Course Brief

This course serves as an introduction to Management. In order to gain an appreciation of the subject and its
dimensions, students are introduced to a broad range of topics. There are three major objectives: to explore
the practice of management in today’s context; to examine the logic and workings of organisations and firms; and, finally, to investigate how firms develop and maintain competitive advantage within a changing business environment
influenced by economic, political, social and cultural factors.

  • This course is offered in 60 hrs

  • Introduction to Management & the Modern Day Corporation
  • The Nature of Management
  • The /search for Universal Principles
  • Taylor, Ford and Scientific Management
  • Max Weber, Rationality and Bureaucracy
  • Human Relations
  • Organisations as Systems
  • Contingency Thinking
  • Organisational Culture
  • Power and Conflict in Organisations
  • Review
  • The Nature of Managerial Work
  • The Employment Relationship
  • Markets, Hierarchies and Networks
  • Managing The Task Environment
  • Managing the Institutional Environment
  • Design of Jobs
  • Organisational Design & Restructuring
  • Managing Organisational Change
  • Managing Diversity & Conflict

Lectures.

One unseen written paper.

  • BSc (Hons) Business Administration with International Business

    This programme is designed to prepare you for a career in modern business and management.

  • BSc (Hons) Business Administration with specialism in Marketing, HRM, International Business

    This programme is designed to prepare you for a career in modern business and management.

    Students can complete any one (1) of the following qualifications:-

    • BSc (Hons) Business Administration
    • BSc (Hons) Business Administration with Marketing
    • BSc (Hons) Business Administration with Human Resource Management
    • BSc (Hons) Business Administration with International Business

    Successful managers have to deal with a business context that is about constant change. To be ready for these challenges, you will require an intellectual understanding that will help you analyse and make a decisive contribution to solving these issues.  The BSc Business Administration degree helps give you   these perspectives. You will be encouraged to think critically and creatively.

    In order to obtain the BSc (Hons) in Business Administration, students will pursue:-

    • 6 core modules
    • 6 elective modules

    At SBCS we focus on -

    • Producing graduates who are capable of thinking critically, creatively and ethically.
    • Graduates who are team players with the ability to communicate persuasively.

    Highlights at a glance -

    • Global Recognition
    • Excellent Facilities and Administrative Support
    • Expert Lecturers