Ch. 1-3
Ch. 1 Supervisor Definitions
Organization
Levels
Top Management
Middle Management
Supervisors
Operative Employees
Management
Functions
Planning
Organizing
Leading
Controlling
Supervisor Competenices
Technical
Interpersonal
Coceptual
Political
Ch. 2 Supervisor Challenges
Globalization
Cultural Variables
Cultural Environments
Parochialism
National Culture Differences
Individualism
Collectivism
Power Distance
Uncertainty Avoidance
Quantity of Life
Quality of Life
Technology
Telecommuting
Cyber Loafing
E-business
E-comerce
Dynamic Work Environment
Downsizing
Continuous Improvement
Foundations for:
Focus on Customer
Seek Continuous Improvement
Improve the quality of everything the organization does
Measure accurately
Involve employees
Kaizen
Work Process Engineering
Community Orientation
Social responosibility
Ethics
Code of Ethics
Social obligation
Social responsiveness
Ch. 3 Planning and Goal Setting
Planning
Types
Strategic
Tactical
Standing
Single-Use
Time frames
Short-Term
Intermediate-Term
Long-Term
Benchmarking
ISO 9000 Series
Six Sigma
Budgets
Scheduling
Gantt Chart
PERT Chart
events
activities
critical path
Program
Goal Setting
Specificity
business plan
Balanced Scorecard
Participation
Time Limits
Performance Feedback
Policies
Procedure
Rule