Principles of Management || College-Level Credit Course

Principles of Management

This course is designed to help students understand the major functions of management (planning, organizing, leading, and controlling) and the significance of each function in relationship to the existence of the company.

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Course curriculum

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: Instructions (Important)
2. Final exam
1. Fundamentals to Contemporary Applications
2. Rubrics

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Principles of Management

Course curriculum

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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