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Management Theories and Practices

This document outlines a course on management theories and practices. The 2-credit hour course introduces students to basic management concepts, the environment of management, and functions and recent trends. It aims to provide an understanding of management nature and practice, decision making challenges managers face, and core management skills and functions. The course consists of 10 chapters covering topics such as management thought, planning, decision making, organizational structure, motivation and leadership. Student assessment includes an article review, term paper, and final exam. Required reading materials are listed.

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Management Theories and Practices

This document outlines a course on management theories and practices. The 2-credit hour course introduces students to basic management concepts, the environment of management, and functions and recent trends. It aims to provide an understanding of management nature and practice, decision making challenges managers face, and core management skills and functions. The course consists of 10 chapters covering topics such as management thought, planning, decision making, organizational structure, motivation and leadership. Student assessment includes an article review, term paper, and final exam. Required reading materials are listed.

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Admas University

School of Postgraduate Studies


Course Outline

Course Title: Management Theories and Practices


Course Code: MBA 521

Credit Hours: 2 hrs

Prerequisite: none

Course Description: The course is designed to introduce students to the basic concepts and
practices of management. It focuses on the nature, environment and functions of management. It
is also designed to give students insight into the recent trends in management.

Course Objectives
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
 Acquire a sound understanding of the nature and practice of management;
 Describe the environment of management and the various decision-making situations
that managers face;
 Summary the basic management functions and skills.
 Have insight into the new trends in management.

Course Content

Chapter-1: Managing and Managers


1.1 Why management
1.2 Nature and Importance of management
1.3 Types of managers
1.4 Management levels and skills
1.5 Modern management challenges
Chpter-2-Development of Management Thought
2.1 Evolution of management thought
2.2 classical Management theory

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 Scientific
 Administrative
 Bureaucratic
2.3 Neo-classical Management theory
 The behavioral school
 Human relations to the behavioral approach
2.4 Modern Approach
 The quantitative Approach
 Decision Theory
 systems approach,
 The contingency approach.
Chapter-3 Planning and plans
3.1 The need for planning, steps in planning, classification of planning and plans
3.2 Strategic and operational plans; strategy; formulating strategy
3.3 Implementation of strategy, policy procedures methods and rules
3.4 Making planning effective
3.5 Barriers to effective planning
3.6 Barriers to strategic planning
3.7 Making planning effective
3.8 MBO, the MBO system
3.9 Strength and weaknesses of MBO
3.10 Making MBO effective.
Chapter-4 Decision making
4.1 Types of decisions-decision making process
4.2 Guidelines for making effective decisions-individual versus group decision
Making
4.3 Rationality in decision making
4.4 Decision tree
4.5 Linear programming-game theory
4.6 Waiting line theory
4.7 Decision making model
Chapter 5-organizational structure

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5.1 Concepts of organizational structure
5.2 Formal and informal organizations-need for formal organization structure
5.3 Departmentalization
5.4 Span of management
5.5 Determination of span of management
5.6 Factors affecting span of management.
Chapter 6- Authority and Responsibility
6.1 Concept of authority and responsibility
6.2 Delegation of authority
6.3 Measures for effective Delegation
6.4 Centralization and decentralization
6.5 Line and staff authority
6.6 Line and staff conflict:
 Conflict management
 Coordination-types of coordination and techniques for Effective coordination.
Chapter 7-Organizational Change and Development
7.1 Responses to change pressure-the process of organizational change
7.2 Resistance to change
7.3 Overcoming resistance to change
7.4 Approaches to organizational change
7.5 Organizational Development.
Chapter 8-Motivation
8.1 Theories of motivation
8.1.1 An overview
8.1.2 Early views of motivation
8.1.3 Contemporary views of motivation
8.2 Expectancy theory
8.3 Reinforcement theory
8.4 Goal setting theory.
Chapter 9-Leadership
9.1 Define leadership
9.2 Leadership theories;
9.3 Style of leadership
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9.4 Leadership Development.
Chapter 10-Fundamentals of Controlling
10.1 Concept of controlling
10.2 Steps in controlling
10.3 Types of control
10.4 Controlling and management by exception
10.5 Design of executive control system
10.6 Causes of resistance to control

Assessment
 Article review………………………..…… 20%
 Term paper with presentation……………. 30%
 Final examination………………………... 50%
Reading Materials

Required

 Robins (2005). Management. 8th: Prentice-Hall of India Pvt. Ltd.


 Robert Kreitner (2009) management.11th ed
 Modern Management concept and skill, Samuel C. Certo,12th ed,2012
Recommended
 Business Principles and Management, Burrow, Kleindi and Everad, 2008.
 Hodgetts and Richard.(2006). International Management. New Delhi: McGraw-Hill.
 Jones, G.R., and George, J.M. (2006). Contemporary Management. New York:
McGraw-Hill.
 Koontz, H. and Weihrich, H. (2004). Essentials of Management: An International
Perspective. New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill.
 Management, Richard L. Daft, 9th edition ,2010 South-Western language learning.
 Principles of Risk Management and Insurance, 10th edition, George E. Resda, 2008,
Pearson Edu. Inc
 Management Freeman, R.E., Gilbert, D.R., and Stoner, J.A.F 6th 2009

 Management Bateman, S & Snell 2nd 2011

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