KENYATTA UNIVERSITY

BBA 055: MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY

Instructor: Mr. Wandera Joseph 0722103961

Contact Hours: 42
Pre-requisites: None
Purpose: To Instill to the students the management and organizational theory and principles.

Expected Learning Outcomes of the Course:

By the end of the course unit the learners should be able to:-
i) Develop managerial skills and knowledge necessary for analysis and interpreting managerial issues
ii) Understand the organizational theories and be able to apply to various organizations.
iii) Analyze the business environment and come up with the best organizational structure

Course Content:
Introduction. Organizational theories, types of organisations, Organizational design. Organizational
process, Environment, Planned change strategies, organisational Development, Departmentalisation,
Organisation structure, organisation growth.

Teaching / Learning Methodologies: Lectures and tutorials; group discussion; demonstration;

Individual assignment; Case studies

COURSE OUTLINE

WEEK 1: INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT

Historical origins and evaluation of management theory
Responsibilities of a manager
Management functions
WEEK 2: ORGANIZATIONAL THEORIES
Classical, Neo classical, modern theories
WEEK 3: TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS
WEEK 4: ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN
WEEK 5: CAT 1
WEEK 6: ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESS
WEEK 7: PLANNED CHANGE STRATEGIES
WEEK 8: ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
WEEK 9: DEPARTMENTALISATION
WEEK 10: CENTRALIZATION AND DECENTRALIZATION
WEEK 11: CAT/PRESENTATIONS.
WEEK 12: ORGANIZATION ENVIRONMENT
Instructional Materials and Equipment: Projector; test books; design catalogues; computer
laboratory; design software; simulators

Course assessment

Examination - 70%; Continuous Assessment Test (CATS) - 20%; Assignments - 10%; Total - 100%
Recommended Text Books:
i) Koontz H. and O’ Donnelly C. (2005), Essentials of Management, (12th Edition), McGraw Hill
Tokyo
ii) Donnelly J.H et al (2001), Fundamentals of Management, Irwin, Illinois
iii) Donnelly James (2005); Fundamentals of Management; Irwin
iv) Saleemi N.A(2008): Principles and Practice of Management.

Text Books for further Reading:

i) Drucker P.F (1988), Managing for results, Butterworth London