Title: Describe the functions and levels of management.
Course: Strategic Marketing (12152) > Section: Developing Management Skills

Description should include

- planning, organizing, leading, and controlling functions
  - short- and long-range planning
  - decision-making
  - directing
  - delegating
  - evaluating performance
  - fostering teamwork
- levels of management
  - supervisory
  - mid-level
  - executive
  - virtual workforce manager.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What management skills are required for long-range planning?
- What are the advantages of a decentralized organization? Of a centralized organization?
- What does it mean to delegate responsibility? Why is this an important skill for managers?
- What is the relationship between responsibility and authority?
- What are some effective management techniques?
- What is the purpose of an organizational chart?
- What qualities should a good manager have?
- What is a virtual workforce? What are its advantages and disadvantages? What are the challenges in managing a virtual workforce?