Principles of Management
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Principles of Management at Coursera Overview
Duration | 19 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
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- Earn a certificate from O.P. Jindal Global University
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- 40 quizzes
Principles of Management at Coursera Course details
- What you'll learn
- Appraise the scope of management as it applies to all levels of an organization.
- Describe management and its relationship with the external environment.
- Examine various management theories and their application.
- Analyze the principles of managerial functions and contemporary developments in managerial functions.
- Welcome to the Principles of Management course! By the end of this course, you will develop a good understanding of management theory and practice. The course discusses management and its relations to the external environment, and how various factors shape management practices over time. You will be able to understand the social responsibility of managers and how ethics can be institutionalized in organizations. The course delves into a deeper understanding of managerial functions of planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling. The course details the fundamental principles of management functions along with highlighting the contemporary developments in management processes.
- This is a beginner course, intended for learners with a background in all types of organizations. The knowledge you gain from this course will help you in all careers and/or all industries.
- To succeed in this course, you should have a basic understanding of working in a formal/informal organizational context.
Principles of Management at Coursera Curriculum
Management Theory and Practice
Course Introduction
Meet Your Instructor
Introduction to Management
Management: Science or Art?
Evolution of Management Thought
The Managerial Roles and Processes
The Functions of Managers
Managers or Leaders
Course Overview
Essential Reading: Nature and Scope of Management
Essential Reading: Evolution of Management Thought
Essential Reading: The Managerial Roles and Processes
Essential Reading: The Functions of Managers
Nature and Scope of Management
Evolution of Management Thought
The Managerial Roles and Processes
The Functions of Managers
Management and Society
The Organization and Its External Environment
The Social Responsibility of Managers
Arguments For and Against Business Involvement in Social Actions
Ethics in Managing: An Integrative Approach
Institutionalizing Ethics
Unethical Leadership
Essential Reading: The Organization and Its External Environment
Essential Reading: The Social Responsibility of Managers
Essential Reading: Ethics in Managing: An Integrative Approach
Essential Reading: Institutionalizing Ethics and Unethical Leadership
The Organization and Its External Environment
The Social Responsibility of Managers
Ethics in Managing: An Integrative Approach
Institutionalizing Ethics and Unethical Leadership
Managerial Responsibility and Effectiveness
Weekly Summative Assessment: Management Theory and Practice, and Management and Society
Planning
Essentials of Planning
Managing by Objectives
Strategy and Policy
The Strategic Planning Process
The TOWS Matrix
The Blue Ocean Strategy
The Business Portfolio Matrix
Decision-Making as a Rational Process
Essential Reading: Essentials of Planning
Essential Reading: Managing by Objectives
Essential Reading: Strategies, Policies, and Planning
Essential Reading: The TOWS Matrix and the Blue Ocean Strategy
Essential Reading: The Business Portfolio Matrix
Essential Reading: Decision-Making as a Rational Process
Essentials of Planning
Managing by Objectives
Strategies, Policies, and Planning
The TOWS Matrix and the Blue Ocean Strategy
The Business Portfolio Matrix
Decision-Making as a Rational Process
Organizing
Nature of Organizing
Span of Management
Departmentation
Power and Empowerment
Line, Staff, and Functional Authority
Decentralization of Authority
Effective Organizing and Organization Culture
Essential Reading: Nature of Organizing and Span of Management
Essential Reading: Departmentation
Essential Reading: Authority, Empowerment, and Decentralization
Essential Reading: Effective Organizing and Organization Culture
Nature of Organizing and Span of Management
Departmentation
Authority, Empowerment, and Decentralization
Effective Organizing and Organization Culture
How Organizational Structure and Culture Significantly Impact Its Effectiveness?
Weekly Summative Assessment: Planning and Organizing
Staffing
Human Resource Management
Performance Appraisal
Organizational Conflict
Organizational Development
Essential Reading: Human Resource Management
Essential Reading: Performance Appraisal
Essential Reading: Organizational Conflict
Essential Reading: Organizational Development
Human Resource Management
Performance Appraisal
Organizational Conflict
Organizational Development
Leading
Theories of Motivation: Part 1
Theories of Motivation: Part 2
Theories of Leadership
Group and Team Behavior
Communication Process and Breakdowns
Essential Reading: Theories of Motivation
Theories of Leadership
Essential Reading: Group and Team Behavior
Essential Reading: Communication
Theories of Motivation
Theories of Leadership
Group and Team Behavior
Communication Process and Breakdowns
Leadership Styles and Transformational Communication
Weekly Summative Assessment: Staffing and Leading
Controlling
Process of Controlling
Requirements of Effective Control
Control Techniques
Balanced Scorecard
Productivity and Operations Management
Total Quality Management
Essential Reading: Process of Controlling
Essential Reading: Requirements of Effective Control
Essential Reading: Control Techniques and Balanced Scorecard
Essential Reading: Productivity and Operations Management
Essential Reading: Total Quality Management
Process of Controlling
Requirements of Effective Control
Control Techniques and Balanced Scorecard
Productivity and Operations Management
Total Quality Management
Principles of Managerial Functions
The Fundamental Principles of Planning Function
The Fundamental Principles of Organizing Function
The Fundamental Principles of Staffing Function
The Fundamental Principles of Leading Function
The Fundamental Principles of Controlling Function
Essential Reading: The Fundamental Principles of Planning Function
Essential Reading: The Fundamental Principles of Organizing Function
Essential Reading: The Fundamental Principles of Staffing Function
Essential Reading: The Fundamental Principles of Leading Function
Essential Reading: The Fundamental Principles of Controlling Function
The Fundamental Principles of Planning Function
The Fundamental Principles of Organizing Function
The Fundamental Principles of Staffing Function
The Fundamental Principles of Leading Function
The Fundamental Principles of Controlling Function
Relevance of Real-Time Information to the Control Function
Weekly Summative Assessment: Controlling and Principles of Managerial Functions
Course Wrap-Up Video
Graded Quiz: Controlling and Principles of Managerial Functions
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