Class Preparation and Personal Study

To help you to prepare for class, perform the activities outlined in this section. Performing these activities will help you to significantly enhance your classroom performance.

Reflecting on Target Skill

On page 197, this chapter opens by presenting a target management skill along with a list of related objectives outlining knowledge and understanding that you should aim to acquire related to that skill. Review this target skill and the list of objectives to make sure that you’ve acquired all pertinent information within the chapter. If you do not feel that you’ve reached a particular objective(s), study related chapter coverage until you do.

Know Key Terms

Understanding the following key terms is critical to your preparing for class. Define each of these terms. Refer to the page(s) referenced after a term to check your definition or to gain further insight regarding the term.

  1. responsibility 199

  2. job description 199

  3. functional similarity method 200

  4. overlapping responsibility 200

  5. responsibility gap 200

  6. management responsibility guide 201

  7. authority 202

  8. line authority 203

  9. staff authority 203

  10. functional authority 205

  11. accountability 205

  12. delegation 206

  13. centralization 208

  14. decentralization 208

Know How Management Concepts Relate

This section comprises activities that will further sharpen your understanding of management concepts. Answer essay questions as completely as possible.

  1. 9-1. Distinguish between responsibility and authority, and provide examples to support your distinctions.

  2. 9-2. Describe the three main types of authority that can exist within an organization.

  3. 9-3. Explain the three major steps in the delegation process.

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