Course subjects
Lesson 1: Introduction to Management
Lesson 2: Ethics and Social Responsibility
What is ethical workplace behaviour?
What is unethical workplace behaviour?
How to make ethical decisions
What is social responsibility?
Lesson 3: Managing Information
Why information matters
Strategic importance of information
Characteristics and costs of useful Information
Getting and sharing Information
Lesson 4: Decision-Making
What is rational decision-making?
Steps to rational decision-making
Limits to rational decision-making
Improving decision-making
Lesson 5: Control
Lesson 6: Organisational Strategy
Basics of Organisational Strategy
Sustainable competitive advantage
Strategy-making process
Corporate, industry, firm level strategies
Lesson 7: Innovation and Change
Organisational innovation
Why innovation matters
Managing innovation
Organisational change
Why change occurs and why it matters
Principles of Managing change
Lesson 8: Organisational Structures and Process
Lesson 9: Managing Teams
Kinds of teams
The good and the bad of using teams
Work team characteristics
Enhancing work team effectiveness
Lesson 10: Motivation and Leadership
Basics of motivation
Equity theory
Expectancy theory
What is leadership?
Situational leadership
Strategic leadership