Week 3 Introduction to Management
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MGF1010: Introduction to Management
Week 3:Historical Development of
Management Thought
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Your Tutor (me)
Nathan Eva
– [email protected]– 9903 4065– Building N Level 5 Room 14– www.slideshare.net/nathaneva
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Last Week
• Explain the 4 management functions of Planning, Leading, Organising & Controlling.
• Explain Mintzberg’s Roles.
• Explain Katz’s skills and which managers they relate to.
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Assignment Reminder
•Due Week 6•On Weeks 2 and 4 material•1,500 words (+/- 10%)•Worth 15%•Minimum 5 Journal Articles•Moodle is the place for lots of information goodies•Need more help? Click here =)
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Test
•Why Management
•Organisations
•Skills, Roles, Functions
•Management Theory
•Theorists
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Well done =)
•Why Management
•Organisations
•Skills, Roles, Functions
•Management Theory
•Theorists
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Journal Search
• http://monash.edu/library/databases/
• Right hand side– ProQuest– Business Source Complete– Emerald – Newsbank (newspapers)
• Key words i.e. Competitors AND McDonalds• http://scholar.google.com.au/• https://news.google.com.au/nwshp?hl=en
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Journal Search
• Scholarly Peer-Reviewed Journals• Preferably after 2000 (even better post 2010)• Read the Abstract to see if it is relevant• Control + F to find the information you need • Take note of
– Author– Title– Journal Name, Volume, Issues and Page Numbers
• “Direct quoting” needs the exact page number (p.314)
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Journal Search
• Scholarly Peer-Reviewed Journals• Preferably after 2000 (even better post 2010)• Read the Abstract to see if it is relevant• Control + F to find the information you need • Take note of
– Author– Title– Journal Name, Volume, Issues and Page Numbers
• “Direct quoting” needs the exact page number (p.314)
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McDonalds
• From the information in the above material and your knowledge of McDonald’s and other fast-food establishments, how do such establishments conform to each of Taylor’s four principles of scientific managements?
• What are the factors that would lead an organisation to adopt operating principles similar to scientific management?
• Is there evidence of any of the other schools of management thinking in how McDonald’s operates? Such as for example, General Administrative Theory, Quantitative or Organisational Behaviour?
• Is there evidence of any of the emerging trends and issues influencing McDonald’s operations and management practices today? Why and how?
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Week 3 Lecture
• Explain and give examples of the specific environment.
• Explain and give examples of the general environment.
• Distinguish between the omnipotent view and the symbolic view of management.
