There are as many different opinions about how to manage organizations as there are managers. Everyone has a slightly different idea about any situation . Each person's view is filtered by their experience, environment, personallity and personal goals. Almost every management style can be effective if it is used correctly and includes all the necesary elements to succeed. To often our own philosophies are just feelings that are not clear to ourselves or otheres.
Student needs to verbalize their intuition in order to clarify their understanding.
And, by discussing the different views, they surface the assumptions that block them from improving their management skills. This course introduces ways for the student to understand mental conftict between alternatives and find the appropriate solution. Our traditional management text is used as a framework and an outline to give structure to this study. It includes the majority of concepts needed for a basic understanding and offers many different learning styles and methods. New material is introduced in chapter study, recommended readings and in-class exercises.