Management

KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY
NAIROBI CAMPUS

MBAD 501: Practices of Management
Credit Hours: 3
Period: Jan – April 2013
Instructor: Kihara Peter
Email: [e-mail]
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Course Purpose and Objectives
This is a foundation course in the MBA program which covers all those functions and duties performed by modern managers and CEOs in today’s complex organizations. This course views managerial planning and decisio ns, functions and principles as an integral part of an organization management and as a process to be performed by managers regardless of their level, specialty and position.
At the end of the course the student should be able to understand and participate in corporate decision making and carry out various managerial functions with less difficulty. At the same time students are expected to display knowledge in general management and be able to lead and govern organizations of the 21 st Century.

Course Outline
WEEK

TOPIC

Week 1-2

SUBTOPICS

Week 3-4

The Historical Development of
Management Thought

Week 4-5

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Definitions of management
Management vs Administration
Levels of management, Science & Art of management, Universality of Management,
Managerial roles and techniques

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Introduction and general overview of management

CASE 1

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The Pre-classical Approaches to management
The Classical Approaches to management
 The Scientific Management School
 The Administrative Management
School
 The Bureaucratic Management School

The Evolution of Management

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Kihara, Peter; Thursday, January 31, 2013

The Neo – Classical Management Approach to
Management
 The Behavioral Theories of
Management

Week 5-6

Week 7-8

Functions of Management
 Planning &
Strategizing

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Definition of the environment
Importance of the environment to the organization
Approaches