ABUS 371 LEARNING OBJECTIVES
  1. List the four management functions. Explain the concepts of efficiency and effectiveness.

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  2. Outline the history of management. Relate the historical perspective to the complexity of managing in today's global environment.

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  3. Explain the general, task, and internal environments of an organization. Discuss corporate culture, managerial ethics, and corporate social responsibility.

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  4. Describe the planning process and its links to organizational mission, strategic goals, tactical goals, and operational goals. Specify the strategic management process, including strategy formulation and strategy implementation.

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  5. Review the decision making process and relate its importance to effective management.

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  6. Explain the fundaamental issues in organizing, specifically the chain of command, line and staff, formalization, work specialization, delegation process, span of management, and centralization/decentralization.

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  7. List the basic methods of structural design and relate the structure to strategy and achievement of objectives.

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  8. Describe the process of organizational change and the methods used to manage change and overcome resistance.

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  9. Outline the relationship between human resource management (HRM) and strategic planning. Include the major laws and social trends that influence HRM.

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  10. Explain the complex issues relating to managing cultural diversity in the organization.

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  11. Discuss the nature of leadership. Include the trait, behavioral, and situational approaches with their major respective theoretical bases.

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  12. Describe the primary theories of motivation: content, process, and reinforcement.

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  13. Outline the importance of communication in the organization, specifying the processes and barriers.

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  14. Explain the concept of teamwork and describe the formation and stages of development, roles, plus concepts including cohesiveness and conflict.

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  15. Discuss the control process and the steps involved. Describe Total Quality Management.

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  16. Outline entrepreneurship and describe the process for starting a business.
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