ADM 1100

INTRODUCTION TO
BUSINESS
MANAGEMENT
AGENDA
• About the course
• Introduction to management
ABOUT THE COURSE…
• An introductory course on
business management

• Formal lectures, discussions,

videos, case studies, guest
lectures

• Considerable in-class discussion

• Considerable material to be
covered in a relatively short
period of time
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Program Learning Goals:

• LG1 – Understand, Apply and Integrate Core Management

Disciplines

• LG3 – Demonstrate Leadership, Interpersonal and

Communication Skills

• LG5 – Unlocking the Value of Globalization

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Co urs e De live rable Due Date We ig ht o n Final Grade

Mid-Term Exam (120

October 17th 25%
minutes)

Individual Project November 14th 20%

Group Case Study October 31st 20%

During the Examination period

Final Examination between Dec. 7th to Dec. 20th 35%
(location TBD)

**Please see Brightspace for course syllabus.

TEXTBOOK/MATERIALS
The required textbook is from
Robbins, Coulter, Leach and Kilfoil:
Management, Twelfth Canadian
Edition. Pearson Canada Inc., 2019.

Course syllabus and other materials

will be provided on Brightspace.
TEACHING APPROACH
The lectures will highlight the main points of the
reading – you must do the necessary reading in
advance!
• Most (but not all) lecture slides will be based on the text
readings.
• The slides will contain information from sources other than
the text book
• You are responsible for all material presented in class,
the entire content of the assigned chapters of the text
book (whether explicitly addressed in the lecture slides
or not), as well as the general themes of any videos or
the general content of any guest lecturers
EXPECTATIONS…
It is expected that:
• You will regularly attend all lectures
• You will come to the lectures fully prepared: in other words you
will read all the text material to be discussed in the lectures
before the lecture
• You will fully participate fully in class discussions and in-class
group discussions

It is also expected that you will not hesitate to

contact me:
• By e-mail: aghaz091@uottawa.ca
• In person: DMS 6101 (by appointment only)
ABOUT E-MAIL…
I WILL:
• Respond to all e-mail queries that seek a further clarification of the material
covered or those relating to serious administrative-type issues
• Respond to all “emergency” e-mails
• Try to respond in a timely manner – usually within 24 hours

I WILL NOT:
• Provide assignment, examination, term or final grades by e-mail
• Reiterate any dates or announcements provided in class
• Answer e-mail questions relating to course material that has been covered in
class
• Bring graded assignments more than ONCE to class
QUESTIONS?
INTRODUCTION TO
MANAGEMENT
BON JOVI AND MANAGEMENT?
A SIMPLE QUESTION…

What is management?
MANAGEMENT DEFINED
“Management is the art of getting things done through
others and with formally organized groups”
- Harold Koontz

“Management is the art of knowing what you want to do and

then seeing that they do it in the best and the cheapest way.”
- F.W Taylor
MANAGEMENT DEFINED

“Management is the art of getting things done through

people.”
- M.P Follett
MANAGEMENT DEFINED
“Management is a distinct process consisting of planning,
organizing, actuating and controlling; utilizing in each both
science and art, and followed in order to accomplish pre-
determined objectives.”
- George R. Terry

“Management is a social and technical process which utilizes

resources, influences human action, and facilitates changes
in order to accomplish organizational goals.”
- Theo Haimann and William Scott
MANAGEMENT DEFINED
From a traditional to modern perspective

Management “is coordinating work activities with and

through other people so that the activities are completed
efficiently and effectively.” (p.6)

Organizational structure
VIDEO!!
FUNCTIONS OF MANAGEMENT
IMPORTANCE OF INNOVATION
“The process of taking creative ideas and turning them into useful
products, services, or work methods.” (p. 177)

Open versus closed innovation

Social innovation
• Social benefit as an outcome of the innovation

Adoption & Resistance

• Champions
• Education and training
• Participation
FEATURES OF MANAGEMENT
• Goal-oriented
• Successful fulfillment of pre-determined goals
• Human, physical and financial integration
• Harmonious interaction
• Continuous
• Ongoing (Policies, problems etc.)
• Pervasive
• Management is present in all types of organizations
• Group specific
• Group effort to achieve goals
MANAGER DEFINED

A manager is “someone who works with and through other

people by coordinating their work activities in order to
accomplish organizational goals.” (p.4)
LEVELS OF MANAGEMENT
COCA COLA
MANAGEMENT AT APPLE
TO CONSIDER…
What makes a good manager?
TO DO!
Read Chapter 1 and Module 1
Review course syllabus