Our mission is to be the school of choice for business education in the state of New Jersey and to be known nationally as among the best business schools within a Catholic university. Principles of Management Prof. Paula Alexander Becker, Ph.D., J.D. REQUIRED TEXT Publisher Title ISBN Author McGraw Hill Management 6 th Edition 9780078029547 Kinicki and Williams COURSE DESCRIPTION This course examines the nature of management and analyzes the environmental context within which managers function. We will identify Planning, Organizing and Controlling, three of the four major functions of management. Leading, the fourth major function of management is addressed in Organizational Behavior. We discuss the legal, social and ethical implications of the actions of managers. We emphasize organizational change management and the importance of developing your own set of managerial skills as well as your own sense of vocation as a business leader. Concerns for social and economic justice are incorporated particularly through the development of a management consulting report, focusing on the operations of The Children’s Place in Bangladesh.
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Our mission is to be the school of choice for business education in the state of New Jersey and to be known nationally as among the best business
schools within a Catholic university.
Principles of Management
Prof. Paula Alexander Becker, Ph.D., J.D.
REQUIRED TEXT
Publisher Title ISBN Author
McGraw Hill Management 6th Edition 9780078029547 Kinicki and Williams
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course examines the nature of management and analyzes the environmental context within
which managers function. We will identify Planning, Organizing and Controlling, three of the
four major functions of management. Leading, the fourth major function of management is
addressed in Organizational Behavior. We discuss the legal, social and ethical implications of
the actions of managers. We emphasize organizational change management and the importance
of developing your own set of managerial skills as well as your own sense of vocation as a
business leader. Concerns for social and economic justice are incorporated particularly through
the development of a management consulting report, focusing on the operations of The
Children’s Place in Bangladesh.
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COURSE OBJECTIVES
1. Understand the notion of value creation to meet customer needs.
2. Understand the knowledge and skills, including SWOT analysis, required of today’s
managers and their roles and responsibilities
3. Apply management theory to real, practical, on-the-job performance, and to develop
transferrable skills which can be applied in a real-life work setting.
4. To understand and apply principles of Catholic Social Teaching to management
problems
5. To integrate relevant information into a management report which will become the basis
for effective managerial interventions.
College of Arts & Sciences Infusions: This course has been certified in the following College of Arts and Sciences Fluencies:
1. Information Fluency
2. Critical Thinking
Stillman School of Business Competencies Definitions:
1. Change Management: adapting one’s career to environmental changes, leading change
in organizations and understanding the economic, political and social forces that affect
business.
2. Communications: producing well-written communications, communicating across
functions, listening skills and presentation skills
3. Critical Thinking: pattern recognition and problem solving, ability to use evidence to
reach conclusions, to ask relevant questions, to sort relevant from irrelevant information.
4. Teamwork: understanding the vocabulary of teams and teamwork, understanding the
essence of teams, formulating team ground rules, creating and maintaining effective
teams
5. Technology Usage: applying software packages to data acquisition and usage,
identifying business problems that can benefit from information systems support,
appreciating the role that information systems play in your career and business.
6. Information Fluency: recognizing when information is needed and locating, evaluating
and integrating information into a management report.
7. Ethics: Identifying and resolving ethical dilemmas in the workplace. Application of
principles of social and economic justice to specific companies and situations.
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ASSESSMENT
You earn your grade based on your performance in the following activities:
Resume and Personal SWOT Analysis
Five Year Plan and Personal Plan (WT)
Midterm: Quizzes Chapters 1 - 8
Case to be presented in class
Management report and presentation in class
Research log & Reflective essay on management report
Final Exam: Quizzes Chapters 9 - 16
Class Participation/Preparedness
10%
07%
20%
13%
20%
5%
20%
±05%
Total 100%
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