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MAN 371 Management Theory

300 levelManagement & Administration10 topics

MAN 371 covers 10 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Meaning and nature of management
  2. The classical school and scientific management
  3. Administrative and bureaucratic management theories
  4. The human relations movement
  5. Behavioural and systems approaches to management
  6. Contingency and situational theories
  7. The functions of management: planning and organising
  8. Directing, coordinating and controlling
  9. Decision-making models in organisations
  10. Contemporary issues and trends in management thought

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Meaning and nature of management

The topic "Meaning and nature of management" introduces what management is, what managers do, and the essential features that make management distinct in organizations. For examination purposes, you must master the definition of management, its core elements such as planning, organizing, directing and controlling, and the characteristics that show why management is universal, goal-oriented and both an art and a…

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