Manager in the real world.

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Introduction

Suzie had completed her Business degree and returned home to await her graduation. She had been home few days when her uncle asked her to manage his grocery store for the next month. However, she found that many problems existed after the store supervisor showed her around. Supervisor seemed to hardly ever inspire and motivate staffs and interact with them. Moreover, the effective network and a stimulating work environment were not being built. Therefore, Suzie's job as a manager requires her to 'get things done through people' in order to make the shop much better than before. It this essay, it tends to explain how the ideas of Taylor, Fayol and Mayo help people understand Suzie's day as a manager in a real world.

Manager in the real world

In the real world, each organization has its own rules and regulation, or can be simplified as management. In simple definition, management can be defined as a process of getting objectives done effectively and efficiently through other people (Robbins et al, 2003, p.8).

Therefore, Organization needs one or more people to do the management activities in achieving its goals. These people, who work with and through other people by coordinating their work activities in achieving organizational goals, are called managers (Robbins et al, 2003, p.6). To be a good manager is not a simple task in a real world. As managers, they have to be able to combine the four functions of management which are, planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Actually, they also have to be able in analyzing about the management roles. In the case of Suzie, She played a figurehead role that defined symbolic head; obliged to perform a number of routine duties of a legal or social nature. (Robbins et al, 2003, p.12). As a figurehead, she...