Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Management Perspectives
A. Annual Objectives
It serves the following purposes:
Smart
Measurable
Attainable
Realistic
Time-bound
B. Policies
Resource Allocation Policy refers to specific guidelines, methods, procedures,
rules, forms, and administrative practices established to support and encourage
work toward stated goals.
Whatever their scope and form, policies serve as a mechanism for implementing
strategies and obtaining objectives.
C. Resource Allocation
Strategic management allows or enables resources to be allocated according to
priorities established by annual objectives.
Types:
Financial resources
Physical resources
Human resources
Technological resources
D. Managing Conflict
o Conflict – disagreement between two or more parties on one or more issues
Conflict is not always “bad”
Lack of conflict may signal apathy
Can energize opposing groups to action
May help managers identify problems
Conflict Management and Resolution
Avoidance
Defusion
Confrontation
E. Matching Structure with Strategy
Changes in strategy lead to changes in structure.
Functional Structure
Divisional Structure
Matrix Structure
• By geographic area
• By product or service
• By customer
• By process
Divisional Structure
3. Strategic Business Unit (SBU) Structure
The SBU structure groups similar divisions into strategic business units and
delegates authority and responsibility for each unit to a senior executive who
reports directly to the CEO.
Advantages:
Improved coordination and accountability
Makes the tasks of planning and controlling more manageable
Disadvantages:
Increases in salary expenses
Role of VP is ambiguous
4. Matrix Structure
This is the most complex of all designs because it depends upon vertical and
horizontal flows of authority and communication.
For it to be effective, organizations need participative planning, training, clear
mutual understanding of roles and responsibilities, excellent internal
communication, and mutual trust and confidence.