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MGMT 101 | Foundations of Management

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Management (MGMT 101)

   

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MGMT 101, we will discuss some solutions on a foundation of management, under which 1. we have discussed what is managerial ideology, its importance, concerns, and strategies. 2. Name one worst obstacle which hinders proper decision-making and problem-solving in organizations. 3. How organizations' functions meet their goals.

MGMT 101 | Foundations of Management

   

Victoria University of Wellington

   

Management (MGMT 101)

   Added on 2020-03-04

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Foundations of Management 2Question 1Managerial ideology basically relates to the primary frameworks and assumptions used by individuals when dealing with practice and different aspects pertaining professional management (Svetlana 2012). This ideology concerns the essential beliefs surrounding different aspects which the management strives to attain under whatever circumstance, and the best strategies which can be used to attain them. Therefore, this ideology is basically based on what the management wants to attain for a particular reason and the means which can be used to attain the desired outcome. Based on managerial ideology, managers should utilize relevant factors to achieve their desired outcome when performing their duties (Frank 2014). Because the concept of this ideology operates just like the tools of trade, the machine metaphor stated by Morgan has a close relationship with it in totality.The machine metaphor is based on several factors which comprise of focusing to be efficient, emphasizing on quality, and timeless of production processes in a machine up to interlocking parts (Frank 2014). According to this metaphor, firms operate based on rational economic ideologies, have a hierarchy in their organizational structure and focus on increasing wealth. The machine metaphor also suggests that individuals in organizations are viewed as mechanical parts or human resources which are supposed to be used in completing different tasks. When using this metaphor, the reasoning and actions of individuals are infused with the baggage of machine like associations, and as such, several factors like dehumanization arises. To explain, the machine metaphor makes people to react as if they are the only functional components whose value is only extended because they assist an organization to have continued operations.
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Foundations of Management 3Question 2Bureaucracy is one of the worst obstacles which hinder proper decision making and problem-solving in organizations (Thomas 2015). This happens because not all people in the different levels of management are given opportunities to express their views. In most cases, officials in the managers at the bottom level are there to be seen because only the senior and those in the top level have say. The fact that decisions are only made by those in top level management acts as an obstacle to proper decisions because views are not shared (Frank 2014). The rationale-bureaucratic organization model is based on the machine metaphor of firms which draw a similarity on the association between parts of a mechanical devices and the relationship among positions in an organization. There are various other obstacles associated with utilization of this model in organizations. Some of them comprise of the strict and rigid conformity to rules, regulations, andprocedures, which in most cases undermine the firm’s primary objectives (Frank 2014). This mostly happens because staff members are mostly focused on observing organization policies which make them to end up overseeing the organizational goals. In most cases, this results to reduced productivity or failure to meet the stated goals.Some of the rational bureaucratic organizations have more difficult time in terms of obstacles which hinder coming up with best decisions concerning ways of reaching a goal or solve a problem than others because the strategies used to exercise power varies from one organization to the other even when similar system is used (Ernesto 2013). For example, an organization may operate based on rational bureaucracy but still have some strategies of
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