Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Lecture
Tutorial
Module Offerings
4606TECYPC-JAN-PAR
Aims
The aim of this module is to provide students with an understanding of the issues associated with managing people in work environments and appreciate how the changing nature of work impacts on individuals and groups within the organisation.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Provide an explanation of the different approaches to management.
2.
Examine the role of the manager within the modern working environment.
3.
Provide an explanation of the relationship between organizational culture and individual behaviour.
4.
Examine the motivational theory in organisation
5.
Identify and reflect upon the following aspects of self-awareness in respect of personal development and career planning: strengths and weaknesses, motivations and values, ability to work with others.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Development of management thought:
• Scientific management; classical administration; bureaucracy; human relation approach; contingency approach; nature of managerial authority; power; responsibility; delegation; conflicts.
Motivation theories:
• Maslow Hierarchy of needs; Herzberg’s Motivation- Hygiene McCrae and Costa – personality dimensions; rewards and incentives.
Types of organisation:
• Functional; product based; geographically based; multi-functional and multi – divisional structures; matrix; centralization and decentralization; organization charts; networking.
Organizational culture
• Classification of organizational culture – power culture; role culture; task culture; culture norms and symbols; values and beliefs; development of organization culture.
Additional Information:This module has been designed to introduce students to the different approaches to management and the functions and roles that managers perform in the work environment. It examines the changing nature of work organizations addressing the concepts of organizational structure, power, authority and culture. Students will be able to apply the concepts discussed to a range of chosen organizations so that comparisons and contrast can be made.