Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Lecture
Module Offerings
4504ICBTQS-APR-PAR
4504ICBTQS-JAN-PAR
4504ICBTQS-SEP-PAR
Aims
Aim(s) of the module is to demonstrate an understanding of various management principles and to apply management theories & techniques for the success of construction business.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Identify and communicate the purpose and functions of management and Describe the history of management theory to see how various theories have developed over time to the present day.
2.
Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of globalisation on management and the role cultural factors play in the workplace and explain the key factors of leadership skills, power, and politics and employee motivation.
3.
Illustrate the components of business strategy while explaining on how to develop and achieve organisational goals and objectives by applying the concepts of decision making in a business situation and demonstrate the knowledge of the role of technology in the future of management.
4.
Identify fundamentals of effective site management and production control in construction contracts, and Identify the significance of effective communication & coordination at site level to achieve quality, effective resource management and environmental requirements.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Types of construction business & engineering services
Organisational behaviours: Construction business & engineering services sector (Culture, leadership, powers and resourcing)
Roles & duties of management professional in an organisation
Organizational culture & types: Authoritarian, participative, adaptability, mission, bureaucratic, clan
Organisational structures: Tall and Matrix
Management theories & it’s applications: Latham report, Maslow's hierarchy of needs, Team building theory, Scientific management theory by Fedric W. Taylor, Max Weber’s bureaucratic theory, Elton Mayo’s theory, Administrative theory by Henry Fayol and Mc Gregor’s theory X and Y"
Management forecasting
Organisation benchmarking
Employee performance management