Course Name
Course No:02831100 Program:Undergraduate
Credit: 3 Instructor:Yanlong Zhang
Prerequisite: None Semester:2016 Fall
Course Overview
This course serves as an introduction to the discipline of management. It is designed to integrate the accepted theories in the area with real world applications to provide you with the basic knowledge and skills needed for managing others. This course begins with a discussion of the current issues in management and then proceeds to cover the traditional functions of management: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Lecture and class assignments given in the course are intended to help you understand the needs of modern public and private organizations, including emerging national and international trends.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, you should be able to identify the principals of managing formal organizations, recognize the various challenges faced by today’s managers and give examples of organizations engaging in the management functions of planning, organizing, leading and controlling.
Instructor’s resume/brief introduction
Yanlong Zhang is an Assistant Professor at Guanghua School of Management at Peking University. He received his Ph.D. in Sociology from Duke University. His research interests include corporate governance, organization studies, social networks, and social capital. He currently studies entrepreneurs’ social networks, local business associations, and corporate social capital. |
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Instructor’s contact information yanlong.zhang@gsm.pku.edu.cn
TA’s contact information Wei Lei leiwei@pku.edu.cn
Office hour By appointment |
Program Learning Goals and Objectives
Learning Goal 1: Graduates will possess a solid understanding of business and management and will be able to translate this knowledge into practice.
Objective 1 Our students will have a good command of fundamental theories and knowledge.
Objective 2 Our students will have a good command of analytical methods and decision-making tools.
Objective 3 Our students will be able to apply theories and methodologies in key business functions.
Learning Goal 2: Our students will be able to think critically.
2.1 Objective 1 Our students will be able to identify and summarize problems
2.2 Objective 2 Our students will be able to collect data and analyze problems in a critical manner
2.3 Objective 3 Our students will be able to put forward effective solutions to business problems
Learning Goal 3: Our students will have a sense of social responsibility.
3.1 Objective 1 Our students will be aware of the importance of ethics.
3.2 Objective 2 Our students will be able to provide solutions that take account of contrasting ethical standpoints.
Learning Goal 4: Our students will be effective communicators.
4.1 Objective 1 Our students will be proficient in oral and written communication.
4.2 Objective 2 Our students will possess good interpersonal skills.
4.3 Objective 3 Our students will be able to adapt to diverse learning environments.
Learning Goal 5: Our students will have global perspectives.
5.1 Objective 1 Our students will be aware of social and cultural differences.
5.2 Objective 2 Our students will be aware of the impact of globalization on business operations, opportunities, and challenges.
Objective 3 Our students will be proficient in English.
Detailed Course Plan
Class 1: Business meeting and Chapter 1 Management and Organizations
Class 2: Management History Module
Chapter 2 Understanding Management’s Context: Constraints and Challenges
Chapter 3 Managing in a Global Environment
Chapter 4 Managing Diversity
Chapter 5 Managing Social Responsibility and Ethics
Chapter 6 Managing Change and Innovation
Chapter 7 Managers as Decision Makers
Chapter 8 Foundations of Planning
Chapter 9 Strategic Management
Module Planning Tools and Techniques
Chapter 10 Basic Organizational Design
Chapter 11 Adaptive Organizational Design
Chapter 12 Managing Human Resources
Module Managing Your Career
Chapter 13 Managing Teams
Chapter 14 Understanding Individual Behavior
Chapter 15 Managers and Communication
Chapter 16 Motivating Employees
Chapter 17 Managers as Leaders
Chapter 18 Introduction to Controlling
Chapter 19 Managing Operations
Final Exam:
December 29
Teaching Methods
Classroom instructions and case study
IT tools to be used in the classroom
powerpoint
Course Assessment
Exams: A designated number of exams and a final exam will test your understanding of the materials discussed in class and in the assigned readings.
Case assignments: You will answer discussion questions from case applications assigned in the text. The goal is to apply the information discussed to these real-world situations to the concepts and principles presented in the course.
In-Class Exercises: Throughout the semester, you are expected to be prepared to discuss issues relevant to the course and to participate in team exercises. For these exercises, you will be required to be actively involved to receive credit – i.e. making substantive comments, answering questions, and preparing short presentations. Points will be awarded based on individual and group participation.
TEAMS: Much of the assigned work will be achieved through the use of teams. At the beginning of the semester, I will assign you to specific teams based on your demographic and academic characteristics. At the end of the semester, your team members will have chance to evaluate your performance.
Rules students must follow
Classroom Behavior: Classroom behavior that interferes with either the instructor’s ability to conduct the class or the ability of students to benefit from the instruction is not acceptable. Students engaging in improper classroom behavior may have points deducted from their total points in the course.
Academic Honesty: You are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. Behavior that violates these standards is not acceptable. Examples are the use of unauthorized material, communication with fellow students during an examination, attempting to benefit from the work of another student and similar behavior defeats the intent of an examination or other class work.
orgmgmt class manual 1478862903992.pdf
Individual Assignment 1478863121085.pdf
Textbooks |
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Robbins, Stephen, and Mary Coulter. 2011. Management (10th Edition). Beijing: Tsinghua University Press (清华大学出版社). Price Range (¥43.50-63.00) ISBN-10: 7302271348; ISBN-13: 9787302271345 |
References & Readings | |
Finkelstein, Sydney. 2003. Why Smart Executives Fail and What You Can Learn from Their Mistakes. New York: Portfolio. ISBN-10: 1591840104; ISBN-13: 9781591840107 |
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Lichtenstein, Nelson. 2006. Wal-Mart: The Face of Twenty-First-Century Capitalism. New York: New Press. ISBN-10: 1595580212; ISBN-13: 9781595580214 |
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Khurana, Rakesh. 2004. Searching for a Corporate Savior: The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. ISBN-10: 0691120390; ISBN-13: 9780691120393 |