BUS 201: Principles of Management - Textbook

Learning Objectives

• Understanding the relationship between early chattel slavery and present-day management
• Explain the concept of Scientific Management and summarize theorists
• Explain the concept of Bureaucratic Management and summarize theorists
• Explain the concept of Humanistic Management and summarize theorists
• Explain current developments in management research, including operations, systems, information, and contingency management

• Watch: Episode 2: The Economy that Slavery Built

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• Read: Scientific Management

• Read: Bureaucratic Management

• Read: Humanistic Management

• Read: Current Developments in Management Practices

• Assignment: History of Management

• Discussion: How the Past Influences the Present

• Episode 2: The Economy that Slavery Built hosted by Nikole Hannah-Jones, produced by Annie Brown, Adizah Eghan and Kelly Prime,  with help from Jazmín Aguilera, and edited by Lisa Tobin and Lisa Chow. © 2024 The New York Times Company. All rights reserved.

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