Management as a Profession

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 421.

In the topic I would like to examine such questions as theory, practice, experience in the management, the criteria necessary for the professional status, the characteristic of good managers. Also will be considered international manager.

No school, professor or book can make you a manager. Only you can do this, and you can become a manager only by managing. Of course, you can learn the skills that are extremely helpful, particularly in such clearly defined areas as accounting, statistics, law, and finance. But this will not make you a manager. Experience is the only teacher.

But theory is very important because you and all men and women of action are also theorists. No matter how pragmatic you consider yourself, no matter how rooted in reality a manager view himself, you and he operate on theories. You all possess your own theories about motivation, authority, objectives and change.

The criteria necessary for professional status include three major components:

- An acceptable level of competence in a specified field of knowledge.

- The placing of the interests of society before personal interests in carrying out functions of the profession.

- A code of conduct as behavior imposed upon members and usually enforced internally.

More and more academic institutions offering business programs are devoting their primary attention to graduate education in the area of management, with a particular emphasis on both theoretical and practical research. A growing number of business schools are making efforts to integrate faculty move closely with members of the business community so as to apply research findings to actual business problems.

With respect to the second criterion of professionalism, that of placing the interest of society before personal interest in the conduct of activities the issue is much less clear-out. Businessmen in general recognize that the role of management does include the responsibility of devoting business resources to the common interests of society. One difficulty facing the manager, however is determining what is meant by the “interest of society”.

It is the third criterion of professionalism that the case for management is perhaps the weakest. Each person in business looks to his or her own personal code of ethics to determine acceptable behavior in a given situation. There is a wide variety of behavior results, since individuals view a given situation in different ways, as their personal values and principles dictate.

And now it's time to perform you the characteristics of good manager. There have been many studies during the past few years that have attempted to identify the characteristics of successful entrepreneurs. According to those studies the most important characteristics of successful entrepreneurs are:

- Ability to set clear goals and plans to reach goals;

- Willingness to take chances;

- Takes the initiative in starting work;

- High level of reasoning ability;

- Able to make decisions;

- Willing to lead others;

- Willing and eager to learn;

- Able to change and adapt to chancing environment;

- Able to motivate others;

- Uses time effectively.

In my opinion every manager should have an ability to use time effectively. If a man wants to get good profit he should do it. We have only twenty four hours to obtain our objectives. So good manager can realize his wills in the time he has. Second characteristic that is important from my point of view is ability to set clear goals and plans to reach a goal. This characteristic makes managers the real successful men in business. This ability helps to tell to employee what job he must carry out.

Executives and managers who can operate effectively across cultures and national borders are invaluable players in the global business arena.

Global selection systems enable a company to find the best person anywhere in the world for a given position. The system measures applicants according to a group of 12 character attributes. These twelve categories are: motivations, expectations, open-mindedness, respect for other beliefs, trust in people, tolerance, personal control, flexibility, patience, social adaptability, initiative, risk-taking, sense of humor, interpersonal interest, spouse communication.

Beyond superior technical and managerial skills, an effective international executive displays a combination of desirable personal qualities. These include adaptability, independence, leadership – even charisma.

What part can management education play in developing the international manager? A good deal. Management education can provide training so-called “hard” skills such as international marketing and finance and so-called “soft” skills such as international relationships.