Management Katz Theory

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A manager is someone who coordinates and oversees the work of the other people so that organizational goals can be accomplished (Robbins, Bergman, Stagg & Coulter, 2008, p8). This is just a brief description of what a manager does in an organization, but that is not all a manager does in a day’s work. This essay defines the managerial skills of the manager interviewed to the classification managers as stated by Robert L. Katz. To relate more information about managers and how their job relates to Katz’s theory, an interview was conducted with a middle level manager who is currently working in Nando’s. Nando’s is a casual dining restaurant chain originating from Portugal with a Portuguese theme operating in 34 countries and on five continents. The manager interviewed in a male manager from one of the franchise in Melbourne city. From this interview, we will see if the management theories of Katz relates to the job scope of a manager. Based on the research by Katz, managers need three essential skills or competencies, which are technical skills, human skills and conceptual skills. Every manager basically carries out the same activities with these skills, be it in a small or big organization. The only difference is how the relative importance of the different skills at the three management levels depending on the organization. The first skill of Katz’s three managerial skills is technical skills. In another words, it is the knowledge of and proficiency in a certain specialized field. A lack of technical skill will result in ineffective results when it comes to completing your own day to day tasks while at the same time guiding your team. These skills are more important at lower level management since managers are dealing directly with employees doing the organizational work (Robbins et al., 2008, p15). As stated in Katz (2000), technical skill implies an

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