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Written by Jason Gordon

Updated at May 16th, 2022

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Overview: This material covers the primary topics covered within Principles of Management & Organizational Behavior


Foundations of Management

  • What is a Manager?
  • What is Business Management?
  • What is an Organization?
  • Organizational Economics
  • Organizational Effectiveness
  • Two Major Views of Managers: Omnipotent and Symbolic
  • Categories or Types of Manager
  • How the Power and Authority of a Manager is Measured
    • Personal Power Model
  • How Managers Delegate Authority

Management Theory

  • Major Approaches to Management Theory
  • Classical Management Theory:
    • Scientific Approach to Management
    • Administrative Approach to Management
    • Bureaucracy Theory
      • Adhocracy
    • Mintzberg's 10 Managerial Roles
    • Managerial Skills
  • Behavioral Approaches to Management Theory
    • Behavioral Approach to Management
      • Behavioral Economics
    • Human Relations Theory
      • Hawthorne Effect
    • Behavioral Science Theory
  • Contemporary (Modernist) Management Theories
    • Understanding Contemporary Management Theories
    • Drucker - Management by Objective
    • Quantitative Approach to Management
    • Systems Approach to Management
      • Socio-Technical Systems Theory
      • Contingency Approach to Management
      • Katz and Kahn's Open Systems Model
    • Value-Based Management
    • Result-Oriented Management 
    • Value Mapping
    • Relationship Management 

Planning: P-O-L-C Framework

Planning Process
  • What is the Managerial Planning Process?
  • Types of Management Planning
  • Contingency Factors Affecting Management Planning
  • Environmental Scanning
    • Business Intelligence
  • What is a Vision Statement?
  • What is a Mission Statement?
    • Ashridge Mission Model
  • What is a Values Statement?
    • Triple Bottom Line
  • Organizational Goals and Objectives
    • OKR Framework
  • What are SMART Goals?
  • Types of Business Goals
  • How do Companies Set Goals?
    • Backcasting
  • Time Management Models
  • Management Planning and Strategy
    • Gulati's 3 Ps Framework
    • Cultural Intelligence
    • Parenting Styles Theory
    • KISS Principle (Ockham's Razor)
Organizing: P-O-L-C Framework
  • What is the Organizing Function of Management?
    • Organizational Structure
    • Mintzberg's Organizational Configurations
    • POSDCORB - Functions of Managers
    • PAEI Model
    • Garbage Can Model of Organization
    • Population Ecology Theory 
    • Structuration Theory
    • C-Suite
      • CEO
      • Peter Principle
    • Business Segment
  • Considerations for Organizational Design
    • Urwick's 10 Principles of Organization
    • Four Frame Model
    • Human Capital
    • Ethnocentrism
    • Parkinson's Law
    • Scandia Navigator
  • Common Types of Organizational Design or Structure
    • Flat Organization
    • Community of Practice
    • Rendanheyi Model
    • Laloux Culture Model
  • Process Management
  • RACI Model
  • 5S Method
  • Quality Circles
  • Process Map
  • Value Streaming Map
Leading: P-O-L-C Framework
  • What is Leading as Manager?
  • Theories of Leadership
    • Acceptance Theory of Authority
    • Laissez-Faire
    • Egocentrism
    • Social Choice Theory
Controlling: P-O-L-C Framework
  • What is the Controlling Function of Management?
  • Categories of Control
  • System Archetypes
  • Theory of Constraints
  • Areas of Management Control
    • Performance Management
      • Key Performance Indicators
      • Crucial Success Factor
      • Performance Evaluation
      • Management by Objective
      • Balanced Scorecard
      • Performance Prism
      • Capability Maturity Model
      • Pareto Principle
    • Operations Management
      • Operations Management in School
      • Lean Management Methodology
    • Project Management
    • Financial Management
      • Activity-Based Management
      • Strategic Cost Management
    • Quality Management
      • Total Quality Management
    • Risk Management
      • Risk Management in School
    • Safety Management
    • Crisis Management
      • Forecasting
      • Winterling Crisis Matrix
    • Innovation Management
      • Disruptive Innovation
    • Service Management
    • Stakeholder Management
      • Stakeholder Analysis
    • Diversity Management
    • Global Management
      • Cultural Intelligence
      • Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions
      • Global Perspective
      • Expanding Globally
      • GLOBE Project
      • Cultural Relativism

Control and Assessment Methods

  • Balanced Scorecard
  • RACI Model
  • FiMO RECOiL Model
  • PRIMO-F Model
  • Program Management Maturity Model
  • Levers of Control (Simons)
  • Action Research

Management Decision-Making

  • Management Decision Making
    • Levels of Certainty in Management Decision Making
    • Ambiguity Theory
  • Management Decision-Making Models
    • Analysis of Alternatives
    • Stacey Matrix
    • Kepner Tragoe Matrix
  • Approaches to Management Decision-Making
    • Bottom up and Top Down
    • Deductive Reasoning
    • Inductive Reasoning
    • Abductive Reasoning
  • Design Thinking
  • Integrative Thinking
  • Logical Incrementalism
  • Whole Brain Model
  • Thinker's Keys
  • Six Hats Approach
  • Biases and Errors in Decision Making
    • Judgment Noise
    • Satisficing
    • Base Rate Fallacy
    • Path Dependence
    • Confirmation Bias
    • Survivorship Bias
    • Outcome Bias 
    • Cognitive Dissonance
    • Hindsight Bias
    • Availability Bias
    • Horn Effect Bias
    • Just World Effect
    • Paralysis by Analysis
  • Programmed and Unprogrammed Decisions
  • Conditions for Management Decision Making
  • Context
    • Cynefin Framework
    • Sensemaking Theory
  • Methods of Decision Making
    • Social Choice Theory
    • Regret Theory
    • Prospect Theory
    • Type 1 and Type 2 Decisions (Bezos)

Problem Solving

  • Structured and Unstructured Problems
    • Soft-System Methodology
    • 8D Problem Solving Approach
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Management Strategy

Effective Management

  • 8 Attributes of Management Excellence
  • 5 P Model of Strategic Management
  • Covey's 7 Habits
  • Catalytic Mechanisms

Change Management

  • Change Management
    • Change Agent
      • Paradigm Shift
  • 4 Trajectories of Industry Change
  • Resistance to Change
  • Lewin's Three-Stage Process of Change
  • What is McKinsey's 7s Model?
  • Kotter's 8 Accelerators of Change
  • Turnaround Management
  • Organizational Capacity for Change
  • Systems Thinking
  • Chaos Theory
  • Burke Litwin Model
  • 6 Change Approaches
  • ADKAR Model
  • Positive Deviance Model
  • Dialogic Organization Development
  • Theory E and Theory O
  • Iceberg of Change Management
  • Roles of Managers in Organizational Change
  • Change Equation
  • Structuration Theory
Organizational Learning
  • Learning Organization
    • Life-Long Learning
  • Types of Organizational Learning
  • Action Learning
  • Knowledge Management Model
  • 5 Disciplines of Senge
  • SECI Model
  • Bridging Epistemologies Framework
  • Execution as Learning
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Managing  Groups, and Teams

  • What is a "Group" vs a "Team"?
  • Characteristics of Group
    • Group Structure
    • Group Decision-Making
      • Groupthink
      • Delphi Method
      • Nominal Group Technique
      • Abilene Paradox
    • Collective Efficacy Belief
    • Conflict Management in Groups
    • Group Cohesion
  • Negative Effects within Groups
    • Negative Effects of Group Cohesion
    • Social Loafing
  • Types of Groups
    • Cross-Functional Team
  • How Groups Develop
    • Theories of Group Formation
    • Five Stages of Group Development
    • Punctuated Equilibrium Model
  • Team Characteristics
    • Types of Teams
    • Team Tasks
    • Team Roles
    • Team Leadership
  • Designing a Team
    • Belbin Team Roles
  • Organizing a Team
  • Team Management Profile
  • Johari Window

Organizational Behavior

  • What is Organizational Behavior?
    • Behavioral Economics
    • Organizational Commitment
  • Organizational Culture
    • Learning Organization
    • Organizational Fit
    • 3 Levels of Organizational Culture
    • 8 Types of Organizational Culture
    • 7 Dimensions of Organizational Culture
    • 6 Components of Organizational Culture
    • Culture Types Model
  • Behavior and How it Evolves
    • Theory of Planned Behavior
    • 4 Dimensions of Relational Work
    • Heuristics
    • Attribution Theory
    • Adaptive Expectations Hypothesis
    • Hieder's Balance Theory
    • Enactment Theory (Enacted Environment)
  • Individual Values
    • Affluenza
  • Personality
    • Big Five Model for Personality Traits
    • Enneagram of Personalities
    • Belbin Team Roles
    • Generation X (Gen X)
    • Millenials Generation Y
  • Perception
    • Frame Dependence
    • Endowment Effect
  • Attitude
    • Uncertainty Avoidance
  • Stress
  • Emotions
    • Emotional Intelligence
  • Conflict
    • Conflict Theory
    • Pondy's Model of Organizational Conflict
  • Power
    • Bases of Social Power
  • Influence
    • Bandwagon Effect
    • Social Facilitation Theory
    • Opportunistic Behavior
    • Institutional Theory
  • Social Networks
    • Social Capital
  • Decisions Making
    • Social Choice Theory
    • Regret Theory
    • Prospect Theory
    • Gestalt Theory

Theories of Leadership

  • Leadership Traits Theory
    • Halo Effect
  • Situational Leadership / Contingency Leadership Theory
    • Fiedler's Contingency Model
    • Hersey Blanchard Situational Model
    • House's Path-Goal Theory
    • Vroom and Yetton's Normative Decision Model
  • Behavioral Approach to Leadership
    • Leadership as a Continuum Model
    • Likert's Four Systems of Management
    • Blake and Mouton's Leadership Model
    • Reddin 3D or Tri-Dimensional Grid
    • Charismatic Leadership
    • Level 5 Leadership
    • 6 Leadership Styles
    • 3C Leadership Model
  • Contemporary Approaches to Leadership
    • Transformational Leadership
    • Leader-Member Exchange Theory
    • Servant Leadership
    • Covert Leadership
    • Authentic Leadership
    • Action-Centered Leadership
  • Influence and Leadership
    • Kaufman's 6 Principles of Influence
    • Cohen-Bradford Influence Model
  • Other Models
    • Competing Values Framework
    • 7 Key Challenges of Crisis Leadership

Motivation Theory

  • What is Employee Motivation Theory
  • Needs-Based Theories of Motivation
    • Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
    • Freudian Motivation Theory
    • ERG Theory
    • Theory X and Theory Y
    • Herzberg's Two Factor Theory
      • Intrinsic Motivators
    • McClelland's Needs Theory (Hygeine Theory)
  • Process-Based Theories of Motivation
    • Goal-Setting Theory
    • Reinforcement Theory
    • Equity Theory
    • Procedural and Interactional Justice Theory
    • Expectancy Theory
  • Other Theories
    • Dimensions of Work Quality
    • Corporate Citizenship
    • Gamification

Human Resources

Introduction

  • Warwick Model
  • Severance Pay
  • Executive Compensation Definition
  • Cafeteria Plan Definition
  • Golden Parachute Definition
  • Longshoreman Definition
  • Golden Handcuffs Definition
  • Pay for Performance Definition
  • Public Pension Fund Definition
  • Stock Option
  • Incentive Stock Option Definition
  • Exercise Price or Strike Price
  • Stock Options Backdating
  • Gain Sharing Plan
  • Succession Planning (CEO Succession)
  • Burden Rate
  • Acceptable Use Policy
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • Voluntary Termination Definition
  • Health Reimbursement Account Definition
  • Absenteeism Definition
  • Presenteeism Definition
  • Accounting Based Incentive Definition
  • Occupational Labor Mobility Definition
  • Accountable Care Organization Definition
  • Certified Employee Benefit Specialist Definition
  • Employee Contribution Plan Definition
  • Pension Plan Definition
  • Investment Manager Compensation Definition
  • Deferred Compensation Definition
  • Human Resource Planning Definition
  • CalPERS Definition
  • Active Participant Status Definition
  • Ex Gratia Payment Definition
  • Remuneration
  • Peter Principle Definition
  • Cash Allowance Definition
  • Catch Up Contribution Definition
  • Fixed Annuitization Method Definition
  • Federal Employee Retirement System Definition
  • Reload Option Definition
  • Leadership Pipeline
  • Downsizing

Employment Laws

  • Employment Law (Intro)
  • Employment Laws
  • Who is an employee under the employment law?
  • What characterizes the employer-employee, At-Will relationship?
  • What are the major employment laws?
  • What are the taxation requirements imposed upon employers?
  • What is the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)?
    • Exempt Employee 
    • NonExempt Employees
  • Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)?
  • Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act (WARN Act)?
  • Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)?
  • Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)?
    • Active Participant Status
    • Defined Benefit Plan
      • Pension Plan
      • Accumulated Benefit Obligation
    • Defined Contribution Plan
    • Cash Balance Plan
    • Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
    • Blackout Period
    • Benefit Allocation Method
    • Multinational Pooling
    • DB(k) Plan Definition
    • Employee Contribution Plan
    • Unit Benefit Plan
    • Top Hat Plan
    • Non-Discrimination Rule
    • Alternative Minimum Cost Method
  • Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)?
  • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
  • Workers Compensation Laws?
    • Workers Compensation Coverage A Definition
    • Workers Compensation Coverage B Definition
  • Unemployment
    • Federal Unemployment Tax Act
    • State Unemployment Tax Act
    • Voluntary Termination
  • Employment Verification Laws?
    • Form I-9
  • Workplace Privacy Laws?
    • Background Checks
  • Davis-Bacon Act
  • Loudermill Rights
  • Work Opportunity Tax Credit

Employment Agreements

  • Non-Compete Agreement
  • Non-Solicitation Clause
  • Wrongful Termination Claim

Labor Laws

  • What are labor laws?
    • Organized Labor
    • Collective Bargaining Agreement
    • Labor Union
  • What are the major labor laws?
    • Department of Labor
  • What is the Norris LaGuardia Act?
  • What is the National Labor Relations Act?
    • Unfair Labor Practice
    • Right to Work Laws
  • Labor Management Relations Act
  • Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act

Employment Discrimination

  • Employment Discrimination (Intro)
  • What is Employment Discrimination?
    • Glass Ceiling
  • What are the major Employment Discrimination laws?
  • Civil Rights Act of 1866 (1981 Actions)
  • Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
  • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
  • The Rehabilitation Act
    • Job Accommodation Network
  • Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA)
  • Discrimination in Health Coverage
    • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
    • Affordable Care Act (ACA)
  • Uniform Service Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)
  • Sexual Orientation and Identification
  • What is Affirmative Action?

What is employment discrimination protection under state law?

  • Overview of Title VII (Civil Rights Act of 1964)
    • Civil Rights Act of 1964
  • What is employment discrimination under Title VII?
  • How are Title VII protections enforced?
    • Wrongful Termination Claim 
  • Types of Discrimination
    • Disparate Treatment
    • Disparate Impact
    • Retaliation Under Title VII
  • What is race discrimination under Title VII?
  • What is national origin discrimination under Title VII?
  • What is religious discrimination Under Title VII?
  • What is sex discrimination under Title VII?
  • What is sexual harassment or Hostile work environment under Title VII?
  • What is pregnancy discrimination under Title VII?
  • Equal Pay Act of 1963
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Ethics & Social Responsibility

Introduction

  • Morality of Property
  • Net Positive Company
  • Rewards of Business Ethics
  • Achieving Ethics in Business
  • Ethics and Individual Values
  • Professional Codes of Ethics
  • Legal Regulation in Ethics
  • Formalism and Consequentialism in Ethics
  • Ethics & Law
  • Ethics and Society
  • Ethics and Morality
  • Corporate Social Responsibility Definition
  • Socially Responsible Investment Definition
  • Society for Corporate Compliance and Ethics Definition
  • SA 8000 Certification Definition
  • Impact Investing Definition
  • Fair Trade Investing Definition
  • Social Enterprise Definition
  • Social Responsibility Definition
  • Pro Bono Definition
  • Code of Ethics Definition
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