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Management: The Management Process

Audience

Managers, prospective managers, and any other employees seeking advanced competency in the area of management

Prerequisites

A basic understanding of the management function

Course Aim

To provide the learner with an overview of the management process

Learning Objectives

Define management. Outline the basic functions of management. Identify different areas of management. Define and give examples of interpersonal, informational, and decisional roles of managers. Identify basic managerial skills. Define the classical management perspective. Describe the development of administrative management. Define the aims and methods of the behavioral perspective. Define the quantitative perspective. Describe how the classical, behavioral, and quantitative perspectives can be integrated. Describe the Type Z model. Discuss the excellence movement.

Topics Covered

The Management Process - The nature of management - The basic functions of management - DecisionPath: The Managment Process - The scope of management Types, Roles, and Skills - Kinds of managers - Managerial roles and skills - Hands-on: Roles and skills of managers Management Perspectives - Management history and theory - The classical perspective - The behavioral perspective - The quantitative perspective - Integrating perspectives Contemporary Management Challenges - Contemporary management theory - Contemporary challenges - Hands-on: Ancient ideas and contemporary management concepts