MGMT 211 - Principles of Management

Objectives

Students should become aware of the various aspects, components and functions of management and discover why the subject of international management is both attractive and demanding.

Each aspect of management is covered broadly to make students aware of the breadth of career choices available to them before they choose to specialise.
Students learn to analyse and understand current issues and developments in international business, business ethics and policy.

The course shows students how and why businesses operate the way they do. It covers the essential introductory business topics within the framework of starting and growing a business.

Students are presented with a broad picture of the various aspects and functions of business that together make for a successful enterprise and are introduced to the concept of strategic planning as it relates to business organisations.

Content

Topics introduced include business planning, organisation, the business environment, management, marketing, finance, production, human resource management and business ethics.

Special emphasis is placed on the analysis and explanation of current issues and developments in international business and politics.

• Introduction
  • Introduction to Management and Organizations
  • Management Yesterday and Today.
• Defining the Manager's Terrain.
  • Organizational Culture and Environment: The Constraints.
  • Managing in a Global Environment.
  • Social Responsibility and Managerial Ethics.
• Planning.
  • Decision-Making: The Essence of the Manager's Job.
  • Foundations of Planning.
  • Strategic Management.
  • Planning Tools and Techniques.
• Organizing.
  • Organizational Structure and Design.
  • Communication and Information Technology.
  • Human Resource Management.
  • Managing Change and Innovation.
• Leading.
  • Foundations of Behavior.
  • Understanding Groups and Teams.
  • Motivating Employees.
  • Leadership.
• Controlling.
  • Foundations of Control.
  • Operations and Value Chain Management.