MGX5210

Management theory

Professor Phyllis Tharenou

6 points · One 3-hour class per week · Caulfield, Clayton

Objectives At the completion of this subject students will have been exposed to the wide range of theories that have shaped managerial thinking and practice. They will possess an in-depth knowledge of such theories, and the debates and controversies surrounding these theories. Students will also have gained an appreciation of the significance of these theories for management practice.

Synopsis This subject analyses different schools of thought in management and considers them from both a developmental and contemporaneous perspective. Theories will be considered from various viewpoints, including organisational behaviour, scientific management and bureaucracy.

Assessment Two individual assignments (3000 words each): 80% · Group presentation: 20%

Recommended texts

To be advsied

Back to the 1999 Business and Economics Handbook

MGX5210

Management theory

Professor Phyllis Tharenou

6 points · One 3-hour class per week · Clayton

Objectives At the completion of this subject students should understand the theories that have shaped managerial thinking and practice; the relationship between management and social science and the moral issues that arise in considerations of management ethics.

Synopsis This subject analyses different schools of thought in management and considers them from both a developmental and contemporaneous perspective. Social, ethical and cultural aspects of management are also considered.

Assessment Two individual assignments (3000 words each): 80% · Group presentation: 20%

Recommended texts

To be advised

Back to the 1999 Business and Economics Handbook