MindMap Gallery Chapter 1 Introduction to Management
This is a mind map about Chapter 1: Introduction to Management, including the connotation and essence of management, Basic principles and methods of management, The historical background of management activities, etc.
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Management
Section 1: The connotation and essence of management
1. Organization and management
(1): The concept of organization
n. A relatively stable collection of people
An organization is a collection of people who work together to achieve a common goal.
v. Organization is a function of management
(2): Characteristics of the organization
1. An organization is composed of two or more members
2. The organization has clear goals
3. Organize special activities
4. Any organization exists independently to a certain extent.
(3): Enterprise - a special social and economic organization
Enterprise economic activities
Resource mobilization: the basic work of enterprise production and operation
Resource conversion: enterprise product production and manufacturing process
Product sales or results processing
Corporate activity background
Resources are scarce
The internal results of the enterprise need to be realized externally
The enterprise product manufacturing process is a joint labor process of producers
2. The connotation of management
(1): Concept of management
Management is a process in which managers use relevant knowledge, technology, and methods to make decisions, organize, lead, control, and innovate organizational activities in order to effectively achieve organizational goals.
(2): Basic characteristics of management
1. The purpose of management: to effectively achieve the organization’s predetermined goals
2. The main body of management: managers who use specialized knowledge, techniques and methods to carry out specialized activities
3. The objects of management are organizational activities and their participating elements
4. Management is a comprehensive process that includes multiple stages and multiple tasks.
(3): Content of management work
decision making
organize
lead
Before, during, after, throughout
control
innovation
3. The essence of management
(1): Management is the management of people or people’s behavior
(2): The essence of management is to coordinate human behavior
(3): The science and artistry of management
scientific
Management research summarizes the general laws of management activities and produces a systematic management theory
With the help of scientific means, tools and methods
artistry
Different people have different understandings of the same theories, principles, and methods. Even if they have the same understanding, they may be used differently in management practice and produce different effects.
(4): Natural and social attributes of management
Management of different activities of different types of organizations in different social institutional contexts - natural attributes
Theories and methods produced in a special context are always inseparable from the special context - social attributes
Section 2: Basic principles and methods of management
1. Basic principles of management
(1): Humanistic principles
People-centered
Rely on people management
Emphasis on the participation of managers in the organization in management
Emphasis on managing organizations and people based on their characteristics, and emphasizing the humanization of management
For the management of people
The fundamental purpose of management is to serve people
(2): System Principle
Characteristics of man-made, open and dynamic socio-economic organizational systems
Wholeness
Correlation
Orderliness
interactivity with external environment
(3): Benefit Principle p30
Doing the right thing is the prerequisite for pursuing efficiency
Doing the right thing in the right way is the guarantee of achieving benefits
(4): Principle of Moderation p31
2. Basic methods of management
rational analysis
Based on the application of quantitative analysis methods and rigorous logical thinking
intuitive judgment
3. Basic Tools of Management
that power
group Culture
The core is the values generally recognized and accepted by the members of the organization and the code of conduct determined by such values.
Section 3: The historical background of management activities
Marketization
Informatization
globalization
Pursuing the benefits of organizational activities is to achieve the organizational goals with as little resource consumption as possible
The pursuit of efficiency is the basic principle that all human activities should follow - limited resources
Management method classification
Management objects are different
Management methods related to people, management methods related to things, management methods related to fund management, management methods related to activity organization
Activity selection differs from the stage of organizational implementation
Plan formulation, comparison, organization and implementation, and control during implementation
Different levels of management
Macro, meso, micro
Different management properties
Legal, administrative, educational methods
Based on rational analysis
Management practice embodies artistry
Management theories and management tools are scientific in nature