Free online courseIntroduction to Management

Course content

• Video class: Introduction to Management: A Look Into the Management Process

  05m

• Exercise: Which of the following best represents the four functions that are crucial for successful management?

• Video class: The Management Hierarchy: A Look Into the Different Levels of Management

  08m

• Exercise: Which type of manager is responsible for executing goals set by top management and coordinating resources across business units?

• Video class: Mintzberg's Managerial Roles

  09m

• Exercise: According to Henry Mintzberg's managerial roles framework, which of the following is NOT one of the categories of roles that managers serve in an organization?

• Video class: Frederick Winslow Taylor's Scientific Management

  08m

• Exercise: What was considered the major threat to American society by Frederick Winslow Taylor?

• Video class: Administrative Management and Henri Fayol's 14 Principles of Management

  09m

• Exercise: Which one of Fayol's Management Principles states that employees should have the right and the power to give orders and assume responsibility?

• Video class: Weber's Bureaucratic Management

  07m

• Exercise: What is a key characteristic of Weber's ideal bureaucracy?

• Video class: Episode 146: The General Environment: What It Is and How To Evaluate It

  09m

• Exercise: Which of the following areas is NOT considered a component of the general environment that influences a business according to the content provided?

• Video class: Episode 147: The Specific Environment: What It Is and How to Evaluate It

  09m

• Exercise: What is the main difference between a business's general and specific environment?

• Video class: Episode 148: Evaluating External Environments: Analyzing the General and Specific Environments

  05m

• Exercise: Which of the following processes is essential for managers to stay updated on changes in the external environment that could impact their organization?

• Video class: Episode 149: Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development

  08m

• Exercise: What stage of moral development primarily focuses on society's expectations?

• Video class: Social Responsibility Perspectives: The Shareholder and Stakeholder Approach

  07m

• Exercise: According to Milton Friedman's perspective on business social responsibility, which statement best describes his view?

• Video class: Episode 112: Introduction to SMART Goals: How to Establish Goals That Create Long-Lasting Commitment

  10m

• Exercise: What is a key reason for the effectiveness of goal setting?

• Video class: Planning in an Organizational Setting

  06m

• Exercise: What is the primary role of middle managers in the multi-level planning process of a business?

• Video class: The Rational Decision Making Model

  07m

• Exercise: What is the first step in the rational decision-making model?

• Video class: Episode 153: The Rational Decision Making Model, Part 2

  03m

• Exercise: What is the rationale behind generating as many alternatives as possible during the rational decision-making process?

• Video class: Introduction to the SWOT Analysis: The Art of Conducting a Situational Analysis

  07m

• Exercise: What is SWOT Analysis used for?

• Video class: How the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Growth-Share Matrix Works

  15m

• Exercise: In the context of the BCG Matrix, which category would a company's product fall into if it has a small market share in a market characterized by high growth rates?

• Video class: Porter's Five Forces of Analysis: How to Determine the Attractiveness of an Industry

  13m

• Exercise: Which force from Porter's Five Forces focuses on the ability of suppliers to control prices within an industry?

• Video class: Episode 154: Innovation and the S-Curve: Why More Money Doesn't Always Lead to Greater Improvements

  07m

• Exercise: What does the 's-curve' in the S-curve of innovation represent in the context of technological development?

• Video class: Episode 155: Establishing Creative Work Environments

  07m

• Exercise: Which factor is identified as negatively impacting creativity in work environments?