Course Outline - General Principles of Management
WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY IN AFRICA
Addressing gender disparity and fostering equity in University Education
FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURIAL STUDIES & I.T.
BSc MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (BM114)
Course Outline for General Management Principles (BM114)
Preamble
A study of the General Management principles that seeks to equip students with the general management and managerial skills that will prepare them to be effective managers and entrepreneurs who can quickly adopt to new management situations.
Aims
To equip students with modern general management principles.
Objectives of the Course
1. To enable students to understand and appreciate the nature and scope of management.
Course Content
• Management and Managers
What is management?
• Team Building
• Managerial functions
• Types of managers
• Manager’s roles and skills
• Challenges for management in a Global Environment
2.0 The Evolution of Management Theory
• Scientific Management Theory
• Administrative Management Theory
• Behavioural Management Theory
• Management Science Theory
• Organisational Environment Theory
• Total Quality Management
• Business Process Reengineering
3.0 The Environment of Management Theory
3.1 The Organisational Environment
• Task environment
• General environment
• Managing the organisational environment
3.2 The Global Environment
• The changing global environment
• The global task environment
• The global general environment
• The collapse of time and distance
• You and International Management
• Importance of understanding Cultural Differences
4.0 Strategic Planning
• The manager as a planner strategist
• The planning process
• Determining the organisation’s mission and goals
• Formulation of strategy
• Planning and
Addressing gender disparity and fostering equity in University Education
FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURIAL STUDIES & I.T.
BSc MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (BM114)
Course Outline for General Management Principles (BM114)
Preamble
A study of the General Management principles that seeks to equip students with the general management and managerial skills that will prepare them to be effective managers and entrepreneurs who can quickly adopt to new management situations.
Aims
To equip students with modern general management principles.
Objectives of the Course
1. To enable students to understand and appreciate the nature and scope of management.
Course Content
• Management and Managers
What is management?
• Team Building
• Managerial functions
• Types of managers
• Manager’s roles and skills
• Challenges for management in a Global Environment
2.0 The Evolution of Management Theory
• Scientific Management Theory
• Administrative Management Theory
• Behavioural Management Theory
• Management Science Theory
• Organisational Environment Theory
• Total Quality Management
• Business Process Reengineering
3.0 The Environment of Management Theory
3.1 The Organisational Environment
• Task environment
• General environment
• Managing the organisational environment
3.2 The Global Environment
• The changing global environment
• The global task environment
• The global general environment
• The collapse of time and distance
• You and International Management
• Importance of understanding Cultural Differences
4.0 Strategic Planning
• The manager as a planner strategist
• The planning process
• Determining the organisation’s mission and goals
• Formulation of strategy
• Planning and