MGM101H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Firstline, Richard Branson, Mark Cuban

• School: UTM
• Department: Management
• Course: MGM101H5
• Professor: Pavreen Gill

Document Summary

Today"s agenda: announcements, introductions, course outline, introduction to management. Academic success: assume everything is on the test, plan and work ahead, demonstrate intellectual curiosity, participate in class discussions, take responsibility for your learning, working hard does not always result in high grades. Class structure: begin with discussion of current events read the news, watch business news online, cbc, lecture / discussion- we will not be covering chapter content in detail add value. Introduction to management-learning objectives: describe the basic functions of management. New approaches: why: global competition, business scandals, constant change, better educated workers, downsizing/rightsizing. Management and managers: the art of getting things done through people in the organization, a sense of purpose and direction, create new ways of producing and distributing goods and services, change how the world works through their actions. Managers roles are evolving: organizational resources is a general term that incorporates: Source: improving strategic planning: a mckinsey survey, the mckinsey quarterly, september 2006.