06f-04
INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT

Tomoki SEKIGUCHI (School of Economics)

Objective
  The aim of this course is to introduce students to the basic framework for managing people in organizations. In order to effectively manage people in organizations, one should understand the principles of individual behaviors, group dynamics, and organizational characteristics as a whole. Therefore, this course covers broad topics on the human side of organizations such as individual dispositions, motivation, decision making, groups, leadership, organizational structure, and human resource practices. Upon the successful completion of this course, you will be able to analyze people problems in organizations appropriately and demonstrate your managerial skills behaviorally.

Lecture Outline
1. Introduction
2. Individual differences
3. Values and attitudes
4. Motivation
5. Individual decision making
6. Group dynamics
7. Communication
8. Leadership
9. Power and politics
10. Conflict and negotiation
11. Organizational structure
12. Organizational culture
13. Human resource practices (1)
14. Human resource practices (2)
15. Organizational change and development

Textbook
  Stephen P. Robbins, Essentials of Organizational Behavior, Prentice Hall, 2004, 8th ed.

Grading
  Grading will be based on the class participation and a term paper.