The theory and practice of organisation, focusing particularly on internal systems and processes of organising people, as well as strategies and consequences of an organisation’s engagement with its external context.
Note: Students who are not enrolled in a Bachelor of Commerce may have the BSNS111 prerequisite waived, at the discretion of the head of department.
We are all constantly dealing with organisations: we buy things from them; we go to them when we want help; they tell us what to do; and we work in them. An important aim of MANT 251 is to assist you in understanding the organisations that populate your world. With this understanding you will be better-placed to manage your interactions with and within the organisations of your future. The focus in MANT 251 is both internal and external organisation. More specifically, the key objectives are to build your understanding of the internal systems and processes of organising people and other resources, as well as the strategies and consequences of an organisation's interaction with its external environment.
Following an introduction to the paper's purpose, learning objectives and teaching staff, the lectures will focus first on organisational structure, then strategic management and then operations management. So that we can be mindful of some of the wider social consequences of management decisions about structure, strategy and operations,the final theme for the paper is a critical reflection of this conventional management and organisation practice.
| Paper title | Managing Organisations |
|---|---|
| Paper code | MANT251 |
| Subject | Management |
| EFTS | 0.1500 |
| Points | 18 points 18 points |
| Teaching period(s) | First Semester, Second Semester |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $846.30 |
| International Tuition Fees (NZD) | $4,073.10 |
- Prerequisite
- BSNS 111 and MANT 101
- Schedule C
- Commerce
- Contact
- management@otago.ac.nz
- More information link
View more information on the Department of Management's website
- Teaching staff
Co-ordinator First Semester: Dr Diane Ruwhiu
Co-ordinator Second Semester: Dr Jeff Foote- Teaching Arrangements
- Lectures and tutorials.
- Textbooks
- Recommended text: MANT 251: Management & Organisation: Resources for Learning
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Critical thinking, Ethics, Information literacy, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
- On successful completion of this paper you will have a good appreciation of:
- The range of strategies that organisations use, both internally and externally orientated, when seeking positions of advantage in their environment
- The external forces acting upon the strategy of an organisation over time
- The operations management function in a manufacturing or service industry
- Some of the social and ethical implications of organisation practice
- How the above issues are experienced in the practice of management
- How these different perspectives can be brought together in order to fully understand the complexity of real-life organising for the well-being and health of the organisation, as well as the citizens, communities and society of Aotearoa/New Zealand
- Effectively communicate analytical thinking about management and organisation
Timetable
The theory and practice of organisation, focusing particularly on internal systems and processes of organising people, as well as strategies and consequences of an organisation’s engagement with its external context.Note: Students who are not enrolled in a Bachelor of Commerce may have the BSNS111 prerequisite waived, at the discretion of the head of department.
We are all constantly dealing with organisations: we buy things from them; we go to them when we want help; they tell us what to do; and we work in them. An important aim of MANT 251 is to assist you in understanding the organisations that populate your world. With this understanding you will be better-placed to manage your interactions with and within the organisations of your future. The focus in MANT 251 is both internal and external organisation. More specifically, the key objectives are to build your understanding of the internal systems and processes of organising people and other resources, as well as the strategies and consequences of an organisation's interaction with its external environment.
Following an introduction to the paper's purpose, learning objectives and teaching staff, the lectures will focus on strategic management and then operations management. So that we can be mindful of some of the wider social consequences of management decisions about structure, strategy and operations,the final theme for the paper is a critical reflection of this conventional management and organisation practice.
| Paper title | Managing Organisations |
|---|---|
| Paper code | MANT251 |
| Subject | Management |
| EFTS | 0.1500 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Second Semester |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $863.25 |
| International Tuition Fees (NZD) | $4,276.80 |
- Prerequisite
- BSNS 111 and MANT 101
- Schedule C
- Commerce
- Contact
- management@otago.ac.nz
- More information link
View more information on the Department of Management's website
- Teaching staff
Co-ordinator: to be advised
- Teaching Arrangements
- Lectures and tutorials.
- Textbooks
Supporting text: MANT 251: Management & Organisation: Resources for Learning
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Critical thinking, Ethics, Information literacy, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
- On successful completion of this paper you will have a good appreciation of:
- The range of strategies that organisations use, both internally and externally orientated, when seeking positions of advantage in their environment
- The external forces acting upon the strategy of an organisation over time
- The operations management function in a manufacturing or service industry
- Some of the social and ethical implications of organisation practice
- How the above issues are experienced in the practice of management
- How these different perspectives can be brought together in order to fully understand the complexity of real-life organising for the well-being and health of the organisation, as well as the citizens, communities and society of Aotearoa/New Zealand
- Effectively communicate analytical thinking about management and organisation
