principles of management mgmt300 nguyen, v. thang (phd)

PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENTMGMT300

Nguyen, V. Thang (PhD)

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

My Contacts

Thang Office: R102 Building 14 Tel: 36280280 (5109) E-mail: nguyenvanthang@neu.edu.vn

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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!

Exercise

Get into group of 5-6 Draw a manager Answer the question: “What

part of the manager’s body do what?”

You have 20 minutes

What Do You Want To Know?

MAPPING THE COURSE

What is going on there?- Environment analysis

- Globalization

Where are we going?- Goals/ Mission- Strategies/plans

What do we have?- Resources (e.g., HRM)

- Structure/ system

How can I ensure my people work toward the goals

• Group and team• Leadership• Motivation

• Communication• Conflict resolution

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Functions of Management

Organization asan Open System

ManagementSkills

In an Organization As a Person

What You Learn From...

LecturesMaterials

Activities

Evaluation

Exam: 60% Midterm (25%) Final (35%)

Team Project: 25% Writing assignments: 10% Participation: 5%

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)

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 datesANY ONE OF THE ABOVE WOULD DO IT

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!!

What Is Learning?

What Is Learning?

Acquiring … Understanding … Applying … Creating …

New data, information, and knowledge

Learning is changing yourself

Levels of Learning

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

Learning Styles Concrete Experience

Reflective Observation

Abstract Conceptualisation

ActiveExperimentation

Management Functions

EVOLUTION OF MANAGEMENT THEORY

Scientific Management

Administrative Management Theory

Behavioral Management Theory

Organization-Environment Theory

How to organize the tasks for people?

How to structure theorganization?

How shouldmanagers behave?

How to respond tothe environment?

THE MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS

CO-ORDINATING

PLANNING

CONTROLLINGORGANIZING

LEADING

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 manager’s jobs

Exercise: The Mann Gulch Disaster

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