Though all gandy dancers sang railroad songs, it may be that southern African American gandy dancers, with a long tradition of using song to coordinate work, were unique in their use of task-related work chants.
The role of the management information system (MIS) manager is to focus on the organization's information and technology systems. The MIS manager typically analyzes business problems and then designs and maintains computer applications to solve the organization's problems.
Business managers direct the talent and resources within an organization to advance strategic business goals. While that is a simple definition, management is becoming more complex as managers must respond to both planned and unplanned issues that might arise within the organization. The manager's job can also be marked by overload under the expectations to be both a generalist and a specialist.