Management 018

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Management 018
Introduction

• Instructor Dr. Robert Kenmore

Zarb School of Business Hofstra University
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Greetings

• About myself
• Education experience
• Key interests QM PMI
• About you
• Major
• Career plan(s)
• Thoughts about management
• Expectations from course

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Admin

• My Priority
• Hi-level concepts (strategic contextual)
• Not as much the mechanics
• Interesting, useful, and engaging
• Lecture/Discussion
• Book thoughts, my thoughts, your thoughts
• Preparation
• Reading and attendance are mandatory

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• Grading 33 Project(s)
• Assignment
• Pick a problem of personal or professional
  concern and solve it using material learned in
  this course
• Real yours, hypothetical or someone elses
• Group support of each other from work?
• Options
• May work alone or with up to 3 others need title
  outline names (which may not change) by the
  3rd week
• 3 minor papers (4-6 pages of double-spaced text)
  or 1 major paper (15-20 pages)
• 10 Extra credit if presented (peer evaluated)

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• Grading Project(s) - continued
• Format (minimum of 1 page each)
• Problem(s) defined
• Alternative approaches considered
• Objective outside feedback
• Solution(s) implemented or simulated
• Outcome(s) analyzed
• Lesson(s) learned
• Grading Exams
• 30 3 Mid-term Exams (60 minutes each)
• 37 Final Exam (90 minutes)
• Open notes will require insights synthesis of
  book and notes

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• Other
• Exam format (pick 30 out of 30)
• Web-site
• http//people.hofstra.edu/faculty/Robert_H_Kenmore
  /
• Class note distribution
• All updates supercede syllabus
• Contact Information
• robert.h.kenmore_at_hofstra.edu
• mgbrhk inside Hofstra email system
• [phone] (cell) more rapid response

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Organization of the TextManagement (8th
Edition) by Schermerhorn
PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 PART 4 PART 5
Introducing Management Context Mission Organiza
tion Leadership

• The Dynamic New Workplace
• Management Past to Present
• Ethical Behavior Social Responsibility

• Environment, Organizational Culture, and
  Diversity
• Global Dimensions of Management
• Entrepreneur-ship Small Business

• Information Decision Making
• Planning Controlling
• Strategic Management

• Organizing
• Organizational Design Processes
• Human Resource Management

• Leading
• Motivation Theory Practice
• Individuals Behavior Performance
• Teams Teamwork
• Communi-cation Interpersonal Skills
• Change Leadership

Exam 2
Exam 1
Exam 3
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January/February 2007Introduction, Context,
Mission, Organization
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February/March 2007Leadership