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HISTORY OF MANAGEMENT THOUGHT

Course
BUSN527 - HISTORY OF MANAGEMENT THOUGHT
Department
Master of Business Administration - English - Master
Course Type
Course
Status
Required
Language
English
Credit
3
ECTS
7
T+P+L
3 + 0 + 0
Course Coordinator(s)
-
Prerequisite
-
Keywords

Course Description

The main aim of this course is to introduce the students with the main approaches in management and equip them with the required knowledge about different perspectives of management theory. The course will start with the chronological introduction of different schools in management and knowledge will be provided on the development of management discipline over the years. Later on, the contemporary management theories and approaches will be instructed to the students.

HISTORY OF MANAGEMENT THOUGHT

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

No evaluation items have been defined.

Course outcomes

  1. 01 1- Understanding the emergence of management
  2. 02 2- Industrial Revolution and its implications
  3. 03 3- Social Person Approaches
  4. 04 4- Science and Systems Management
  5. 05 5- Learning Organization

Course Syllabus

Week Topic
Week 1 General Introduction and Orientation to the Course , Management Before Ind. Revolution
Week 2 Industrial Revolution
Week 3 Pioneers of Management Thought
Week 4 Advancement of Scientific Management, Efficiency
Week 5 Scientific Management Process and Organizational Theory
Week 6 Social Person Era, Hawthorne Studies
Week 7 Mid-Term Exam
Week 8 People in Organizations and Organizations in People
Week 9 HRM
Week 10 Modern Era Management Theories and Practices
Week 11 Science and Systems Management
Week 12 Lerning Organization and Complexity Theory
Week 13 Wrap-up
Week 14 -
Week 15 -

Reference Books & Course Materials

  1. 01 The Evolution of Management Thought, 6th Edition by Daniel A. Wren and Arthur G. Bedeian.,2008, WILEY, ISBN: 978-0-470-12897-8
  2. 02 Little Book of Big Management Theories, McGrath & Bates, 2013, PEARSON, ISBN 978-0-273-78526-2
  3. 03 Mary Parker Follett Prophet of Management, 2003, Pauline Graham, Beard Books, ISBN-10: 1587982137

Learning Outcomes

  1. L01 1- Understanding the emergence of management
  2. L02 2- Industrial Revolution and its implications
  3. L03 3- Social Person Approaches
  4. L04 4- Science and Systems Management
  5. L05 5- Learning Organization

Program Outcomes

  1. P01 1. Develops and deepens his / her knowledge in the field of tourism and hotel management based on his / her undergraduate qualifications.
  2. P02 2. Have knowledge about management and organization issues in the field of Tourism and Hotel Management.
  3. P03 3. Has knowledge about production management and marketing in Tourism and Hotel Management.
  4. P04 4. Tourism and Hotel Management, accounting and finance issues.
  5. P05 5. Evaluate the concepts, ideas, data, and information in the sectoral and academic fields and solve the problems.
  6. P06 6. Understands the interaction between disciplines related to tourism.
  7. P07 7. Evaluate the sectoral conjuncture and make predictions about the future, determine strategic goals and targets, plan and implement them.
  8. P08 8. Can prepare projects for the sector; take an active role in the programming, evaluation and execution phases.
  9. P09 9. Have cognitive abilities such as attention, memory, judgment and evaluation, reasoning, problem-solving and decision making, understanding, and language production.
  10. P10 10. Learn how to learn by learning from their mistakes by making solutions to the problems they face and adopt the principle of lifelong learning.
  11. P11 11. Analyze the business, its competitors, the sector and the sectoral competitiveness through various graphs, matrices and tables.
  12. P12 12. Knows at least one foreign language which is valid in the field of tourism management.
  13. P13 13. Has sufficient knowledge about the sector and business issues such as occupational safety, worker health, social security, quality and sustainability.
  14. P14 14. Has knowledge about his / her field and can transfer his / her knowledge, predictions, and thoughts orally and in writing.
  15. P15 15. Can apply all stages of tourism industry-related businesses from investment decision to operate.
  16. P16 16. Strategic, tactical and operational aspects of business management; comprehend local, national, international and global dimensions.

Po-Lo Matrix

LO P01 P02 P03 P04 P05 P06 P07 P08 P09 P10 P11 P12 P13 P14 P15 P16 Average
L01 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
L02 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
L03 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
L04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
L05 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -