Critiquethe Managers Job Folklore and Fact - 1547 Words

|The Manager’s Job: Folklore and Fact |September 28 | | |2012 | | |Friday Library | | |1:00Pm | Individual Critique The Manager’s Job: Folklore and Fact By Henery Mintzberg Summary †¢ Does anyone can fully expound what is manager’s†¦show more content†¦Does Bill Gates have to perform a number of rituals? The author gives a small company example is not sufficient to prove all management work must handle daily rituals. In general, big company managers in handling daily affairs sometimes tend to make decision-making, leadership or to control the situation. Small company managers spend more time on the small things such as interpersonal, management of daily affairs. †¢ Subsequently, aurthor deems that managers hardly get useful and current information from mail, he points only 13% was of specific and immediate use, people prefer get information from verbal media rather than a tremendous system or mail. This conclusion may make readers have a prejudiced opinion as to the importance of internet in managerial work. It is a indisputable fact that the internet brings a singnificant impact to both our life and work. ( Henery Mintzberg 2009). With the increasing junk mails flock into our inbox, managers may get tired and give up checking mails, but there are still a lot of managers are using mails when they deal with transnational business, it’s quite convenient, instant and cheaper than using phone calls. †¢ On the introduction of the basic meaning of manager, the aurthor cites many of data to stand up some points but these data are derived from a very earlier study in 1967, even this phenomenon reflects the entire article. Should the reader still believe these conclusions are applied to