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Supervision in a Tech Env 1-7
chapters 1-7
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Undergraduate 3
10/15/2012

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Organization
Definition

Systematic grouping of people brought together to accomplish a purpose

 

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Division of an Organization
Definition
Operative Employees, Supervisors, Middle Manager, Top Manager
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Top Management
Definition
Group responsible for establishing objectives and developes policies to accomplish them
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Management
Definition
process of getting thngs done efficiently and effectively through and with other people
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Controlling
Definition
Monitoring an organizations performance and comparing performance with previous set goals...get back on track
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Management Functions
Definition
Planning, Organizing, Leading and Contolling (POLC)
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Political Competence
Definition
Supervisors ability to enhance their power, build power base, establish right connections in the organization
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Parochialism
Definition
seeing things through one's own eyes/perspective...my way is the best!
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Hofstede's Dimensions
Definition
(individualism/collectivism)(power distance)(uncertainty avoidance)(quantity vs quality of life)
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Telecommuting
Definition
linking workers remotely with coworkers and managment office
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Cyberloafing
Definition
lost productivity time from using surfing web at work for personal
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Workforce Diversity
Definition
composition of workforce to include men, women, black, white, gays, etc
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Continuous Improvement
Definition
activities in an organization that enhances process to increase quality of goods or services
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Productivity
Definition

=Output/Labor+Capital+Materials

 

can be individual, group, or total organization

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Intermediate-Term planning
Definition
Planning for next 1-5 years
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Long-Term Plans
Definition
Plans for next 5+ years
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Six Sigma
Definition
"design in" quality during production
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Rule
Definition
explicit statement that tells employee what ought and ought not do
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Gantt Chart
Definition
Bar chart (horizontal=time)(verticle=activities)
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PERT Chart
Definition

Diagrams time and cost in sequence

-<===>---<===>-

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Entrepreneurship
Definition
initiating business and taking all the risk and getting all the rewards
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Span of Control
Definition
number of employees and supervisor can effeciently and effectively direct
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Unity of Command
Definition
responsible to one and only one supervisor
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Types of Authority
Definition
line____, staff____, functional------
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Matrix structure
Definition

structure that weaves together elements

 (dual chain of command)

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Job Description
Definition
written statement of job duties, work conditions, responsibility
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Empowerment
Definition
an increase in decision making discretion of workers
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Affirmative Action
Definition
active effort to hire protected groups
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Recruitment
Definition
process of locating, identifying, and attracting capable applicants
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Websume
Definition
web page resume
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Reliability
Definition
measures same thing consistently
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Validity
Definition
proven relationship between selection devise and relevant criterion
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Interviews
Definition
often not valuable due to many biases...can be valuable depending
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Sexual Harassment
Definition
Anything sexual nature, unwanted offensive hostile environment, touching, comments, etc.
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Preventive Controls
Definition
anticipates and prevents undesirable outcomes
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concurrent conrols
Definition
takes place while activity is in progress
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corrective controls
Definition
after finished to prevent future deviations
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areas where supervisors direct control
Definition
focus of control...costs, inventories, quality, safety, employee performance
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just-in-time inventory
Definition
inventory arrives when needed...not stocked and stored
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technology and employee rights privacy
Definition
video, audio surveilance tec
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steps in decision making process
Definition
1. identify problem 2. collect ifo. 3. develope alternatives 4. evaluate alt. 5. select best alt. 6. implement decision 7. follow-up and evaluate
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decision tree
Definition
assign probability of outcomes and calculate payoffs/benefits for each path
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expected value analysis
Definition
proceedure places dollar amount on consequences for each course of action
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styles of decision making
Definition
Analytic = rational/high tol ambiguity
Conceptual = intuitive/high tol amb
Directive = rational/low tol amb
behavioral = intuitive/low tol amb
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groups
Definition
makes decisions in organizations today
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groupthink
Definition
holds info in to appear to agree with the others in the group...doesnt want to bring negative attention to self
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brainstorm
Definition
idea generating process, no criticism of other ideas, welcomes all input
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