Environment
Framework for understanding management