Lecture Notes On Management PDF

Topic 1: Lecture 1 Everything is managed Think about the variety of organisations that exist Do different types of organisations take different approaches to management? Discuss in groups! The Need for Management Examples of organisation types: public or private profit...

Topic 1: Lecture 1 Everything is managed Think about the variety of organisations that exist Do different types of organisations take different approaches to management? Discuss in groups! The Need for Management Examples of organisation types: public or private profit or non-profit government agencies Theatres opera houses educational institutions sports and social clubs All need to be managed; otherwise they collapse. Are organisations managed the same way now that they always have been managed? Different types of workplaces demand different management approaches. 10/7/2024 Business Management 3 Over to you You have been promoted to manager in your organisation. (You can choose a real organisation, public/private. For profit: not for profit) What will your key role be? What management approach will you adopt? What will be important to ensure that you are a good manager? Discuss in groups of 3/4 07/10/2024 Business Management 4  Some different perspectives on Business Management Management 12.2 Why are managers needed in an organization (youtube.com) Steve Jobs talks about managing people (youtube.com) Paying For Toilets, Standing On Planes...O' Leary Clears Up Some Ryanair Rumours (youtube.com) 07/10/2024 5 Demands of the Modern Workplace Attention to Ethical Behavior Proactivity Speed Political Demands of the Modern Flexibility Savvy Workplace Cooperation Creativity What decisions need to be made? What do produce? How much to produce? What kinds and amounts of resources to use? What technology to use? When to buy and sell? How to finance? There is a lot to manage! On this module we will take time to learn about management and think more about management so that we can form our own answers to questions like the following: Is there one best way to manage? Is management valued by people? Do businesses and organisations expect graduates to be good managers? Can managers improve? What do good managers do? What do good managers do well? 10/7/2024 Business Management 8 Lots of questions to be answered We will now take some time to learn about where the thirst for knowledge came from If you understand the history why questioning is good, of learning then you can better why being critical is good understand Why you and I must think more It is through critical thinking that we have arrived where we are.. How has the area of management progressed.. 07/10/2024 Business Management 9 How did we get from A to B?? A B 07/10/2024 Business Management 10 Thank You! Any Questions? 07/10/2024 Business Management 11