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Principles of Management

Learn the core principles of management, including planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Explore leadership, decision-making, organizational behavior, and business strategy while building effective management skills.

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Course curriculum

1. Course Overview
2. CLEP Prep
1. Reference video: 3 Levels of Management
2. Reference video: 10 Management Skills Every Manager Should Have
3. Reference video: Mintzberg's Managerial Roles Explained
4. Reference video: Leadership vs Management
5. Introduction
6. Ch 1.1 - Management in Organizations: Roles of Top, Middle & Low-Level Managers
7. QUIZ 1.1
8. Ch 1.2 - Managerial Skills: How Good Managers Promote Productivity
9. QUIZ 1.2
10. Ch 1.3 - Henry Mintzberg's Managerial Roles
11. QUIZ 1.3
12. Ch 1.4 - Four Functions of Management: Planning, Organizing, Leading & Controlling
13. QUIZ 1.4
14. Ch 1.5 - Leading as a Function of Management
15. QUIZ 1.5
16. Ch 1.6 - Management vs. Leadership: The Difference Between a Manager & Leader
17. QUIZ 1.6
18. Lesson Summary
1. Reference video: Classical Management Theory
2. Reference video: Frederick Taylor Scientific Management
3. Reference video: Max Weber Bureaucracy
4. Introduction
5. Learning Objectives
6. Ch 2.1 - Classical Management Theory (1900-1930): Definition
7. QUIZ 2.1
8. Ch 2.2 - Bureaucracy: Max Weber's Theory of Impersonal Management
9. QUIZ 2.2
10. Ch 2.3 - Classical Scientific School of Management
11. QUIZ 2.3
12. Ch 2.4 - Frederick Taylor & Management: Maximizing Productivity & Efficiency
13. QUIZ 2.4
14. Ch 2.5 - Gantt Charts & Bar Graphs: Henry Gantt's Contributions to Management
15. QUIZ 2.5
16. Ch 2.6 - Henri Fayol's Management Principles: Managing Departmental Task Organization
17. QUIZ 2.6
18. Ch 2.7 - Fayol's Theories on Staff Management and Worker Satisfaction
19. QUIZ 2.7
20. Ch 2.8 - Frank and Lillian Gilbreth's Motion Study
21. QUIZ 2.8
22. Ch 2.9 - Classical Administrative School of Management: Managing the Organization
23. QUIZ 2.9
24. Ch 2.10 - Mary Parker Follett: People-Oriented, Group-Network Management
25. QUIZ 2.10
26. Ch 2.11 - Chester Barnard: Informal Organizations and Acceptance Theory
27. QUIZ 2.11
28. Lesson summary
1. Reference video: Neoclassical Management Theories
2. Reference video: What Is Behavioral Management Theory?
3. Reference video: The Hawthorne Effect
4. Reference video: Why Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs Matters
5. Reference video: Douglas McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y
6. Introduction
7. Ch 3.1 - Neoclassical Theory of Management: The Human Relations Approach
8. QUIZ 3.1
9. Ch 3.2 - Behavioral Management Theory: Understanding Employee Behavior & Motivation
10. QUIZ 3.2
11. Ch 3.3 - The Hawthorne Effect: The Study of Employee Productivity
12. QUIZ 3.3
13. Ch 3.4 - The Needs Theory: Motivating Employees with Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
14. QUIZ 3.4
15. Ch 3.5 - Theory X & Theory Y: Two Types of Managers
16. QUIZ 3.5
17. Lesson Summary
1. Reference video: What is Operation Management?
2. Reference video: What is Systems Theory?
3. Reference video: What is Contingency Theory?
4. Reference video: What is Quality Management?
5. Introduction
6. Ch 4.1 - Modern Theory of Management
7. QUIZ 4.1
8. Ch 4.2 - Quantitative School of Management: Improving Managerial Decision-Making
9. QUIZ 4.2
10. Ch 4.3 - Operations Management: Focusing on Production Efficiency & Customer Satisfaction
11. QUIZ 4.3
12. Ch 4.4 - Systems Management Theory
13. QUIZ 4.4
14. Ch 4.5 - Contingency School of Management
15. QUIZ 4.5
16. Ch 4.6 - Quality School of Management: Kaizen & Reengineering Approaches
17. QUIZ 4.6
18. Lesson Summary
1. Reference video: A Story of Organisational Change
2. Reference video: Planned Change Process
3. Reference video: 5 Steps in the Change Management Process
4. Reference video: kurt lewin's force-field analysis change models
5. Reference video: Lewin’s Change Theory - UnFreeze, Change, ReFreeze Method
6. Reference video: Kotter's 8-Step Change Model Explained
7. Introduction
8. Ch 5.1 - The Catalysts of Organizational Change: Internal and External Factors
9. QUIZ 5.1
10. Ch 5.2 - Varieties of Internal Organizational Change: Structural, Strategic, People, and Process
11. QUIZ 5.2
12. Ch 5.3 - Managerial Challenges in Times of Organizational Change
13. QUIZ 5.3
14. Ch 5.4 - The Planned Change Process
15. QUIZ 5.4
16. Ch 5.5 - Lewin's 3-Stage Model of Change: Unfreezing, Changing & Refreezing
17. QUIZ 5.5
18. Ch 5.6 - Kurt Lewin's Force-Field Analysis Change Model
19. QUIZ 5.6
20. Ch 5.7 - Kotter's 8-Step Change Model of Management
21. QUIZ 5.7
22. Ch 5.8 - Applying Kotter's 8-Step Change Model
23. QUIZ 5.8
24. Ch 5.9 - How Companies Become Learning Organizations
25. QUIZ 5.9
26. Ch 5.10 - Organizational Culture and Change
27. QUIZ 5.10
28. Lesson Summary
1. Reference video: Work Specialization
2. Reference video: Centralization vs Decentralization
3. Reference video: Organizational Structure
4. Reference video: What is Organization Design?
5. Introduction
6. Ch 6.1 - Work Specialization in Organizations
7. QUIZ 6.1
8. Ch 6.2 - Authority in Centralized & Decentralized Organizations
9. QUIZ 6.2
10. Ch 6.3 - Strategy and Organizational Structure
11. QUIZ 6.3
12. Ch 6.4 - Organizational Design and Organizational Behavior
13. QUIZ 6.4
14. Ch 6.5 - Types of Traditional Organizational Designs: Simple, Functional & Divisional Designs
15. QUIZ 6.5
16. Ch 6.6 - Organizational Divisional Structure: Advantages, Disadvantages & Example
17. QUIZ 6.6
18. Ch 6.7 - Types of Contemporary Organizational Designs: Matrix, Team & Network Designs
19. QUIZ 6.7
20. Ch 6.8 - Mechanistic & Organic Organizational Business Structures
21. QUIZ 6.8
22. Lesson summary
1. Reference video: Tuckman's 5 Stages of Team Development (Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, Re-forming)
2. Reference video: What Is Team Cohesion And How Does It Boost Team Effectiveness?
3. Reference video: What is Groupthink?
4. Reference video: 5 Steps To Manage Conflict Between Team Members
5. Introduction
6. Ch 7.1 - Stages of Group Development: Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing & Adjourning
7. QUIZ 7.1
8. Ch 7.2 - Enhancing Group Cohesion: Utilizing Team Building Strategies
9. QUIZ 7.2
10. Ch 7.3 - Understanding Groupthink and Its Consequences
11. QUIZ 7.3
12. Ch 7.4 - Navigating Team Conflict and Its Impact on Workflow
13. QUIZ 7.4
14. Lesson Summary
1. Reference video: The Role of Leadership in Organizational Success
2. Reference video: Transformational Leadership Theory Explained
3. Reference video: Transactional Leadership Theory
4. Reference video: Servant-Leadership
5. Reference video: Laissez-Faire Leadership
6. Reference video: Bureaucratic Leadership
7. Reference video: Blake and Mouton's Managerial Grid (Blake, Mouton, McCanse, leadership grid
8. Reference video: What is Personal Power? (Expert and Referent)
9. Introduction
10. Ch 8.1 - The Role of Leaders in Organizations
11. QUIZ 8.1
12. Ch 8.2-Exploring Transformational Leadership
13. QUIZ 8.2
14. Ch 8.3 - Unpacking Transactional Leadership
15. QUIZ 8.3
16. Ch 8.4 - The Essence of Servant Leadership
17. QUIZ 8.4
18. Ch 8.5 - The Laissez-faire Leader: A Hands-Off Approach
19. QUIZ 8.5
20. Ch 8.6 - The Participative or Democratic Leader: Collaborative Decision-Making
21. QUIZ 8.6
22. Ch 8.7 - The Authoritarian or Autocratic Leader: Centralized Control
23. QUIZ 8.7
24. Ch 8.8 - The Charismatic Leader: Inspiring Followers
25. QUIZ 8.8
26. Ch 8.9 - The Situational Leader: Adapting to Circumstances
27. QUIZ 8.9
28. Ch 8.10 - The Bureaucratic Leader: Rule-Based Leadership
29. QUIZ 8.10
30. Ch 8.11 - The Blake Mouton Managerial Grid: Five Leadership Styles
31. QUIZ 8.11
32. Ch 8.12 - Personal Power in Leadership: Referent and Expert Power
33. QUIZ 8.12
34. Ch 8.13 - Positional Power: Legitimate, Coercive & Reward Power
35. QUIZ 8.13
36. Lesson Summary
1. Reference video: Fiedler's Contingency Theory of Leadership
2. Reference video: Path-Goal Theory of Leadership
3. Reference video: Hersey & Blanchard Situational Leadership style (SLT)
4. Reference video: Leader Member Exchange Theory
5. Reference video: What “Machiavellian” really means -
6. Reference video: Leadership Theories: Trait vs Behavior Theory
7. Reference video: Attribution Theory
8. Introduction
9. Ch 9.1 - Fiedler's Contingency Theory: Leader's Situational Control
10. QUIZ 9.1
11. Ch 9.2 - Hersey-Blanchard's Situational Leadership Model
12. QUIZ 9.2
13. Ch 9.3 - The Path-Goal Theory and Leadership Styles
14. QUIZ 9.3
15. CH 9.4 - Machiavellianism in Organizations: Balancing Means and Ends
16. QUIZ 9.4
17. Ch 9.5 - Leader-Member Exchange Theory and Its Impact on Organizational Behavior
18. QUIZ 9.5
19. Ch 9.6 - Comparing Trait Theories with Behavioral Theories of Leadership
20. QUIZ 9.6
21. Ch 9.7 - The Attribution Theory of Leadership
22. QUIZ 9.7
23. Lesson Summary
1. Reference video: Motivation Theories
2. Reference video: The Pygmalion Effect:
3. Reference video: Herzberg Theory of Motivation
4. Reference video: Alderfer's ERG Theory
5. Reference video: McClelland's Theory of Needs
6. Reference video: The Equity Theory of Motivation
7. Introduction
8. Ch 10.1 - Motivation Theories: Needs-Based and Behavior-Based
9. QUIZ 10.1
10. Ch 10.2 - The Pygmalion Effect: Shaping Employee Behavior
11. QUIZ 10.2
12. Ch 10.3 - Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory: Hygiene Factors and Motivation
13. QUIZ 10.3
14. Ch 10.4 - Alderfer's ERG Theory: Employee Motivation in the Workplace
15. QUIZ 10.4
16. Ch 10.5 - Acquired Needs Theory: Achievement, Power & Affiliation
17. QUIZ 10.5
18. Ch 10.6 - Equity Theory of Motivation: Balancing Reward and Effort
19. QUIZ 10.6
20. Ch 10.7 - Vroom's Expectancy Theory of Employee Motivation
21. QUIZ 10.7
22. Ch 10.8 - Thorndike's Reinforcement Theory: Motivating Through Consequences
23. QUIZ 10.8
24. Ch 10.9 - Locke's Goal-Setting Theory:Using Goals for Motivation
25. QUIZ 10.9
26. Ch 10.10 - Reward Systems and Employee Behavior: Intrinsic & Extrinsic Rewards
27. QUIZ 10.10
28. Ch 10.11 - Job Redesign Strategies: Enrichment, Enlargement & Rotation
29. QUIZ 10.11
30. Ch 10.12 - Empowering Employees to Enhance Performance
31. QUIZ 10.12
32. Ch 10.13 - Job Flexibility and Its Role in the Workplace
33. QUIZ 10.13
1. Reference video: Managerial Communication
2. Reference video: How the Communication Process Works
3. Introduction
4. Ch 11.1 - Managerial Communication: Facilitating Organizational Interaction
5. QUIZ 11.1
6. Ch 11.2 - Understanding the Communication Process
7. QUIZ 11.2
8. Ch 11.3 - Diverse Forms of Communication: Interpersonal, Non-Verbal, Written & Oral
9. QUIZ 11.3
10. Ch 11.4 - Organizational Communication Strategies
11. QUIZ 11.4
12. Ch 11.5 - Conflict Resolution: Managing Disputes in Organizations
13. QUIZ 11.5
14. Ch 11.6 - Mediation & Arbitration: Third-Party Interventions
15. QUIZ 11.6
16. Lesson Summary
1. Reference video: What Is Financial Controls?
2. Reference video: The Financial Planning Process
3. Introduction
4. Ch 12.1 - Financial Controls in Organizations: Ensuring Fiscal Responsibility
5. QUIZ 12.1
6. Ch 12.2 - Budget Controls: Top-Down, Bottom-Up, Zero-Based & Flexible Budgeting
7. QUIZ 12.2
8. Ch 12.3 - The Financial Planning Process: Charting Financial Courses
9. QUIZ 12.3
10. Ch 12.4 - Crafting Corporate Budgets
11. QUIZ 12.4
12. Lesson Summary
1. Reference video: Talent Acquisition
2. Reference video: What is recruitment process?
3. Reference video: What is the Onboarding Process for New Employees?
4. Introduction
5. Ch 13.1 - Human Resource Management: Talent Acquisition and Staffing
6. QUIZ 13.1
7. Ch 13.2 - The Employee Recruitment Process: How HR Managers Source Talent
8. QUIZ 13.2
9. Ch 13.3 - New Employee Onboarding: Functions and Traits
10. QUIZ 13.3
11. Ch 13.4 - Identifying Organizational Training Needs
12. QUIZ 13.4
13. Ch 13.5 - Types of Employee Training Programs: Skills Development
14. QUIZ 13.5
15. Ch 13.6 - Employee Training Methods: Mentoring, On-the-Job & Job Rotation
16. QUIZ 13.6
17. Ch 13.7 - Employee Rights in the Workplace: Legal Aspects
18. QUIZ 13.7
19. Ch 13.8 - Workplace Privacy and Safety: Balancing Concerns
20. QUIZ 13.8
21. Ch 13.9 - Monitoring the Workplace: Techniques, Ethics & Laws
22. QUIZ 13.9
23. Ch 13.10 - Human Resource Management Laws & Regulations
24. QUIZ 13.10
25. Ch 13.11 - Hostile Work Environments: Definitions, Legal Framework & Instances
26. QUIZ 13.11
27. Ch 13.12 - Employee Termination: Procedures and Best Practices
28. QUIZ 13.12
29. Ch 13.13 - Assessing Employee Performance and 360 Feedback
30. QUIZ 13.3
31. Ch 13.14 - Understanding Employee Compensation: Rewarding Contributions
32. QUIZ 13.14
33. Ch 13.15 - The Role of Collective Bargaining in Organizations
34. QUIZ 13.15
1. Reference video: Strategy Formulation
2. Reference video: Decision Making in Management
3. Reference video: Decision Tree
4. Reference video: What is PERT
5. Introduction
6. Ch 14.1 - The Strategic Management Process: Navigating Organizational Strategy
7. QUIZ 14.1
8. Ch 14.2 - Strategy Formulation: Concepts, Models & Procedures
9. QUIZ 14.2
10. Ch 14.3 - Business Environments and the Managerial Quadrant
11. QUIZ 14.3
12. Ch 14.4 - The Decision-Making Process in Organizations
13. QUIZ 14.4
14. Ch 14.5 - Managerial Decision-Making: Certainty, Risk & Uncertainty
15. QUIZ 14.5
16. Ch 14.6 - Quantitative Decision-Making Tools: Decision Trees, Payback Analysis & Simulations
17. QUIZ 14.6
18. Ch 14.7 - PERT Analysis and Project Completion
19. QUIZ 14.7
20. Ch 14.8 - Benchmarking: Purpose, Types, Process & Examples
21. QUIZ 14.8
22. Lesson Summary
1. Reference video: Total Quality Management Principles
2. Reference video: Pioneers of Quality Management "W. Edwards Deming, Philip Crosby, and Joseph
3. Reference video: ISO Standard Explained | What is ISO | Benefits of getting ISO certified |
4. Introduction
5. Ch 15.1 - Productivity, Quality, Profitability, and Managerial Roles
6. QUIZ 15.1
7. Ch 15.2 - Total Quality Management (TQM): Principles and Case Studies
8. QUIZ 15.2
9. Ch 15.3 - Implementing Total Quality Management (TQM) in Organizations
10. QUIZ 15.3
11. Ch 15.4 - Deming, Juran & Crosby: Pioneers of TQM
12. QUIZ 15.4
13. Ch 15.5 - Achieving ISO 9000 Certification: A Quality Standard
14. QUIZ 15.5
15. Lesson Summary
1. Reference video: INTERNATIONALIZATION VS GLOBALIZATION
2. Reference video: Cultural Dimensions Theory
3. Introduction
4. Ch 16.1 - Managerial Functions in Global Organizations
5. QUIZ 16.1
6. Ch 16.2 - Characteristics of International Managers in the Global Landscape
7. QUIZ 16.2
8. Ch 16.3 - Internationalization and Globalization of Businesses
9. QUIZ 16.3
10. Ch 16.4 - Management in International Companies: Strategies and Pitfalls
11. QUIZ 16.4
12. Ch 16.5 - Embracing Diversity in Contemporary Organizations
13. QUIZ 16.5
14. Ch 16.6 - Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions Theory: Understanding Global Cultural Diversity
15. QUIZ 16.6
16. Ch 16.7 - Ethical Dimensions in Modern Businesses
17. QUIZ 16.7
18. Ch 16.8 - Business Ethics and Social Responsibility: Distinctions and Responsibilities
19. QUIZ 16.8
20. Ch 16.9 - Ethical Challenges in Managing Technological Advances
21. QUIZ 16.9
22. Ch 16.10 - Nurturing Ethical Behavior in the Workplace
23. QUIZ 16.10
24. Ch 16.11 - Balancing Owner, Stockholder, and Stakeholder Interests Ethically
25. QUIZ 16.11
26. Ch 16.12 - Social Responsibility in Organizations
27. QUIZ 16.12
28. Ch 16.13 - Corporate Social Responsibility at Different Levels
29. QUIZ 16.13
30. Ch 16.14 - Sustainable Development: Meaning, Barriers, and Implications
31. Quiz 16.14
32. Lesson Summary
1. Final Exam Guide
2. Final exam

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Principles of Management

Course curriculum

Principles of Management

CHAPTER 1 - Management Basics

CHAPTER 2 - Classical School of Management

CHAPTER 3 - Behavioral School of Management Theory

CHAPTER 4 - Effective Teamwork

CHAPTER 5 - Managing Organizational Change

CHAPTER 6 - Organizing in Business Management

CHAPTER 7 - Work Teams

Chapter 8 - Leadership in Organizations

CHAPTER 9 - Leadership Theory

CHAPTER 10 - Motivation in the Workplace

CHAPTER 11 - Communication in the Workplace

CHAPTER 12 - Controlling in Organizations

CHAPTER 13 - Human Resources

CHAPTER 14 - Strategic Management and Managerial Decision Making

CHAPTER 15 - Production and Quality Assurance

Chapter 16 - International Management and Contemporary Issues

Final Exam

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