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Management 101
Concepts and Dynamics of Management
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
management.

Principles and techniques of business organization and

COURSE OBJECTIVES:
To introduce to students the basic concepts, theories, principles and techniques of
management and to enable the students to utilize these concepts/theories/principles and
techniques for decision-making.
At the end of the course, the students are expected to:
1. explain the basic concepts, theories and principles of management; and
2. apply these concepts in principles in making decisions through analysis of cases.
Textbooks:
*Robbins, Stephen P. and Coulter, Mary.
Prentice Hall. 2007

Introduction to Management. 9th edition.

**Echaniz, Erlinda and Rodriguez, Rafael.

Philippine Cases (3rd edition). 1997

Fundamentals of Management.Text and

References:
Bateman, Thomas S. & Snell, Scott A. Management: Leading and Collaborating in a
Competitive World. 8th Edition. McGraw-Hill. 2008.
Daft, Richard L. Management. 6th edition. 2003.
Stoner, James A.F., Freeman E. and Gilbert D. Jr. Management. 6th Edition. Prentice
Hall. 2000.

COURSE OUTLINE & TIMETABLE

TOPICS
Part I. Course Introduction Objectives, Coverage,
Policies, Requirements
Part II. INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT
1. Scope of Management
2. Evolution of Management Theory
3. Organization Environment
a. Macro (General) and Micro (Task)
Environment
b. Organization Culture
4. Ethics and Social Responsibility

Readings

Chapter 1*
Chapter 2*
Chapter 3*

Chapter 5*

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5. Forms of Business Organization

6. Introduction to Business Functions
7. The Case Method of Solving Management Problems

Chapter 4 **
Chapter 16**
Handout

PRACTICE CASE
FIRST EXAM
Part III. THE MANAGEMENT PROCESS
A. Planning and Decision-Making
1. Nature and Importance of Planning
2. Establishing Organizational Goals and Plans
3. The Strategic Management Process
4. Managerial Decision-Making Process
5. Issues in Planning

Chapters 6-9*

CASE 1

B. Organizing
1. Nature and Purpose of Organizing
2. Basic Elements of Organization Structure
3. Job Design
4. Departmentalization
5. Vertical and Horizontal Coordination
6. Strategic Organizational Designs
7. Issues in Organizing

Chapter 10*

CASE 2
C. Human Resource Management
Chapter 12*
1. Strategic Importance of Human Resource
Management
2. The Human Resource Management Process
3. Reward and Penalty System
4. Maintaining Effective Work-force Relationships
5. Issues in Human Resource Management
CASE 3
SECOND EXAM
D. Directing
1. Nature and Importance of Motivation

Chapters 14, 11, 16-17*

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2.
3.
4.
5.

Theories of Motivation
Theories of Leadership
Managerial Communication
Issues in Directing

CASE 4
E. Controlling
1. Importance of Controlling
2. The Control Process
3. Designing Control Systems
4. Issues in Controlling

Chapter 18*

CASE 5
Part IV. MANAGEMENT AND THE BUSINESS FUNCTIONS
1. Marketing Management
2. Production Management
3. Personnel Management
4. Financial Management

Chapter 16**

THIRD EXAM

GRADING SYSTEM:
Examinations (3)
Cases (6)
Quizzes
Recitation/Class Participation

50%
20%
15%
15%

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