Middle Manager

The Contents of this course consists of 12 Modules:- Module One: Getting Started. Module Two: Introduction to Management -What is Management? What Do Mangers Do? What Does It Take to Be a Manager? Why Does Management Matter? Module Three: Ethics and Social Responsibility -What is Ethical Workplace Behavior? What is Unethical Workplace Behavior? How to Make Ethical Decisions? What is Social Responsibility? Module Four: Managing Information -Why Information Matters? Strategic Importance of Information. Characteristics and Costs of Useful Information. Getting and Sharing Information. Module Five: Decision-Making -What is Rational Decision-Making? Steps to Rational Decision-Making, Limits to Rational Decision-Making, Improving Decision-Making. Module Six: Control -Basics of Control. The Control Process. Is Control Necessary or Possible? How and What to Control? Control Methods. Module Seven: Organizational Strategy -Basics of Organizational Strategy. Sustainable Competitive Advantage. Strategy-Making Process. Corporate, Industry, Firm Level Strategies. Module Eight: Innovation and Change -Organizational Innovation. Why Innovation Matters? Managing Innovation. Organizational Change. Why Change Occurs and Why it Matters? Managing Change. Module Nine: Organizational Structures and Process -Departmentalization. Organizational Authority. Job Design. Designing Organizational Process. Module Ten: Managing Teams -The Good and the Bad of Using Teams. Kinds of Teams. Work Team Characteristics. Enhancing Work Team Effectiveness. Steps. Module Eleven: Motivation and Leadership -Basics of Motivation, Equity Theory, Expectancy TheoryWhat is Leadership? Situational Leadership, Strategic Leadership. Module Twelve: Wrapping Up -Words from the Wise.