PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT MGMT300

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PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENTMGMT300

• Nguyen, V. Thang (PhD)

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About me

• Education
• BA National Economics University (1989)
• MBA Boise State University (1995)
• Ph.D. University of Oregon (2002)
• Teaching experience
• NEU
• University of Macau
• Washington State University
• University of Oregon

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My Contacts

• Thang
• Office R102 Building 14
• Tel [phone] (5109)
• E-mail nguyenvanthang_at_neu.edu.vn (Preferred)

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My Philosophy

• Learning is changing
• What you hear, you forget. What you see, you
  remember. What you do, you understand! - Be
  active!
• Craziness/Strangeness/Differences are things we
  learn from. Be open-minded!
• In learning, less is more. Be focused!
• HAVE FUN!

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Exercise

• Get into group of 5-6
• Draw a manager
• Answer the question What part of the managers
  body do what?
• You have 20 minutes

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What Do You Want To Know?
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MAPPING THE COURSE
What do we have? - Resources (e.g., HRM) -
Structure/ system
What is going on there? - Environment analysis -
Globalization

• How can I ensure my
• people work toward the goals
• Group and team
• Leadership
• Motivation
• Communication
• Conflict resolution

Where are we going? - Goals/ Mission -
Strategies/plans
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COURSE OBJECTIVES
Functions of Management
Organization as an Open System
Management Skills
In an Organization
As a Person
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What You Learn From...
Materials
Lectures
Activities
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Evaluation

• Exam 60
• Midterm (25)
• Final (35)
• Team Project 25
• Writing assignments 10
• Participation 5

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Who Should Not Take This Class?

• Expect me to give lots of lectures or answers to
  the problems
• Afraid of reading, discussing, and questioning
• Afraid of applying concepts to real life (team
  project)

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WHY DID PEOPLE FAIL THIS CLASS?

• Miss more than 3 classes (regardless of the
  reasons)
• Do not do the readings (and cases) before the
  class
• Do not participate and take good notes of class
  discussions
• Do not participate in team assignment
• Forget exam or assignment due dates
• ANY ONE OF THE ABOVE WOULD DO IT

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My Expectations

• Read the chapters and cases before class and be
  prepared to discuss concepts
• Participate in class cases and exercises
• Be responsible for learning, being on time,
  turning in assignments
• Contribute to your team
• Be Positive and Take Responsibility for What You
  Learn ASK QUESTIONS!!

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What Is Learning?
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What Is Learning?

• Acquiring
• Understanding
• Applying
• Creating
• New data, information, and knowledge
• Learning is changing yourself

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Levels of Learning

• Identify key ideas
• Relate to (compare to) other ideas
• Critique and integration
• Application
• Create new questions and ideas

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Learning Styles
Concrete Experience
Active Experimentation
Reflective Observation
Abstract Conceptualisation
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Management Functions
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EVOLUTION OF MANAGEMENT THEORY
How to respond to the environment?
Organization-Environment Theory
How should managers behave?
Behavioral Management Theory
How to structure the organization?
Administrative Management Theory
Scientific Management
How to organize the tasks for people?
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THE MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS
PLANNING
CO-ORDINATING
CONTROLLING
ORGANIZING
LEADING
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THE MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS

• Planning Setting goals and deciding how best to
  achieve them
• Organizing Structuring working relationships
• Leading Influencing others to work towards goals
• Controlling Regulating activities to reach goals
• Coordinating Bringing the different activities
  together
• Organized and systematic way of looking at
  managers jobs

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Exercise The Mann Gulch Disaster

• Using four functions of management to explain the
  disaster in the video