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Introduction to management theory and organisational processes. The context of management in New Zealand. Introduction to the functional areas of management (organisational behaviour/human resource management, marketing, production management and strategy)
Management refers to the process of planning, organising, leading, and controlling the use of economic and human resources to accomplish organisational performance goals. This course introduces students to management theory, organisational processes, and the functional areas of management, as found in organisational behaviour, human resource management, organisational design, and strategic management. The ability of an organisation to produce goods or services that customers want is a result of the decisions and behaviors of all its members: top managers who plan the organisation’s strategy, middle managers who coordinate human resources, and supervisors and workers who are engaged in production activities. This survey course covers the range of issues that managers face in all of the four primary functional areas (planning, organising, leading, and controlling) and at all levels of action (individual, group, organisation, and organisational environment). These issues are discussed using relevant theoretical concepts that help to explain and predict human behavior in an organisational context.
Because people can “make or break” an organisation, it is important to understand the basic principles of human behavior. Such knowledge is useful when managers want to implement a new organisational strategy, improve the quality of decision-making, select and train employees, re-design jobs, or enhance teamwork. While practicing managers are not expected to be professional psychologists or sociologists, they need to know enough to manage from sound principles rather than from myths and guesswork.By the end of the semester, students will have an understanding of the diverse roles of a manager within an organisation. They will learn about the science of management by discovering what researchers have found in relevant fields such as decision making, human resource management, entrepreneurship, and strategic management. This course will enable students to:- think strategically about the role and functions of organisational management- apply management concepts to analyze and deal with key organisational issues- describe how organisations choose their goals, and plan and control their activities- use various models of management related to areas such as motivation, leadership, groups, communication, and culture to understand the relationships between the members of an organisation
MGMT201
The lectures will be video-recorded for WebCT streaming.All initial enquiries should be made through the Acting Course Administrator, Abel Reyna-Rivera.
Udo Staber
Herb de Vries
Assessments will be in the form of tests, case report, and final examination.The Department of Management may scale the marks for this course. Consult regulations concerning assessment.
Campling, John Trevor; Management ; 3rd Asia-Pacific ed; John Wiley & Sons Australia, 2008 (The textbook is REQUIRED reading and is available for purchase at the University Bookshop).
Additional materials, assignments, instructions, etc. are available in WebCT. Students are expected to obtain course information from WebCT, following the class schedule. Lectures and tutorials will follow closely the materials discussed in the textbook. The readings are to be completed by students according to the schedule to be distributed in class aat the beginning of the semester. This schedule is intended as a guideline for class and tutorial preparation. Any necessary changes will be announced in advance (see WebCT).
Prerequisites and Relationship to Other Courses:MGMT101 is an introductory-level course and is a pre-requisite for MGMT206 (Organisational Behaviour), MGMT207 (Principles of Human Resource Management), MGMT208 (Principles of Leadership) and MGMT209 (Organisation: Structure and Processes) papers.Any student may take MGMT101 unless they have previously passed similar courses, such as BSAD 201 or MGMT 201.Grading:The Department of Management may scale the marks for any course.Departmental Academic Policies Students who wish to receive a hard copy of this document are requested to contact the Acting Course Administrator. The Department assumes that students have read this document. They should also read the “Information related to courses and assessment” on page 364 of the Enrolment Handbook 2008 (also in UC Calendar under “General Course and Examination Regulations”).
Domestic fee $645.00
International fee $2,685.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
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