Introduction to Management

With todays dynamic business climate and diverse workforce, the demands of managers to engage employees, be innovative, and be adaptive have become paramount to organizational effectiveness. As a result, managers are required to demonstrate a diverse range of skills which include, but are not limited to: planning and strategic management effective decision-making and critical thinking organizing human capital to facilitate efficient and effective work-practices fostering positive influence to engage a diverse workforce with a focus on employee wellbeing, satisfaction, and performance and implementing controls to establish and measure performance. This course provides the opportunity for students to explore key management concepts and the multi-faceted role of a manager within an organization.