Jumpstart Your Future As you prepare for college and career, the skills you gain from studying this text will help jumpstart your future. Principles of Management is a contemporary text that presents management concepts that are vitally important for success in today’s workplace. Functions of Management Covered in This Unit UNIT 2 Planning Chapters 3 Planning 4 Managing with Information Planning Organizing Staffing Controlling Leading Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. 36 While studying, look for the activity icon for: • Vocabulary terms with e-flash cards These activities can be accessed at www.g-wlearning.com/business/8417activitiesmatchingand Case Study Delegation Mateo is a human resources manager for a sporting goods company. He has a great deal of success with the company and respected by his direct reports. Mateo has also earned the trust of his fellow managers. As part of the management team, Mateo strategic plan for the company. In the plan, immediate attention from HR. One of the tasks department. The other task is to update comply with new federal laws. Mateo’s schedule is busy and he realized he could not accomplish the assignments in a timely manner without assistance. His solution was to break the assignments into smaller, He called on two of his most-productivehe direct reports to m eet with him. Mateo asked one employee to create the job description for t vacant position, post it to available job sites, and screen applications for potential candidates. He asked another employee to compare the changes needed to be in federal compliance. package for current employees based upon his staff member’s research. By working with others and delegating responsibilities, Mateo was able to accomplish multiple tasks in a short amount of time. Critical Thinking 1. How does delegation relate to productivity?? 2. At what point can delegation become micromanag gement? g e l ate to p rod u c ti vity g a tio n b eco m e m icromana eme nt? pathdoc/Shutterstock.com Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. 73 Did you ever wonder what it is like to be a manager in the business world? Managers assume a lot of responsibility. Practical activities relate everyday learning to enable you to experience real-life scenarios. A case study in the unit opener presents a management situation that challenges you to answer thought-provoking questions about real-world situations. These cases will help you understand the connection between management theory and application. How are your writing skills? An important skill for managers to learn and develop is writing. There are many types of reports written that represent the organization and its mission. Learning to write a report for management is a necessity. The Writing a Management Report appendix delivers detailed information needed to create professional-looking reports. The content provides guidance to write management reports needed for business. Content is presented in an easy-to-comprehend and relevant format. Topics are arranged in a logical progression. Learning the functions of management is one of the main goals of the text. Each unit focuses on a function of management, providing full coverage before progressing to the next one. Effective managers master the five basic functions of management: planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling. Each unit opener identifies the specific function of management that will be covered. This approach to learning helps you: • focus on one function at a time to comprehend it in its entirety • learn basics about management to build mastery and • grasp each function of management by the conclusion of the text. Table of Contents Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395 Prewriting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395 Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395 Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395 Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396 Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396 Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396 Writing Formal Reports . . . 397 Title Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397 Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397 Executive Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 Bias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 Knowledge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 Readability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 Conclusions and Recommendations . . . . . 400 APPENDIX A Citations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403 Optional Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404 Feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404 Finalizing Formal Reports . . . . . . . . . 404 Formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404 Publishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405 Writing Informal Reports . . . . . . . . 405 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405 Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405 Types of Informal Reports . . . . . . . . 405 Periodic Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405 Informal Study Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406 Idea and Suggestion Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406 Writing a Management Report