Man3025 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Study Guide Exam 1 covers Chapters 1- 4, as well as Chapter 13. The Exceptional Manager, Management Theory, The Manager's Changing Work Environment and Ethical Responsibilities, Global Management, and Groups and Teams.

These notes cover the first portion of Chapter 2 (Management Theory) that includes the Two Perspectives of Management (Historical vs. Contemporary). Within the Historical Perspective, there are 3 categories of viewpoints including Classical (Scientific Management and Administrative Management), Behavioral (Early Behaviorists, Human Relations Movement, and Behavioral Science Approach), and Quantitative (Management Science and Operations Management). Within the Contemporary Perspective, there are ...

Week 4 Notes covers Chapter 4: Global Management, which includes global economy, globalization, labor policies, the environment (general vs. international), Managerial Challenges, the economic environment, the legal-political environment, the sociocultural environment, MNE's, Companies expanding internationally, barriers to international trade (tariffs, import quotas, embargoes), international trade, foreign direct investment, World Trade Organization, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Tr...

Week 4 Notes covers Chapter 3: The Manager's Changing Work Environment & Ethical Responsibilities, which includes the role of stakeholders, task environment, general environment, ethical responsibilities, four approaches to deciding ethical dilemmas, 3 levels of personal moral development, social responsibility, Social Responsibility Pyramid, agency theory, and SarbOx.

These notes cover Chapter 1 (The Exceptional Manager) and Chapter 13 (Groups & Teams). Chapter 1 covers the Definition of Management, 7 Challenges to being an Exceptional Manager, Four Managerial Functions, Management Levels (Top, Middle, First-line), Manager Roles (Interpersonal, Informational, and Decisional), Necessary Manager Skills, and Entrepreneurial Spirit. Chapter 13 covers the difference between groups and teams, Four Types of Work Teams, Self-Managed Teams, Virtual Team, Five Stages o...