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What is Management? All About Management and Managing
© Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting,
LLC.
Adapted from the Field Guide to Leadership and Supervision in Business
and Field Guide to Leadership and Supervision for Nonprofit Staff.
Traditionally, the term “management” refers to the
activities (and often the group of people) involved in the four
general functions: planning, organizing, leading and coordinating
of resources. Note that the four functions recur throughout the
organization and are highly integrated. Emerging trends in management
include assertions that leading is different than managing, and
that the nature of how the four functions is carried out must
change to accommodate a “new paradigm” in management.
This topic in the library helps the reader to accomplish a broad
understanding of management (including traditional and emerging
views), and the areas of knowledge and skills required to carry
out the major functions of management.
The following topics are very closely related to this topic
in the Library: Management Development, Supervision and Leadership.
Sections of This Topic Include
Suggested Previous Reading
Introduction
to Organizations (at least the information under the title “Basics”)
Gaining Broad Understanding of Organizational Management
Basics
— Definitions (and Misconceptions) in Management (also includes
4 major functions)
Is
Leading Different than Managing? (pros and cons of this debate)
Historical and Contemporary Theories in Management
Current
Theories in Management
Various
Styles of Management
New
Paradigm in Management
Managing Yourself
Basic, Entry-Level Skills
Basic,
Entry-Level Skills in Organizational Management
Basic
Guide to Management and Supervision
Major Functions of Management (and areas of knowledge and
skills in each)
Major
Function — Planning
Major
Function — Organizing
Major
Function — Leading
Major
Function — Coordinating/Controlling
Nonprofit-Specific Areas of Knowledge and Skills
Nonprofit-Specific
Areas of Skills and Practices
General Advice (Tips, etc.)
Various
Suggestions for Knowledge and Skills Needed by Management
Basic Guide to Management and Supervision
Basic
Guide to Management and Supervision
General Resources
Glossary of Business Terms A-Z
Three Management Approaches
Management – a General Theory
Managing Is Hard Work: Avoid These Four Mistakes
Effective Management: Should You Break the Rules?
Stop Micro Managing: Start Smart Managing
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