Managing in a Modern Organization

Description

This course considers the fundamentals of management and how managers can be effective in organizational settings. Based on D. Quinn Mills' book, Principles of Management, a text used at Harvard Business School, this course addresses managing in the modern organization.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course participants will be able to:

• Define the role of management and managers in an organization
• Distinguish between management, leadership, and administration in theory and in practice
• Explain the three general management styles (authoritarian, participative, and empowerment) and their respective uses
• Identify your views on hierarchy and management
• Understand the roles of individual contributors and managers and how they differ
• Identify your own approach toward managing (including personal effectiveness and enjoyment)

Intended Audience

This course is targeted to individuals who meet or exceed the following professional demographics:  

• Entry-level public procurement and central warehouse professionals who serve as assistants, coordinators, buyers, or equivalent functions within their respective entities.   

• Non-procurement managers and supervisors who are responsible for either the procurement function or staff who provide procurement functions under delegated authority.   

• Professionals who are employed by governing entities and special authorities (such as K-12 and higher education, publicly-owned utilities, transportation providers, and other publicly-funded or created organizations) that either serve within or manage the procurement function.  

• Suppliers or representatives of suppliers seeking to understand the public procurement function from a holistic level, including the policies, standards, and procedures by which public entities must function.