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Course Introduction

Course number: 09000510 Credit: 3

The teaching content of this course is as follows:

Lecture Content
Lecture 1: Introduction
  • 1 Overview of Management
  • 2 Content, Characteristics, and Principles of Management
  • 3 Future Prospects of Management Studies
Lecture 2: Management Thought and Theory (Part 1)
  • 1 Management Thought in Chinese Culture
  • 2 Early Management Thought in Western Factory Systems
  • 3 Classical Management Theories
Lecture 2: Management Thought and Theory (Part 2)
  • 4 Emergence of Behavioral Science
  • 5 Major Schools of Modern Management
  • 6 Development Trends in Contemporary Management Theory
Lecture 3: Environmental Research
  • 1 External Environmental Research
    • 1) PEST Model
    • 2) Industry Analysis
  • 2 Internal Environmental Analysis (Organizational Culture)
    • 1) Concept of Organizational Culture
    • 2) Levels of Organizational Culture
    • 3) Shaping Organizational Culture
  • 3 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
    • 1) Why Business Management Requires Ethics
    • 2) Related Ethical Perspectives
    • 3) Characteristics of Ethical Management and Factors Influencing Managerial Ethics
    • 4) Approaches to Improving Business Ethical Behavior
    • 5) Corporate Social Responsibility
Lecture 4: Decision Making
  • 1 Concepts and Types of Decision Making
    • 1) Definition of Decision Making
    • 2) Types of Decision Making
      • • Programmed vs. Non-programmed Decisions
      • • Individual vs. Group Decisions
      • • Certainty, Risk, and Uncertainty Decisions
      • • Strategic, Tactical, and Operational Decisions
  • 2 Decision-Making Theories
    • 1) Rationality: Classical Decision Theory
    • 2) Bounded Rationality
      • • Behavioral Decision Theory
      • • Retrospective Decision Theory
    • 3) Intuition
  • 3 Decision-Making Process and Influencing Factors
    • 1) Decision-Making Process
    • 2) Factors Influencing Decisions
  • 4 Decision-Making Methods
    • 1) Group Decision-Making Methods
    • 2) Methods for Activity Direction Decisions
    • 3) Methods for Activity Plan Decisions
Lecture 5: Planning and Implementation
  • 1 Concepts, Nature, and Types of Planning
  • 2 Types of Plans (Hierarchy of Plans)
  • 3 Planning Process
  • 4 Management by Objectives and Rolling Plan Method
Lecture 6: Human Resource Management
  • 1 Personnel Management vs. Human Resource Management
  • 2 Recruitment and Training
  • 3 Performance Evaluation and Compensation Systems
Lecture 7: Organizational Change
  • 1 General Patterns of Organizational Change
  • 2 Managing Organizational Change
Lecture 8: Organizational Design
  • 1 Concepts and Principles of Organizational Design and Structure
  • 2 Factors Influencing Span of Control, Relationship Between Span of Control and Management Levels
  • 3 Flat vs. Hierarchical Structures: Advantages and Disadvantages
  • 4 Line vs. Staff: Definitions and Relationships
  • 5 Centralization vs. Decentralization: Definitions, Reasons, etc.
  • 6 Departmentalization Standards and Forms
  • 7 Horizontal Coordination Design
  • 8 Organizational Structure Forms: Line, Functional, Line-Staff, Divisional, Matrix
  • 9 Contingency Factors in Organizational Design: Strategy, Culture, Technology, Environment, Size, Development Stage, etc.
Lecture 9: Leadership Theories
  • 1 Management vs. Leadership
    • 1) Differences Between Leaders and Managers
    • 2) Functions of Leadership
  • 2 Sources of Leadership Power
  • 3 Leadership Theories
    • 1) Lewin's Three Leadership Styles (Authoritarian, Democratic, Laissez-faire)
    • 2) Managerial Grid Theory
    • 3) Contingency Theories
Lecture 10: Motivation Theories
  • 1 Evolution of Western Assumptions About Human Nature
  • 2 Motivation Theories
    • 1) Needs Theories
    • 2) Expectancy Theory
    • 3) Equity Theory
    • 4) Reinforcement Theory
  • 3 Application of Motivation Theories
  • 4 Motivation Practices
Lecture 11: Communication
  • 1 Communication in Organizations
    • 1) Communication Process
    • 2) Types and Characteristics of Communication
    • 3) Role of Informal Communication in Organizations
  • 2 Communication Barriers and Solutions
    • 1) Major Communication Barriers
    • 2) Overcoming Barriers and Enhancing Communication Effectiveness
  • 3 Conflict and Negotiation
    • 1) Causes of Conflict
    • 2) Conflict Resolution Styles (Avoidance, Accommodation, Competition, Compromise, Collaboration)
Lecture 12: Control
  • 1 Necessity of Control, Relationship with Decision Making, Planning, and Other Functions
  • 2 Basic Principles of Control: Systems Principle
  • 3 Types of Control (Pre-action, Concurrent, Post-action)
  • 4 Requirements for Effective Control: Timeliness, Moderation, Objectivity, Flexibility
  • 5 Control Process: Establishing Standards, Measuring Performance, Correcting Deviations
Lecture 13: Innovation
  • 1 Innovation and Its Role
  • 2 Basic Content of Innovation Functions
  • 3 Innovation Process and Organization
Lecture 14: Development of Chinese Enterprises
  • 1 Phenomenon of Chinese Enterprise Development in Contemporary Times
  • 2 Smith's Invisible Hand Theory
  • 3 Schumpeter's Entrepreneurial Theory
  • 4 Chandler's Visible Hand Theory
Lecture 15: Course Paper Presentations
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