Rozana is promoted from a non-management to a management position. What changes in management functions and skills occur as she now performs the role of a manager? What similarities do you see among the four management functions of planning, organising, leading and controlling when she was a non-manager and now that she is? Discuss in detail. Do you think these functions are inter-related: that is, does a manager who performs well in one function likely to perform well in others? Dis

Rozana is promoted from a non-management to a management position. What changes in management functions and skills occur as she now performs the role of a manager? What similarities do you see among the four management functions of planning, organising, leading and controlling when she was a non-manager and now that she is? Discuss in detail. Do you think these functions are inter-related: that is, does a manager who performs well in one function likely to perform well in others? Dis

Understanding Management (MindTap Course List)

10th Edition

ISBN:9781305502215

Author:Richard L. Daft, Dorothy Marcic

Publisher:Richard L. Daft, Dorothy Marcic

Chapter1: The World Of Innovative Management

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