A demand for a new kind of manager has come to the forefront because business organizations are being challenged more than ever before to develop new resources and markets in a global economy. Whether a front line supervisor or the top executive of an enterprise, the functions of a manager are essentially the same. The manager must be able to make decisions and communicate these decisions to their organization. In order to do this, they must have the knowledge and ability to use today’s most effective management techniques in a new and exciting era of technological change.

 

This course is designed to present the operational theory of management and furnish a framework of management organization. It is designed around the management functions of planning, organizing, staffing, directing and controlling. The objective of the course is to provide the student with a well- structured and varied knowledge of management disciplines. 

 

The course covers: Management in a Global Environment – Managing Work and Organizations – Managing People in Organizations – Managing Production and Operations.

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This course is required to be taken in the first term for all students in the Master of Leadership and Management program.