If you do well in this course, you will be able to:
- Define and understand the role of management; and identify the major contributions to the evolution of management theory
- Identify appropriate managerial functions, skills, and theoretical approaches that can be used within the manager's unique environment
- Demonstrate a knowledge of the process of setting objectives, planning, decision-making, strategy formulation and the tools (MBO, probability, decision trees, PERT, forecasting, etc.) necessary to carry out these functions
- Identify and integrate methods of organizational structure and the related topics of division of labor, authority/responsibility, span of control, centralization/decentralization, delegation, organizational change, staffing, and diversity within the workforce
- Identify and understand accepted theories of leadership and motivation as they relate to utilizing effective communication and the management of individual and group behavior
- Demonstrate a knowledge of the control function and process as related to production management, total quality management, information systems, control tools (break-even analysis, budgeting critical path management, etc.) and human reaction to control systems
- Define and understand the concept of social and ethical responsibility pertinent to the managerial role
- Demonstrate a knowledge of the role of global management for the domestic manager