MGG9370

Management theory and practice

Mr Richard Winter

6 points · Distance, approximately 12 hours per week · First semester · Gippsland

Objectives This subject is designed to provide students with an organisational framework for understanding the nature of modern management practices, problems, and issues. Its central aim is to develop student understanding of the linkages between management theory and management practices (and vice versa). By actively working through the study materials, students gain meaningful insights into the dynamic, complex and interdependent nature of managerial work. In addition, students develop an awareness of the major internal and external environmental pressures and challenges facing managers today.

Synopsis The subject is structured into five parts covering ten topic areas. Theory and practice is examined in the context of the management functions of planning, organising, leading, controlling, communicating and decision making (Parts II to IV). Part I provides the foundations for the study of management; the discussion centers on the nature of managerial work, classical and emergent management perspectives, and the changing environment of management. Part V concludes with an examination of two related themes that are transforming the nature of managerial work: environmental agendas for change and learning organisations.

Assessment Two assignments: 50% · Examination (3 hours): 50%

Prescribed texts

Daft R L Management Harcourt Brace, 1997

Back to the 1999 Business and Economics Handbook