Introduction to Management

Management plays a crucial role in individual’s life and organisation. Management creates an environment for attaining desired goals with the help of various functions effectively and efficiently. The modern term of management is goal-oriented, and it is used as a method, as a group and as an activity.

Throughout the management course, the candidates will learn how to work together in an organisation and how to deal with other colleagues at the workplace. The function of management includes planning, controlling, motivation, leading and staffing. Management is divided into three major levels that are top level, middle level and lower level.

Introduction to Management

• What is Management and why it is needed?
• Principles of Management
• History of Management
• Global management
• Management as a System; Ethics and Social Responsibilities
• How the Environment Affects Managers

Planning and Decision Making

• The Importance of Planning
• The Components of a Strategic Plan
• The Decision-Making Process

Management Functions

• Planning
  • Strategic planning
  • Tactical plan
  • Operational planning
• Organising
  
  • Firm-level strategies
  • Corporate-level strategies
  • Industry-level strategies
  • Managing human resource systems
• Leading
  • Motivation
  • Leadership styles
  • Managing communications
• Controlling
  • The control process
  • Control methods
  • Managing information
  • Managing service and manufacturing operations

Levels of Management

• Top-Level Managers
• Middle-Level Managers
• Lower-Level Managers

Management Skills and Organizational Hierarchy

• Technical Skills
• Human Skills
• Conceptual Skills
• Design Skills

Organizational Environments and Cultures

• External environments
• Internal environments
• Ethics and social responsibility

Organizing People, Projects, and Processes

• Teams
• Managing Human Resource Systems
• Managing Individuals and a Diverse Workforce
• Motivation
• Leadership