Course Description
This course examines the philosophical, scientific, and methodological approaches underlying business management theory and research and explores the role of the scholar-practitioner as social and behavioral scientist and purveyor of evidence-based management. Students analyze the elements of a scientific study and evaluate the ontological, epistemological, and axiological assumptions underlying qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods studies. Additionally, the course will help students ascertain the strengths and limitations of various methodological approaches and provide recommendations for future research based on a review of current and emerging research literature.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Examine the historical evolution of management
theory and principles
- Compare and contrast how various theories in
management, leadership, and motivation can assist a person with improving and
making a change in their work and/or personal life
- Analyze the influence of organizational culture
on employee behavior in the workplace
- Illustrate how the concepts of management
structure, management process, decision making, communication and delegation of
authority play a role in forming an effective team
- Deduce the role of individual behaviors and
profiles in the creation of high performing teams
- Discuss the elements of managerial planning,
leading, controlling and decision making