Subject Overview

An advanced, application-oriented study of how managers plan, organize, lead and control organizations. The subject integrates classical foundations with strategy, analytics, functional management, digital transformation, AI, governance, ethics and emerging managerial practice.

Learning Goal

Enable learners to apply management theories, frameworks and analytical tools to make evidence-based decisions, lead people, allocate resources, manage performance and change, and create responsible organizational value in complex environments.

Syllabus

1. Foundations and Evolution of Management

Learning Objective: Explain management levels, functions, roles, competencies and terminology; critically examine classical, behavioral, quantitative, systems, contingency and contemporary management theories.

Category: foundation

2. Organizational Environment and Stakeholder Management

Learning Objective: Analyze internal and external environments using PESTLE, industry, ecosystem and stakeholder frameworks; assess globalization, institutional forces, uncertainty and organizational responsiveness.

Category: foundation

3. Planning, Objectives and Managerial Execution

Learning Objective: Develop mission, objectives, policies, programs and action plans using forecasting, SMART goals, management by objectives, prioritization, budgeting and implementation disciplines.

Category: core

4. Managerial Decision-Making and Analytics

Learning Objective: Apply rational, bounded-rationality, intuitive and behavioral decision models; use data visualization, descriptive and predictive analytics, decision trees, scenarios and sensitivity analysis while recognizing bias and data limitations.

Category: core

5. Strategic Management and Competitive Advantage

Learning Objective: Formulate, evaluate and execute strategy using SWOT, Five Forces, value chain, resource-based view, business models, portfolio tools, balanced scorecards and scenario planning.

Category: strategic

6. Organizing, Structure and Organizational Design

Learning Objective: Design authority, delegation, span of control, departmentalization, coordination, centralization and governance arrangements across functional, divisional, matrix, network, agile and hybrid structures.

Category: core

7. Human Resource and Talent Management

Learning Objective: Align workforce planning, job design, recruitment, selection, learning, performance appraisal, rewards, succession, employee relations, diversity and inclusion with organizational strategy and employment ethics.

Category: application

8. Organizational Behavior, Motivation and Leadership

Learning Objective: Apply theories of personality, perception, learning, motivation, power and leadership; evaluate situational, transformational, servant, authentic and adaptive leadership approaches.

Category: core

9. Communication, Teams, Conflict and Negotiation

Learning Objective: Manage formal, informal, intercultural and digital communication; build effective teams, psychological safety and collaboration; diagnose conflict and apply negotiation and influence frameworks.

Category: application

10. Operations, Quality, Supply Networks and Projects

Learning Objective: Manage processes, capacity, productivity, inventory, service delivery, supply networks and projects using process mapping, Lean, Six Sigma, quality systems, critical-path and agile methods.

Category: application

11. Functional and Commercial Management

Learning Objective: Integrate managerial economics, marketing, customer value, accounting, finance, budgeting, investment appraisal and working-capital concepts for cross-functional resource allocation and commercial decisions.

Category: application

12. Management Control, Performance and Risk

Learning Objective: Design control systems, KPIs, dashboards and review mechanisms; apply variance analysis, benchmarking, internal controls, enterprise risk management, crisis response and organizational resilience.

Category: core

13. Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Change Management

Learning Objective: Manage creativity, design thinking, innovation portfolios and entrepreneurial initiatives; lead transformation using established change models, stakeholder engagement, learning and resistance-management practices.

Category: advanced

14. Digital Management, AI and Technology Transformation

Learning Objective: Evaluate digital strategy, platforms, automation, cloud systems, data governance and cybersecurity; use AI responsibly for decision support while addressing model risk, privacy, workforce impact and human oversight.

Category: contemporary

15. Ethics, Corporate Governance and Sustainable Management

Learning Objective: Apply ethical decision frameworks, corporate governance principles, compliance and accountability mechanisms; integrate ESG, sustainability and responsible leadership while assessing future trends in work and management.

Category: strategic