BBA 211: Introduction to Management

Overview

Exactly what do managers do?

Many managers used to perform tasks assigned to them without any formal training. But today’s managers are the visionaries of the company. They strive to push the company into a better position for employees, customers, and other stakeholders.

Managers act upon the company’s strategic goals and plans, take into account issues regarding diversity, and establish the culture of the company. Managers are often the entrepreneurs of a company. They lead the way on social responsibility and act upon control mechanisms that keep an organization running smoothly. A manager’s responsibilities are as diverse as the population of the company.

In this course, you will explore all of these responsibilities through Forum discussions with your peers and by putting together a management plan for a specific organization. The management plan consists of sections on management processes, business ethics, diversity, globalization, planning, controls, organizational structure, organizational culture, and recruitment and retention. The management plan is the major project for this course and makes up 80% of your course grade.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Define and describe various management structures, issues, and responsibilities today’s managers face.
• Examine management issues and problems, and assess appropriate responses.
• Identify, define, and develop various management structures, related issues, and relevant responsibilities according to the culture of the environment.
• Interpret types of organizations and the management systems that support them.
• Identify and apply management’s particular characteristics according to the concerns and needs regarding e-commerce and globalization issues.
• Determine the impact of social responsibility on the internal and external forces managers support.
• Construct a management plan.

Required Texts
BBA 211 texts are available from the JIU/MBS bookstore