Principles of Management

Discover the major functions of management, including planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. And learn how companies use management to set and accomplish goals through individuals, groups, and other types of resources.

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Principles of Management

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$79

Plus membership

3 Credits

All courses include:

eTextbooks

2 to 3-day turnaround for grading

Multiple chances to improve your grade

On-demand tutoring & writing center

Student support 7 days a week

Principles of Management

$79

Plus membership

3 Credits

About This Course

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ACE Approved 2024

The Principles of Management online course is designed to help you understand the major functions of management, including planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. It will also help you to understand the significance of each function in relationship to the existence of the company.

What You'll Learn

Identify the roles and functions of a manager.

Apply the six stages of decision-making to a business situation.

Explain elements of strategic planning and conduct a SWOT analysis applying strategic decision making.

Evaluate the need for change and recommend change for a business situation.

Compare and contrast organizational structures and mechanisms for coordination, and define the strategies organizations use to compete in the global marketplace.

Explain and apply criteria for selection, pay, development, and appraisal of employees; and explain labor relations.

Describe the diversity of the American workforce and recommend ways to manage the diverse workforce while analyzing ways to motivate employees in today's business communication landscape.

Describe and apply ways to build effective teams and resolve conflict and evaluate effective communication strategies within a business setting.

Compare and contrast types and methods of managerial control impacting output, behavior, and organizational culture.

Explain the importance of information and information security and explain the opportunities and challenges of future technology and its uses within businesses going forward.

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Course Details

BUS201

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Principles of Management

Throughout the Principles of Management course, discover how companies use management to set and accomplish goals through individuals, groups, and other types of resources. Also learn how to analyze communication and ethics in the organization. Other topics covered include decision making, change, employee development, organizational structures, management control, leadership, conflict resolution, information security, and globalization.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites to take Principles of Management.

Topic Subtopics
Basics of Business Management
  • Roles and Functions
  • Levels of Management
  • Managerial Qualities and Skills /li>
  • Evolution of Management
Managerial Decision-Making
  • Six Stages of Decision Making
  • Challenges of Decision Making
  • Decision Making Under Risk and Uncertainty
  • Models of Decision Making
Planning and Strategic Management
  • The Planning Process
  • SWOT Analysis
  • Levels of Strategy
  • Challenges of Planning
Ethics, Corporate Responsibility, and Sustainability
  • Ethical Systems
  • Ethics in Business
  • Ethical Decision Making
  • Social Responsibility
International Management
  • International Business Environment
  • Business Opportunities Under Globalization
  • Managing a Global Business
Organizational Structure and Adaptation
  • Types of Organizational Structures
  • Coordination
  • Designing Organizational Structure
Human Resource Management
  • Recruitment, Development, and Appraisal
  • Pay and Benefits
  • Labor Relations
Cultivating Diversity and Inclusiveness
  • Diverse Workforce
  • Discrimination
  • Managing the Diverse Workforce
Leading and Motivating People
  • Theories of Motivation
  • Leadership Styles and Theories
Teamwork
  • Types of Teams
  • Building Effective Teams
  • Conflict and Negotiation
  • Decision Making in Teams
Communicating
  • Types of Organizational Communication
  • Barriers to Communication
  • Communication Skills
Managerial Control
  • Types and Methods of Managerial Control
  • Operations Management
Managing Technology and Innovation
  • Types of Information
  • Information for Decision Making
  • Information Security
  • Information Technology
Creating and Leading Change
  • Models of Organizational Change
  • Need for Change
  • Selecting and Implementing Change
  • Responding to Change

Your score provides a percentage score and letter grade for each course. A passing percentage is 70% or higher.

Assignments for this course include:

  • 8 Reflective Responses
  • 4 Graded Exams
  • 1 Graded Midterm
  • 1 Graded Final


The required eTextbook for this course is included with your course purchase at no additional cost.


Bateman, Thomas S., and Robert Konopaske. Management: Leading & Collaborating in a Competitive World. 15th ed., McGraw Hill, 2023.

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