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Orientation |
Course Description, Introduction of Course Structure |
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Managing Today (1) |
1.1 Tell who managers are and where they work.
1.2 Define management.
1.3 Describe what managers do. |
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Managing Today (2) |
1.4 Explain why it’s important to study management.
1.5 Describe the factors that are reshaping and redefining management.
1.6 Describe the key employability skills gained from studying management that are applicable to your future career, regardless of your major.
1.7 History of Management |
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The Management Environment (1) |
4.1 Explain what the external environment is and why it’s important.
4.2 Discuss how the external environment affects managers.
4.3 Define organizational culture and explain why it’s important. |
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The Management Environment (2) |
2.4 Describe how organizational culture affects managers.
2.5 Describe current issues in organizational culture. |
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Important Managerial Issues (1) |
3.1 Explain globalization and its impact on organizations.
3.2 Describe what managers need to know about managing in global organizations.
3.3 Discuss how society’s expectations are influencing managers and organizations.
3.3 Discuss the factors that lead to ethical and unethical behavior in organizations. |
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Important Managerial Issues (2) |
3.4 Discuss about different views on Ethics. |
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The Manager as Decision Maker |
2.2 Describe the types of decisions and decision-making conditions managers face.
2.3 Discuss group decision making.
2.4 Discuss contemporary issues in managerial decision making. |
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Planning and Goal Setting (1) |
5.1 Discuss the nature and purposes of planning.
5.2 Explain what managers do in the strategic management process. |
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Planning and Goal Setting (2) |
5.3 Compare and contrast approaches to goal setting and planning.
5.4 Discuss contemporary issues in planning. |
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Managing Change and Innovation (1) |
5.1 Define organizational change and compare and contrast views on the change process.
5.2 Explain how to manage resistance to change. |
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Managing Change and Innovation (2) |
5.3 Describe what managers need to know about employee stress.
5.4 Discuss techniques for stimulating innovation.
5.5 Explain what disruptive innovation is and why managing it is important. |
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Managing Change and Innovation (3) |
5.5 Explain what disruptive innovation is and why managing it is important.
5.6 Define entrepreneurship and explain why it’s important. |
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Managing Change and Innovation (4) |
5.7 Explain what entrepreneurs do in the planning process for new ventures.
5.8 Describe the six legal forms of organization and the choice of appropriate organizational structure. |
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Managing Change and Innovation (5) |
5.9 Describe how entrepreneurs lead organizations.
5.10 Explain how entrepreneurs control organizations for growth, downturns, and exiting the venture. |
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Structuring and Designing Organizations |
7.2 Identify the contingency factors that favor either the mechanistic model or the organic model of organizational design.
7.3 Compare and contrast traditional and contemporary organizational designs.
7.4 Discuss the design challenges faced by today’s organizations. |
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Managing Human Resources and Diversity (1) |
8.1 Describe the key components of the human resource management process and the important influences on that process.
8.2 Discuss the tasks associated with identifying and selecting competent employees. |
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Managing Human Resources and Diversity (2) |
8.3 Explain how employees are provided with needed skills and knowledge.
8.4 Describe strategies for retaining competent, high-performing employees.
8.5 Discuss contemporary issues in managing human resources.
8.6 Explain what workforce diversity and inclusion are and how they affect the HRM process. |
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Managing Human Resources and Diversity (3) |
8.7 Understanding the professionalism. |
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Managing Work Groups and Work Teams (1) |
9.1 Define group and describe the stages of group development.
9.2 Describe the major concepts of group behavior. |
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Managing Work Groups and Work Teams (2) |
9.3 Discuss how groups are turned into effective teams.
9.4 Discuss contemporary issues in managing teams. |
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Understanding Individual Behavior (1) |
10.1 Identify the focus and goals of organizational behavior (OB).
10.2 Explain the role that attitudes play in job performance.
10.3 Describe different personality theories. |
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Understanding Individual Behavior (2) |
10.4 Describe perception and the factors that influence it.
10.5 Discuss learning theories and their relevance in shaping behavior.
10.6 Discuss contemporary issues in OB. |
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Motivating and Rewarding Employees (1) |
11.1 Define and explain motivation.
11.2 Compare and contrast early theories of motivation.
11.3 Compare and contrast contemporary theories of motivation. |
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Motivating and Rewarding Employees (2) |
11.2 Compare and contrast early theories of motivation.
11.3 Compare and contrast contemporary theories of motivation.
11.4 Discuss current issues in motivating employees. |
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Leadership and Trust (1) |
12.1 Define leader and leadership.
12.2 Compare and contrast early leadership theories.
12.3 Describe the four major contingency leadership theories. |
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Leadership and Trust (2) |
12.3 Describe the four major contingency leadership theories.
12.4 Describe modern views of leadership and the issues facing today’s leaders.
12.5 Discuss trust as the essence of leadership. |
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Managing Organizational and Interpersonal Communication (1) |
13.1 Describe what managers need to know about communicating effectively. |
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Managing Organizational and Interpersonal Communication (2) |
13.2 Explain how technology affects managerial communication.
13.3 Discuss contemporary issues in communication. |
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Controlling Work and Organizational Process (1) |
14.1 Explain the nature and importance of control.
14.2 Describe the three steps in the control process. |
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Controlling Work and Organizational Process (2) |
14.3 Discuss the types of controls organizations and managers use.
14.4 Discuss contemporary issues in control. |
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Controlling Work and Organizational Process (3) |
Operations system |
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Controlling Work and Organizational Process (4) |
value chain management |
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Marketing (1) |
definition of marketing |
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Marketing (2) |
Understanding the Marketplace and Customer
Needs |
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Marketing (3) |
The Brand Equity concept |
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Marketing (4) |
service marketing |
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Review (1) |
Review the semester! |
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Review (1) |
Review the semester! |
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Review (2) |
Review the semester! |
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