After this past 12
weeks, I realize that there are so many things that I have learnt in studying
Introduction to Management. First of all, I would like to thanks to my lecturer
and my tutor for teaching me this subject. Honestly this is one of my favourite
subjects for this semester as I can say that it is easy for me to understand
about this module.
In the first week of
lecture, I have gained a lot of knowledge and management skills. Basically it
is about managers. For example, who are managers and where they work. I also knew
why organizations need managers and why managers play important role in an
organization. After studying this chapter yes I would agree that managers are
really important in an organisation as it helps to coordinate and supervise the
work of other employees so that the goal of an organization can be
accomplished.
In lecture two, I have
learnt about management history module. The history of management includes four
approaches which are the classic approach, quantitative approach, behaviour
approach and also contemporary approach. In order to improve production
efficiency in an organization, a manager should have these four major
approaches. I also learnt about the theory of scientific management by Taylor
and also the general administrative theory by Henri Fayol and Max Weber.
Besides, managers also use behaviour approach to design jobs to motivate
employees and also quantitative approach to improve decision making in an
organization.
Moreover, I have also
learnt about what constraints and challenges they are facing in external
environment. We also need to know who the stakeholders are and how to manage
relationship with them. I have also learnt that the business environment such
as organizational culture and organizational environment which play an important
role for the way an organization is managed. It will influence manager’s
decision making. Organizational environment such as economic downturns result
in unemployment which affects the production of the organization.
In order to make an
organization successful, constructing an organizational structure plays a very
important role. Managers need to establish a structural design that will best
support and allow employees to perform and do their work effectively and
efficiently. In addition, there are six step of strategic management that I
have learnt which are identifying the organization’s current mission, goals,
and strategies, SWOT analysis, Formulating strategies, Implementing strategies,
and Evaluating results.
Last but not least,
managers with leadership skills will be able to influence others to achieve
organization’s goals. There are three types of theories namely traits theories,
behavioural theories, and contingency theories. By studying “introduction to
Management”, I now know the reality of work and challenges that faced by
managers. I also learnt about the importance of motivating employees in the
workforce and having team leading skills will lead employees to perform and do
their work effectively and efficiently. Overall, I can say that I have understood
well this subject and hope this will help me in doing my revision for my final
exam.
