Familiarity with the functions of management, skills that are 
required, elements of organizations as systems, and the 
relevance of management in organizational settings. 

Understanding the history of management thought, the evolution 
of management theories, and the relevance of historical 
developments for managing contemporary organizations. 

Understanding the components and complexities of organizations' 
cultures and external environments, and how these factors 
constrain the decisions and actions of managers. 

Understanding implications of the global environment for the 
management of organizations, to include regional trading 
alliances, economic issues, structural issues, and cultural 
issues. 

Familiarity with frameworks used to understand issues of social 
responsibility and ethics in organizational settings. 

Understanding the decision-making  process from the perspective 
of rationality, yet with an understanding of factors that 
constrain the rational decision-making approach in 
organizational settings. 

An understanding of issues that influence the usefulness of 
planning, as well as how different types of goals and plans may 
be better for different situations. 

Understanding the complexities of analyzing the external 
environment, and an organization's competencies, in developing 
an appropriate strategic plan for an organization. 

Understanding issues associated with various approaches to 
organizational design, and how these issues are relevant for 
determining what type of design is appropriate for different 
circumstances. 

Recognizing the importance of, and understanding what 
constitutes, effective human resource management practices. 

Understanding basic concepts and issues associated with the 
complexity of managing organizational change and innovation. 

Understanding fundamental concepts that have relevance for 
understanding the various factors that influence the behavior 
of people in organizational settings, including behavior in the 
context of groups and teams. 

Familiarity with theories of workplace motivation and the 
relevance of such theories for the practice of management. 

Familiarity with several theories of leadership and 
understanding what constitutes effective leadership.

The following topics are covered in this course:

Management Yesterday and Today 
Organizational Culture and Environment 
Managing in a Global Environment  
Social Responsibility and Managerial Ethics 
Decision Making 
Foundations of Planning 
Strategic Management 
Planning Tools and Techniques 
Organizational Structure and Design 
Human Resource Management 
Managing Change and Innovation 
Foundations of Behavior 
Understanding Groups and Teams 
Motivating Employees 
Leadership

All students are responsible for maintaining the highest 
standards of honesty and integrity in every phase of their 
academic careers.  The penalties for academic dishonesty are 
severe and ignorance is not an acceptable defense.

Academic honesty means performing all academic work without 
plagiarizing, cheating, lying, tampering, stealing, receiving 
assistance from any otherperson, or using any source of 
information that is not common knowledge.